An instructor from Laughlin Air Force Base had accidentally shut down the engine of a T-6A during a training flight on Sept. 24, his subsequent attempt to restart the engine result in irreversible damages. He and his student were then forced to eject.
Sikorsky ‘weeks’ from delivering 1st interim CH-148
Sikorsky CEO Jeff Pino said his company is weeks rather than months from delivering the the first interim CH-148 Cyclone maritime helicopter to Canada.
Scrapping HMS Ark Royal would save £105m
In a written reply to a MP, British Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Defense, Andrew Robathan, said retiring aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal will save a total of £105million by 2015.
Eurofighter drops Paveway IV
A Eurofighter has dropped a Paveway IV PGB for the first time. The test was carried out over the Aberporth Range in Wales using development aircraft IPA6.
USS Ronald Reagan Strike Group Deploys
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14, completed their pre-deployment training Mar. 5, and departed the Southern California area of operations for its regularly scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific and Central Command areas of responsibility.