Berlin has approached Washington with a letter of request for pricing and availability of 41 Sikorsky CH-53K heavy-lift helicopters.
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RAAF C-27J accident at Waco Regional Airport, Texas
Flights in and out of Waco Regional Airport in Texas were affected on May 17 after a Royal Australian Air Force C-27J cargo plane blew two tires during a touch-and-go training exercise after midnight.
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First Italian G550 for conversion into AEW&C has arrived in Israel
Arie Egozi reported on Flight Global that the first of two G550 AEW&C aircraft for the Italian Air Force has arrived at Israel Aerospace Industries’ facility for conversion.
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By Owen65 [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
SeaRAM successfully took down two supersonic targets in a single engagment
The U.S. Navy put the SeaRAM to its most complex test yet by having its engage two supersonic targets that were flying in complex, evasive maneuvers.
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By Official U.S. Navy Page from United States of America Robert S. Price/U.S. Navy [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Maiden flight of the Diamond Aircraft DART-450
Diamond Aircraft announced that its DART-450 (Diamond Aircraft Reconnaissance Trainer) has flown on May 17.
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