Aviation News
The U.S. Navy was forced to terminate the testing of a submarine-launched Tomahawk cruise missile on Apr. 19 and the inert missile crashed in Choctawhatchee Bay.
By UK Government (Defence Imagery) [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “Testing of UGM-109 cut short”
Eurojet Turbo GmbH and General Electric could find out this month which company is successful in the race to be the engine supplier for the KAI KF-X fighter project.
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Source: KAI
Denmark’s parliament has approved the government’s request to send seven F-16s and a C-130J to the Middle East. The F-16s will strike ISIL targets in Syria this time.
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By Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) (F16 – RIAT 2008Uploaded by russavia) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “Denmark will send 7 F-16s to pound ISIL in Iraq and Syria”
A mark-up by the U.S. House Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee in the draft FY 2017 defense budget has directed the U.S. Air Force to submit a report by Jan. 1 next year on the feasibility of restarting the F-22 production line.
By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kyle Steckler, U.S. Navy (http://www.navy.mil/view_image.asp?id=73057) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Pratt & Whitney is developing an upgrade package for the TF33 turbofan engine so that it can continue to power the B-52H bomber well into 2040.
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By Robert Frola (Flickr) [GFDL or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “P&W developing upgrade package for TF33 to keep its maintenance costs down”