Aviation News
U.S. soldiers out in the front-line require a new defense system to protect themselves from incoming rocket and mortar attacks. Raytheon is partnering with Rafael to market the Iron Dome as a solution to meet a U.S. Army requirement.
Photo: John A. Hamilton
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A U.S. Navy Super Hornet has successfully employed two inert Dual Mode Plus laser guided bombs (LGB) during testing at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division in China Lake, California.
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Photo: Lockheed Martin
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Germany and Netherlands will bring their air defense units together in October to test out a new joint concept of operations, dubbed Project APOLLO, being develop by both countries over the past year.
By Sivi Steys (Flickr: Patriot) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Iraqi Defense Ministry’s spokesman, Brig. Gen. Tahseen Ibrahim, told The Associated Press that four more F-16s have been delivered to the country.
Photo: Lockheed Martin
A F-16 fighter assigned to the 482nd Fighter Wing had to abort its take off at Homestead Air Reserve Base on Aug. 8. The pilot successfully engaged the arresting cable system to stop the aircraft in time.
By: MSGT PAUL HOLCOMB, USAF [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons