Aviation News
The Royal Netherlands Air Force says its F-35A will be flown back home this spring to conduct circuit flying at Leeuwarden and Volkel Air Base.
By US Air Force / Ministerie van Defensie (bron: Ministerie van Defensie.) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons
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A Royal Canadian Air Force CH-148 naval helicopter has landed on a Canadian warship for the first time on Jan. 27. The feat took place off the coast of Nova Scotia.
By Gerry Metzler (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flyguy71/6903672186/) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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China’s Ministry of Defense was asked today during its press session regarding Fox News’ report on the deployment of J-11 and JH-7 fighters to Woody island in South China Sea. Spokesman Wu Qian said China has the right to the aircraft as the island is part of its territory.
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The Bellingcat team of investigative citizen journalists have published a new report into the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17. The team concluded that the Buk unit that fired the missile was from Russia’s 2nd Battalion of the 53rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade.
By Ministerie van Defensie [CC0 or CC0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Finmeccanica has started the final assembly of the first two M-346 advanced jet trainers for the Polish Air Force at its Aircraft Division facility in Venegono Superiore.
Photo: Finmeccanica
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