For the first time, Swedish JAS-39 Gripen fighters will cooperate with German F-4F Phantom fighters to enhance safety of the airspace above the Baltic Sea.
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Second X-47B completes structural proof tests
The second X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System produced by Northrop Grumman has successfully completed a series of structural proof tests of the jet’s airframe at the company’s aircraft assembly facility in Palmdale, Calif. In the photo, technicians verify that the hydraulic jacks that push and pull on the airframe surfaces to simulate static and dynamic loads are installed properly.
Photo link: USMC UH-1N in-flight engine fire
Link to photos showing a U.S. Marine Corps UH-1N that made an emergency landing on a field after suffering an in-flight port-side engine fire.
Israel looking at V-22 again
Israel is having second thoughts on acquiring the V-22 for special forces insertion and medical evacuation.
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Public museums won’t get RAAF F-111s
Five Australian military bases will be getting the retired RAAF F-111 for display, three of the jets might be preserved for “defense heritage” while two could go back to the U.S. for the Air Force museum. No public aviation museums are allowed to have one.