Month: July 2013

Manston’s Marvelous Moments

Bob Franklin reports attended the first Air Show at Manston International Airport for many years. All photos by the author. The South East Airshow returned to Kent’s Manston Airport on June 22 after an absence of twenty years. Over 20,000

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MV-22 squadron arrives at MCAS Iwakuni

Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 off-loaded 12 MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft at the port facility at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, July 30. The aircraft arrived by commercial cargo ship before being flown to Marine Corps Air

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Lockheed Martin Completes Long-Range Surveillance Radar Demonstration

The Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR) will serve as the principal Air Force long-range, ground-based sensor for detecting, identifying, and reporting aerial targets. The next-generation system will replace the Air Force’s AN/TPS-75 air search radar. During the event, the 3DELRR

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U.S. Navy Takes Delivery of First Upgraded MQ-8C Fire Scout

Northrop Grumman delivered the first MQ-8C aircraft to the Navy in early July in preparation for ground and flight testing. The upcoming tests will be used to validate the upgraded MQ-8 system for operational use. Initial ground testing will ensure

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P-8A declared ready for fleet introduction

One of NAVAIR’s P-8A Poseidon’s has successfully launched a Harpoon AGM-84D Block IC missile during a live fire exercise in California at the Point Mugu Sea Test Range. The missile scored a direct hit on a modular target on the

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Typhoons Complete Training Mission

The Royal Air Force has completed the biggest training mission ever undertaken by its Typhoon Force. Exercise Android Preference concluded at RAF Coningsby last week. The exercise forms part of the qualified weapons instructor (QWI) course and is regarded as

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Night Hunter Helicopters to be Exported to Iraq

Russia will supply over 10 fully equipped Mi-28NE Night Hunter attack helicopters to Iraq under a deal valued at $4.3. This is the first time the number of helicopters has been disclosed under the contract that will also covered pilot

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