The Pentagon said Wednesday that it has deployed a WC-135W Constant Phoenix to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska to monitor radiation from Japan.
JSDF CH-47s dump water over Fukushima nuclear plant
The Japanese military has activated three CH-47 helicopters to dump water over the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in an attempt to cool it.
MD Helicopters gets U.S. Army RWPTA contract
The U.S. Army has given MD Helicopters a $186 million contract for six MD 530F helicopters for its Rotary Wing Primary Training Aircraft (RWPTA) to be used in Shindand, Afghanistan.
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VP-26 flies CoNA-painted P-3C from Atsugi, Japan to NAS Jacksonville
VP-26 recently flew a specially painted P-3 (BuNo. 161591) from Atsugi, Japan to NAS Jacksonville as part of the celebrations for the 2011 Centennial of Naval Aviation.
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American unmanned aircraft flying over Mexico to track drug gangs
Mexico has admitted that U.S. military drones are flying over its air space to collect information on drug gangs. The missions started last month.
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