Aviation News
A KC-130J with VMGR-352 lead four MV-22 Ospreys from Helmand province, Afghanistan, to the USS Iwo Jima in the Arabian Sea on Sept. 6.
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Britain has decided to get rid of its Goalkeeper 30 mm close-in weapon systems (CIWSs) as most ships carrying the weapon faces retirement.
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The first four of 60 UH-60M Black Hawks ordered by Taiwan will be delivered by sea in 2014. The last two will arrive in 2019.
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Taiwan has completed its test of the Wan Chien stand off weapon and will start mass production in 2014.
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An Alaska-based F-22 made an emergency landing at MCAS Iwakuni on Sept. 12 around 1400 hours. The jet was accompanied by another F-22. Both aircraft were carrying drop tanks for long-range ferry flights.
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