Aviation News
The U.S. Air Force had planned to bring a RQ-4 to Robins Air Force Base last week but had to ditch the plan due to technical difficulties.
By John Schwab [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The last remaining combat-code S-2Ts in Asia will soon fade into history. The Republic of China Air Force will fly the Grumman submarine hunter for the last time on May 18.
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Photo: RoCAF
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Sierra Nevada Corporation announced on May 12 that it will partner with Embraer to bring the latter’s A-29 Super Tucano to the U.S. Air Force’s Capability Assessment of Non-Developmental Light Attack Platforms, a.k.a OA-X.
By USA Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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We were told by a source that Russia will commence the delivery of the S-400 air defense missile system to China later this year.
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The Yomiuri Shimbun reports that Tokyo has concluded that it is more cost-effective to build a new missile defense layer based on the Aegis Ashore solution rather than THAAD.
By Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet (Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Complex Romania) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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