Aviation News
Edwards Air Force Base posted a press release on May 4 saying that the F-22 Increment 3.2B Modernization have completed firing trials with the AIM-9X and AIM-120D air-to-air missiles.
By U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has posted a Request for Information (RFI) on the Federal Business Opportunity site to solicited on ideas for “transportable” Ground Based Interceptors (GBIs).
By Joe Davila, U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Three people on board a Philippine Air Force UH-1D were killed when the helicopter crashed during a training mission in Tanay, Rizal on May 4.
By U.S. Air Force photo [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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For the first time, Russia Tu-95 long-range bombers have approached Alaska with Su-35s acting as escorts. The incident took place on May 3 and news outlets reported that a pair of USAF F-22s intercepted the formation.
By Dmitriy Pichugin [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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Serbia has demonstrated its ALAS (Advanced Light Attack System) long-range multipurpose fibre-optic guided missile system to the public.
Photo: Serbian Ministry of Defense
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