Aurora Flight Sciences is claiming a medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) flight record after its Orion unmanned aircraft completed a 80-hr flight last month.
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Malaysia to upgrade S-61 and transfer ownership to Army
The Royal Malaysian Air Force’s S-61 helicopters will be upgraded with new main and tail rotor blades and gearboxes. They will then be transferred to the army air wing.
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Another F-16 pilot clocks 4,000 hours
Col. Gregory Jones, commander of the 944th Operations Group, is the newest pilot to clock 4,000 hours on the F-16.
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Video: California ANG Black Hawk crash
A California National Guard UH-60 made a hard landing and flipped on its side at Ramona Airport around 6 p.m. on Jan. 20.
Pentagon positions USS Iwo Jima, USS Fort McHenry in Red Sea
Both USS Iwo Jima and USS Fort McHenry are underway off the coast of Yemen for a possible evacuation of U.S. Embassy personnel.
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