The U.S. Congress has been informed on a potential FMS to remanufacture 50 British WAH-64 Mk 1s to AH-64Es. The estimated cost of the deal is around $3 billion.
Photo: Corporal Mark BALLANTYNE RLC/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
F-35A vs A-4
Six A-4s from Draken International took part in an operational test exercise for the F-35A of the Royal Netherlands Air Force at Edwards Air Force Base from Aug. 17-28.
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Photo courtesy by Frank Crebas
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Flanked by USAF F-15s, Vulcan XH558 made last flight over Suffolk
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U.S. Air Force photos/Senior Airman Trevor T. McBride
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Boeing’s Compact Laser Weapons System tracks and disables UAVs
Watch Boeing’s Compact Laser Weapons System track and destroy an unmanned aerial vehicle during a trial at Point Mugu.
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Photo: Boeing
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Belarus orders four more Yak-130s
Irkut has inked a deal with Belarus to supply four Yak-130 advanced jet trainers. This will bring the total number of Yak-130 ordered to eight.
By Dmitriy Pichugin [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons