Aviation News
The first combat employment of the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb has taken place in Afghanistan on Apr. 13.
By U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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It has emerged that Mali has placed an order for the Mi-35M attack helicopter. This photo was taken last month at Rostvertol plant in Rostov-on-Don.
Seapower magazine spoke to the team at General Atomics (GA) which is competing for the U.S. Navy’s MQ-25A unmanned aerial tanker program and they are confident that the company’s Sea Avenger solution will meet the navy’s needs.
By MC1 Peter D. Lawlor [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Armenia’s Hay Zinvor newspaper quoted a senior military officer as saying that the country has imported the Russian 9K333 Verba Man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS).
A Japanese civilian flight instructor has flown the Mitsubishi A6M3 at Chino airport on Apr. 11. He could be the first person from Japan to fly the legendary warbird in America after World War 2.