Aviation News
Spokesman for Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense Maj. Gen. Luo Shou-he told reporters today that the United States has not contact his government over the case of a Taiwan-born U.S. Navy officer accused of espionage.
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Photo: U.S. Navy
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The Mitsubishi X-2 stealth demonstrator has progress to Vr stage whereby the aircraft accelerated to rotation speed and the pilot pulled the nose wheel off the ground. This occurred at Nagoya Airfield on Apr. 11.
A Russian Mi-28N attack helicopter has crashed near the city of Homs, Syria on Apr. 11 at 22:29 GMT. Two crew members did not survive the accident.
By Alex Beltyukov – RuSpotters Team [CC BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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The U.S. Air Force’s 28th Intelligence Squadron has achieved full operational capability at Hurlburt Field, Florida on Mar. 31.
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U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kai White
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H/T to Milaerospace. Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $93.7 million contract modification on Apr. 8 to add a terrain following radar on the MC-130J.
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By Airwolfhound from Hertfordshire, UK (MC-130 Hercules – RAF Mildenhall) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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