Aviation News
This Japanese news report says Tokyo plans to bring the Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol aircraft to RIAT in Britain next month.
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For the first time, a U.S. Air Force officer has been selected to command the detention center at Guantánamo since it was open in 2002.
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A spokesman from the Philippine Department of National Defense confirmed that Manila is interested in getting a P-3C from Japan.
By Los688 (my own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “Philippine Defense Ministry confirms its interest in getting P-3C, helicopters from Japan”
A T-38 from Vance Air Force Base lost it front canopy as the aircraft climbed to 10,000 feet. The jet was on a instrument flight to Topeka when the incident happened.
By United States Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The diesel generators aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth has been powered up for the first time. All four generators produce 109MW of power.
Photo: HMS Gannet/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
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