Aviation News
BAE Systems is on course to complete the development of its digital Striker II helmet-mounted display (HMD) in the second quarter of the year.
Photo: SAC Richard Dudley/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
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Two sets of Egyptian Navy crew will arrive in Saint-Nazaire, France by next month to prepare for the delivery of the Mistral helicopter carriers in June and September.
By Ludovic Péron (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Royal Australian Air Force deployed 14 aircraft to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada for Red Flag 16-1. Here are some of the images taken by the camera team.
*** Local Caption *** Exercise Red Flag 16-1 is an air combat training exercise which centres on the large force employment of aircraft in a high-end war fighting environment. RF16-1 is being conducted from Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada, United States, from 25 January to 12 February 2016. The aircraft will participate in the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR), and involve participants from the United States Air Force (USAF), United States Navy (USN), Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).
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The U.S. Air Force will send four F-35As from Nellis Air Force Base to Mountain Home Air Force Base later this month to test whether the jet can operate while away from its home base.
By Alex Lloyd (https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2076301) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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