Aviation News
A UAV has been flown from the flight deck of a Italian Navy ship for the first time. A Camcopter S-100 flew for 4.5 hour from ITS Bersagliere.
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The U.S. House Armed Services Committee’s Strategic Forces subcommittee is asking the Missile Defense Agency to resurrect the Airborne Laser in order to respond to threats from North Korea.
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A spokesman with Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense said the island is considering the possibility of submitting a letter of request for F-16s to Washington.
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The 79th and final C-5 modified under the current Avionics Modernization Program was delivered to Travis Air Force Base on Apr. 27.
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Redstone Arsenal is converting 30 Bell 407 helicopters into armed reconnaissance helicopters for the Iraqi Army. So far, three have been delivered.
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