Aviation News
France has taken command of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command’s Task Force 50 (CTF 50) as aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle transits the Suez Canal and enters the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations on Dec. 7.
Photo: French Navy
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Russia’s Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said in an interview with Rossiya 24 TV Channel that flight development testing of the PAK FA fighter is nearly completed.
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Hopes to form a joint Czech-Slovak Gripen squadron has been dashed as Slovak lacked the money to acquire the fighters, Lidové Noviny reports.
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Orbital ATK has received a contract award from the U.S. Air Force for production of the AIM-9P Sidewinder rocket motor.
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The Ballistic Missile Defense test at Wake Island on Oct. 31 was more sophisticated than thought.
Photo: Missile Defense Agency
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