Two aviators were hospitalized in serious condition at a
California hospital Tuesday morning after their F/A-18F collided
with an E-model over the China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station. The
search continued Tuesday morning for the pilot of the E-model.
The National Museum of Naval Aviation has a Finnish Brewster
Buffalo in its possession, and the Fins want it back. The airplane
had ditched into a Russian lake in 1942 and was recovered in the
1990s by an American businessman.
Australia will invest $25 million in an expansion of the
Australian Aerospace helicopter production facility in Brisbane
that is currently producing the new 'Tiger' Armed Reconnaissance
Helicopter.
New BAE Systems Typhoon project pilot Will Jonas was not only
one of the first RAF pilots to fly the new-generation, multi-role
fighter, he was also honored in the Queen’s Birthday Honors
List last month, for his role in development of the aircraft which
will provide a cornerstone of the UK’s defence capabilities
for the next 30+ years.
Northrop Grumman's prototype of the RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned
aerial reconnaissance system reached its 7,000th total flight hour
on June 22 during a combat mission supporting the global war on
terrorism. The US Air Force's fleet of Global Hawk unmanned aerial
vehicles (UAVs) has now flown more than 4,300 hours in combat.
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