Aviation News
The Israeli Air Force is concern over delays with the KC-46A program and has been exploring the viability of converting existing 767 airliners into the IAI Multi Mission Tanker Transport (MMTT) configuration.
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Following French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius’ visit to Iran last week, an Iranian government spokesman said Paris could satisfy Tehran’s need for Mirage fighters.
By Shahram Sharifi (Own work) [GFDL or CC BY-SA 4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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The U.S. Marine Corps wants to accelerate the program to install the Link 16 datalink on AV-8Bs equipped with AGP-65 radars.
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Helicopter air crews from the Israeli Air Force took to the mountain ranges in Greece from Jul. 19 to 30.
By Alexey Goral (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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The U.S. Air Force’s Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) has made several recommendations to ensure that the flying branch’s MQ-9 and RQ-4 can better survive in contested airspace.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Bobbi Zapka [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “Science panel recommends arming MQ-9, RQ-4 with air-to-air weapons”