A pair of B-52 bombers will appear near Ravlunda on the Swedish east coast on Jun. 13 and simulate laying mines.
By SMSgt. Roy Bagell, USAF (U.S. DefenseImagery photo VIRIN: DF-ST-83-02312) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
The bombers will fly non-stop from the United States during exercise Baltops.
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A Hawk 600 crashed into the Caribbean Sea while evading interception by the Colombia Air Force on May 20. The business jet was reportedly carrying a ton of cocaine.
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China has made attempts to jam the signals of the Global Hawk unmanned aircraft whilst it was operating over South China Sea.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Bobbi Zapka [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
On one occasion, the interference took place near the Spratly Islands.
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A joint South Korean governmental investigation team has accused three Navy officers of falsifying the evaluation report for the AW-159 naval helicopter.
Photo: PO(Phot) Si Ethell/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
Investigators found that the aircraft’s endurance and weapons capabilities are inferior than the Navy’s requirements.
Furthermore, the evaluation was done using another model of the helicopter with added weight attached and after studying simulator results.
Three other officers, including a rear admiral, are being detained as well.
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The Pentagon will install a new long-range radar at Clear Air Force Station in central Alaska.
By U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not specified or unknown [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
The Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) will improve target discrimination capability of the U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense System.
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Britain has decided that the Thales Searchwater radar and Cerberus mission system is the winner for the Royal Navy’s Crowsnest program.
Photo: POA(Phot) Ray Jones/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
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A VT-9 T-45C overshot the runway at NAS North Island and crashed into San Diego Bay on May 22. The pilot ejected and was recovered safely.
Photo: Luis Mijangos
CBS News 8 – San Diego, CA News Station – KFMB Channel 8
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The livery for Bangladesh Air Force’s Yak-130 fleet has been seen for the first time.
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Sikorsky’s S-97 rigid coaxial rotor prototype made its first flight on May 22 with pilot Bill Fell and co-pilot Kevin Bredenbec at the controls.
Photo: Sikorsky
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Swedish Gripen fighters were scrambled to intercept a pair of Russian Tu-22M3 bombers flying close to the southern Swedish island of Öland on May 21.
“Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-22M3 Beltyukov” by Alex Beltyukov – http://russianplanes.net/EN/ID56447. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
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