The first Israeli Air Force operational unmanned aerial vehicle mission took place 44 years ago on Sept. 22, 1971.
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Photo: Israeli Air Force
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USN T-6 crashed in New Mexico
Two people aboard a U.S. Navy T-6A Texan II were slightly injured after they ejected during a training mission over Las Cruces, New Mexico.
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By RAF-YYC from Calgary, Canada (USN T-6 Texan IIUploaded by russavia) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Unknown UAV appears in Chengdu, China
Google Earth has revealed a previously unknown UAV parked in Chengdu, China. China Aviation News recently ‘leaked’ a news report on the successful flight test of a high Mach number test plane. Could this be it?
Carlisle reiterates on need to counter the range of Chinese PL-15 BVRAAM
Speaking at the Center for Strategic and International Studies on Sept. 15, ACC cheif Gen. Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle reiterated the threat of the Chinese PL-15 beyond visual range air-to-air missile.
By Tech. Sgt. James Stewart [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Fast forward the video to the 16:00 mark on his comments on the PL-15.
India to seal helicopter purchase during Modi’s visit to U.S.
India will finally ink the contract for 22 Apache and 15 Chinook helicopters during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to New York this month.
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