Aviation News
The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) admitted on Mar. 3 that it had to delay a commercial flight and divert another one when Russia Tu-95 bombers flew through Irish-controlled airspace without warning on Feb. 18.
Photo: RAF/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
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59 year-old Steve Edgar used to fly the F-117 in the U.S. Air Force before switching to UAVs after 9/11. Since retiring from the military, Edgar has put his skills acquired to helping farmers improve their crop yields using small unmanned aircraft.
Naval Sea Systems Command announced that USS Ranger will make its final journey to a scrap yard in Texas today.
“Uss ranger cv-61” by PH3 Wimmer, U.S. Navy – U.S. Naval Historical Center: USS Ranger (Direct image link: Photo #: NH 97689-KN (Color)). Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
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Russian radio-electronics firm Radio-Electronic Technologies Concern (KRET) announced that a batch of Mi-8MTPR1 helicopters mounted with the new Richag-AV radar and sonar jamming system has been delivered to the military.
“Russian Air Force Mil Mi-8MTV-5 Beltyukov-1” by Alex Beltyukov – http://www.airliners.net/photo/Russia—Air/Mil-Mi-8MTV-5/2106399/L/. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
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The second S-97 Raider is undergoing final assembly at the company’s Development Flight Center.
Photo: Steven Kaeter