Aviation News
A RoCAF C-130 could not take off from Taiping island in the Spratly Islands on May 26 after the maintenance crew discovered an issue with one of the flaps.
By 玄史生 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “RoCAF C-130 broke down in Spratly Islands”
Embraer delivered the first upgraded A-4 (AF-1) to the Brazilian Navy on May 26 at its plant in Gavião Peixoto.
Continue reading “Embraer delivers first modernized A-4 to Brazilian Navy”
According to Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Yevgeny Lukyanov, Moscow feels its still “too early” to deliver the S-300 air defense system to Iran.
By Vitaly V. Kuzmin (http://vitalykuzmin.net/?q=node/384) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “Russia says its “too early” to deliver S-300 to Iran”
The F-16 will depart from controlled flight and enter a deep stall during a high angle of attack low-speed maneuver. Test pilots from Edwards AFB recently traveled to Europe to teach USAFE pilots on how to avoid that situation.
![140613-F-DD985-148[1]](http://alert5.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/140613-F-DD985-1481.jpg)
U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kyla Gifford
[thumb]http://www.edwards.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123448999[/thumb]
Russia has decided to seek compensation from France after giving up hope of having two Mistral-class helicopter carriers delivered.
By Ludovic Péron (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “Russia gave up on getting Mistral-class ships, will seek compensation”