Aviation WeekRobert Wall

Pilatus Pursues F-35-Focused PC-21 Training System Upgrade

Aviation Week reports: Pilatus says it has struck an agreement with Lockheed Martin to pursue an F-35 focused upgrade to the training system built around its PC-21.

2025-03-26T04:31:43.604305-07:00

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The AviationistKai Greet

Two Alpha Jets of the Patrouille de France Display Team Collide During Rehearsal Flight

By The Aviationist: An incident involving two jets belonging to the French Air Force’s aerobatic display team took place during training in Eastern France. Reports say three.

2025-03-25T09:39:51.458541-07:00
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ReutersKirsty Needham

Australia air force pilots also heard Chinese navy live-fire warning on radio

By Reuters: The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), monitoring a Chinese navy warship as it circumnavigated Australia last month, heard it warn it would use live fire in its exercises on a civilian radio broadcast, defence pilots said on Tuesday.

2025-03-24T22:43:11.531302-07:00
Naval NewsCarter Johnston

Aegis Combat System Demonstrates System's Capability to Counter Hypersonic Threats

By Naval News: Using a new variant of the RIM-174 Standard Missile 6, the U.S. Navy successfully shot down a threat representative Hypersonic Target Vehicle (HTV-1) off the southern end of Hawaii.

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