Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has decided to partner with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to convert 767 airliners into airborne refueling tankers in India.
The pilot of Canadian CH-149 lost control of the rotorcraft and crashed last month after the seat had lowered itself to the lowest position while the aircraft was on hover.
The U.S. Air Force’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron has started to paint their WC-130J Hurricane Hunters back to the original shiny gray paint scheme and the first repainted aircraft returned back to Keesler Air Force Base on Apr. 5.
The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron has returned to its roots with a return to a vintage paint scheme and ‘Weather’ markings on the tail flash. The first of ten WC-130J Super Hercules have returned after getting the new glossy paint and sits next to the tactical gray painted version at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, April 5. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek)
Two HH-60 MedEvac helicopters were destroyed in a crash at Fort Stewart, Georgia on Mar. 30. After preliminary investigations, the U.S. Army has decided to launch a criminal probe into the event.