Aviation News
The F-35 executed its first live-fire launch of a guided air-to-air missile over a military test range off the California coast on Oct. 30.
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Taiwan’s famous Black Bat Squadron is back with the Air Force after operating as 134th Squadron in Navy while flying the S-2T. The unit has been re-designated as 34th Squadron and flies the P-3 again.
Photo: MND, Taiwan
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Northrop Grumman will retrofit the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) aircraft, trainers and laboratories with new operator work stations (OWS) and radar signal processor.
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Looks like the Pakistan Air Force has decided to pick three unlucky technicians as scapegoat for the terrorist attack on Minhas air base in August this year.
Continue reading “PAF court martial technicians for failing to provide security against terrorist attack”
India’s Defense Minister A K Antony has refused to set a deadline to conclude the purchase of 126 Rafale fighters.
Continue reading “Antony: No dateline for signing Rafale contract”