Aviation News
The U.S. Air Force 54th Fighter Group has received its first three F-16s. Holloman Air Force Base will eventually have 55 F-16s to transform into a F-16 training base.
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Norwegian frigate Fridtjof Nansen is expected to launch a Naval Strike Missile during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise this summer.
Netherlands will send three CH-47 helicopters to join four AH-64s in Mali. The role of the Chinooks are to provide medical evacuation for Dutch forces.
Textron AirLand announced that its Scorpion ISR/Strike aircraft not only has achieved Mach 0.72, it also clocked 50 flight hours.
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A petrol station in the town of Beichuan in China’s Sichuan province had an unusual customer on Apr. 8 when a CH750 light aircraft landed on a highway and proceed to the station for gas.
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