Aviation News
A Indian Navy MiG-29K fighter was forced to make an emergency landing at Mangaluru airport on Feb. 28 after the jet developed a technical fault following take-off from INS Hansa in Goa.
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The Royal Canadian Air Force has issued a preliminary report into the crash of a CF-18 on Nov. 28, 2016. The pilot of the aircraft was carrying out a simulated low-level bomb attack during the incident at Cold Lake Air Weapons, Alberta.
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Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) Elta North America subsidiary has picked up a $15.5 million order from the U.S. Air Force for 21 counter-unmanned air system kits.
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The U.S. Air Force retired its MQ-1 unmanned aerial vehicle based at Holloman Air Force Base on Feb. 27. Two key person who help pioneer the drone revolution – James G. “Snake” Clark and Abraham Karem – were invited to speak at the retirement ceremony.
The Pentagon has placed an order for seven EA-18Gs and five F/A-18Es with Boeing. The contract is worth $678 million and delivery is to be completed by February 2019.
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