The U.S. Air Force has been making strides to improve the number of basic course F-22 pilots.
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JASDF 201st Tactical Fighter Squadron officers visits RAF’s 3 (Fighter) Squadron
Three officers from the 201st Tactical Fighter Squadron of the Japanese Air Self Defence Force visited the Royal Air Force’s 3 (Fighter) Squadron at RAF Coningsby recently.
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F-35s cleared to go supersonic, pull 3.2Gs
The Pentagon has lifted some flight restrictions on F-35, allowing the fighter to go up to Mach 1.6 and make turns at 3.2Gs.
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Problems at NFTC forced RCAF to send pilots to U.S. for training
The Royal Canadian Air Force had to send its pilot trainees to United States for flying lessons due to aircraft availability issues at NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) program.
U.S. Navy looks at arming helicopters with high energy laser weapon
H/T to Mil Aerospace Electronics. The U.S. Navy will ask the industry to come up with a prototype High Energy Fiber Laser for its helicopters.