Aviation News
The French government has the country’s largest shipyard at Saint-Nazaire on the Atlantic coast to prevent Italian company Fincantieri from obtaining a majority stake.
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F-15Cs assigned to the 493rd Fighter Squadron practice Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) exercise at RAF Mildenhall, England on Jul. 26.
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The AT-802L will be joining the AT-6B, Scorpion and A-29 at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico for the U.S. Air Force’s OA-X light attack aircraft fly-off.
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A New Zealand Defence Force spokesman said the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) is sending a detachment of fighter aircraft to the country at the end of this month.
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A pre-solicitation notice revealed that the U.S. Marine Corps is planning to integrate the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS II) on its legacy Hornets.
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Continue reading “USMC adding APKWS to F/A-18”