Aviation News
Interfax reported on Mar. 18 that Algeria has bought 40 Mi-28NE attack helicopters. The main difference is that these rotor-crafts are designed with dual flight controls at the request from Algeria.
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Photo: Ми-26
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The Indian Air Force carried out exercise Iron Fist 2016 at Pokhran, in Rajasthan’s Thar Desert on Mar. 18. President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were there to observe the exercise.
Photos: Indian Ministry of Defense
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MBDA has successfully completed two Mistral firings using a SIMBAD-RC firing post. These trials represent the last technical milestone before delivery to its first customer.
Photo: ©MBDA
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VMFA-314 has completed its dissimilar air combat training and bilateral tactical mission training at Komatsu Air Base, Japan on Mar. 18.
Photo By: Cpl. Nicole Zurbrugg
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Eight U.S. Navy sailors were injured when the cross deck pendant or arresting cable aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower broke while a E-2C was landing.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Christopher B. Long [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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