Aviation News
Israel has grounded eleven of its F-35A stealth fighters following the advice of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office (JPO).
Major Ofer, Israeli Air Force רס"ן עופר, חיל האוויר הישראלי, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Canada has tasked Leonardo with executing the CH-149 “Cormorant” Mid-Life Upgrade (CMLU) Project by awarding a contract $736 million to the Italian aerospace giant.
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Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has signed a $235 million deal with Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration to provide the South Korean military with 10 light armed helicopters (LAH).
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The last surviving Chinese pilot who was assigned to the 23rd Fighter Group during the Second World War has passed away in Hong Kong.
The European Defence Agency (EDA) is launching a new research project to improve the efficiency and success rate of air-to-air refuelling (AAR) missions that uses the hose and drogue method by developing an automated system.
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