Aviation News
Germany’s Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen has confirmed that Bundeswehr will soon be operating the Heron TP. However, instead of buying the UAVs, Berlin has chose to lease them to protect German troops in deployments overseas.
By David Tobarra [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Exercise Cope North will take place at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam from Feb. 10 till 26, the U.S. Air Force announced. The base will host an open house on Feb. 20.
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A U.S. Navy F/A-18A assigned to the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center at Naval Air Station Fallon crashed on Jan. 12. The pilot ejected safely.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Mahlon K. Miller. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Malaysia will get its third and fourth A400Ms this year, it was revealed during a ceremony to induct the second A400M on Jan. 13 at Subang airbase. The aircraft will arrive home in April and November.
By Xu Zheng [CC BY-SA 4.0 or CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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At the Surface Navy Association symposium in Arlington, Virginia, an official from Huntington Ingalls Industries told reporters that his company is in discussions with government officials on the possibility of fitting the San Antonio-class LPD with missile defense radars and laser weapons.
By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John K. Hamilton, USN (Official U.S. Navy Photograph) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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