Aviation News
Reuters is reporting that Berlin wants a classified briefing on the capabilities of the Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighter.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Jim Haseltine [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The operational capability rate of the French Tiger attack helicopter fleet improved by 1.4 percentage points to 25.6 percent in 2016.
By besopha (Eurocopter LE TIGRE) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Having completed its first hovering test last year, the Ka-64 medium helicopter will commence full-scale flight testing this year, Director of the Aviation Industry Department at Russia’s Industry and Trade Ministry Sergei Yemelyanov said.
Photo: Russian Helicopters
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South Korea’s defense minister told lawmakers on May 16 that the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system (THAAD) deployed in the country was able to pick up the launch of North Korea’s Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM).
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The U.S. Air Force has given Lockheed Martin a delivery order to provide 14 Sniper targeting pods to the Kuwait Air Force for its F/A-18C/D.
By Hunini (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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