Aviation News
The People’s Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF) has decided that a political commissar must be on board specialized aircraft such as airborne early warning platforms in order to fill the ‘gap’ in ideology training.
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The Royal Canadian Air Force may have to extend its combat mission in the Middle East as Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Tom Lawson admits the goal of defeating ISIL is unlikely to be achievable in six months.
Italian aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi will soon rejoin the navy after its maintenance was completed months ahead of schedule.
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The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle mission 3 (OTV-3) landed at Vandenberg Air Force Base at 9:24 a.m. Oct. 17 after spending 674 days in space.
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One of the victims of an avalanche in Nepal was a navigator in the Israeli Air Force. Tamar Ariel was posthumously promoted to captain on Thursday.
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