The investigation into the crash of an F-16 on Mar. 23 has been completed. The pilot of the mishap aircraft was found to have misjudge the flight characteristic of the aircraft after selecting a wrong switch and choosing to eject from a recoverable jet.
A 138th Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon from Tulsa Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma, flies next to a KC-135R Stratotanker April 25, 2019. The Stratotanker, from the 507th Air Refueling Wing at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, refueled four 138th Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcons during flight operations over Kansas. (Courtesy photo by Mike Killian)
The South Korean government has approved the mass production of the KAI LAH helicopter. According to Yonhap, 170 units will be produced from 2024 to 2031.
Raytheon has secured a potential export order from Qatar to supply a Fixed Site-Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aircraft System Integrated Defeat System (FS-LIDS) System comprising of 10 sets.
According to the Nikkei, the Japanese Ministry of Defense is giving consideration to a submarine-launch variant of the new long-range stand-off missile being developed.