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The F/A-18A/B/C/D variants will be gone from the U.S. Navy fleet in ten years time, according to the service’s Naval Aviation Vision 2016-2025 statement.
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By MCSN Andrew Schneider [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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News reports from Vietnam says a Su-30MK2V fighter, #8585, is missing. The missing fighter is said to have taken off from Thộ Xuân airbase. Home of the 923rd Fighter-Bomber Regiment, 371st Air Force Division.
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The UAE military lost two of its helicopters on Jun. 12 and 13. The first crash occurred while flying over international waters, the General Command of the Armed Forces said in a statement.
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The U.S. Navy took a MV-22 from VMX-1 aboard aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson for flight trials on Jun. 12 as the service prepares itself for the eventual induction of the CMV-22B.
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By MC3 Peter Burghart [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
By MC3 Peter Burghart [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Jane’s has learn from BAE Systems on the latter’s plan to modify its own Hawk Mk.100 advanced jet trainer with new leading edges and slats. The modifications are expected to improve the aerodynamic performance of the 42 year-old aircraft.
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