Vice Adm. Mike Shoemaker, commander of Naval Air Forces, sat down with Navy Times and spoke on a wide range of issues such as stealth for future fighters and having a woman F/A-18 Blue Angels pilot.
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First U.S. Navy Reservist F-35 flight instructor
Elliott “Hemo” Clemence is the first U.S. Navy Reservist to be qualified as a F-35 flight instructor.
Design flaw in Advanced Arresting Gear risks extending delivery of CVN-78
The U.S. Navy might not be able to take delivery of the first Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier next year due to a design flaw in the Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG).
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Turkey sees further delays in the delivery of two A400Ms
Turkish officials lamented that Airbus will be late in delivering two A400Ms to the Turkish Air Force this year.
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Airbus Helicopters rejects Greece NH90 bribery allegations
Airbus Helicopters has come out to reject a report from German newspaper Bild that Greece officials were paid 41 million euros in bribes to secure the contract for 20 NH90 TTH helicopters.
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“NHIndustries NH-90TTH NH-207 (8424047169)” by Alan Wilson from Weston, Spalding, Lincs, UK – NHIndustries NH-90TTH ‘NH-207’
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