Aviation News
A brand new U.S. Air Force AC-130J was declared total loss after an incident over the Gulf of Mexico on Arp. 21. The gunship was carrying out a medium risk flying qualities test sortie when it “over G’d,” reaching 3.194 Gs according to the report.
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U.S. Air Force photo/Sara Vidoni
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Contrails seen over Korla, China on Oct. 30 is the result of a missile defense interceptor test flight.
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Boeing and Tata Advanced Systems have announced a joint venture (JV) that will manufacture AH-64 fuselages in India.
The U.S. Navy has test-fired a Trident II D5 SLBM off the coast of California in less than a week.
U.S. Navy photo
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The Eurofighter Consortium has carried out a fit test of six MBDA Marte ER missiles on an Italian Eurofighter.
Photo: Eurofighter Consortium
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