Aviation News
The Pentagon will install a new long-range radar at Clear Air Force Station in central Alaska.
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Continue reading “Pentagon selects Clear Air Force Station for Long Range Discrimination Radar”
Britain has decided that the Thales Searchwater radar and Cerberus mission system is the winner for the Royal Navy’s Crowsnest program.
Photo: POA(Phot) Ray Jones/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “Thales beat Lockheed Martin to provide heli-borne AEW solution to Royal Navy”
A VT-9 T-45C overshot the runway at NAS North Island and crashed into San Diego Bay on May 22. The pilot ejected and was recovered safely.
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Photo: Luis Mijangos
CBS News 8 – San Diego, CA News Station – KFMB Channel 8
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The livery for Bangladesh Air Force’s Yak-130 fleet has been seen for the first time.
Sikorsky’s S-97 rigid coaxial rotor prototype made its first flight on May 22 with pilot Bill Fell and co-pilot Kevin Bredenbec at the controls.
Photo: Sikorsky