Aviation News
During a press session on Apr. 25, a spokesman from China’s Ministry of Defense said Beijing objects to the recent flight of four USAF A-10s and two HH-60s to Scarborough Shoal.
U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton
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Twelve U.S. lawmakers are against the plan by the U.S. Air Force to forgo a competition to replace its aging UH-1N helicopters and replace them with the UH-60.
By U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress on Apr. 21 of a potential sale of 252 RIM-116C Rolling Airframe Tactical Missiles to Qatar.
By (U.S. Navy photo/Released) 140818-N-ZZ999-003 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/usnavy/14989078441/) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Royal Norwegian Air Force F-16 is in the news again as this time a pilot accidentally strafed a tower with his M61 Gatling cannon by mistake during a night time exercise.
By Tech. Sgt. Steve Lewis, U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Watch the Flight Deck Veterans Group restore the F-14A (BuNo 159025) at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum.