Aviation News
Russian online newspaper Svobodnaya Pressa cited General Director of NPO “Basalt” Vladimir Porhachev as saying that a new cluster bomb is being develop specially for carriage on the T-50 PAK-FA.
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The U.S. military had planned a “show of force” flight consisting of two B-1Bs over South Korea in the wake of North Korea’s fifth nuclear test. However, the flight has been postponedh by 24 hours due to bad weather at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.
By United States Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III ([1], [2]) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
A Israeli Air Force F-16 pilot was demoted after it was discovered that he had lied about downing an opposing aircraft during an exercise and faking a video to support his claim.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lee Osberry [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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A Italian Air Force KC-767 aerial refueling tanker is getting busy at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland over a period of six-weeks in order to be certified to refuel U.S. Navy aircraft.
U.S. Navy photo by Erik Hildebrandt
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Defense & Aerospace Report interviewed Saab test pilot Marcus Wand on the development of Gripen E.