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Successful jettison of Sea Venom/ANL anti-ship missile from Lynx

Posted on April 6, 2017 by alert5

MBDA has successfully conducted air carriage and jettison trials of its Sea Venom/ANL anti-ship missile on board the Lynx Mk 8 naval helicopter, the company said in a press release.

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USN T-45 flight instructors go on strike, planes grounded

Posted on April 6, 2017April 6, 2017 by alert5

The U.S. Navy was forced to ground its T-45 advanced jet trainer fleet after more than 100 instructional pilots refused to fly the aircraft, citing issues with the jet’s oxygen system.

By Lt. j.g. John A. Ivancic [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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D.C. ANG F-16C crashes outside Joint Base Andrews

Posted on April 6, 2017April 6, 2017 by alert5

A F-16C assigned to the D.C. Air National Guard’s 113th Fighter Wing went down two miles south of Joint Base Andrews on Apr. 5.

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Yomiuri Shimbun: Trump ready to sell fighters to Taiwan

Posted on April 5, 2017April 4, 2017 by alert5

The Yomiuri Shimbun reports that multiple sources are saying that U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration will approve the sale of new fighter aircraft to Taiwan as early as summer this year.

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