For the first time, USMC will have female LAAD gunners
Four enlisted female U.S. Marines will create history when they graduate from the Low Altitude Air Defense Gunner’s (LAAD) Course 3-15, becoming the first to break into the all-male Military Occupational Specialty (MOS).
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Medina Ayala-Lo
Source: For the first time, USMC will have female LAAD gunners
CP-140 slid off runway after aborting take-off
A RCAF CP-140 had to abort its take-off run at Nova Scotia but the aircraft subsequently slid off the runway and into grass around 11:15 a.m. on Aug. 27.
By RAF-YYC from Calgary, Canada (CP-140 AuroraUploaded by russavia) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
All 17 on board were not injure during the accident.
Source: CP-140 slid off runway after aborting take-off
Egypt to buy Ka-52
TASS reported that Egypt has placed an order for an unspecific number of Ka-52 attack helicopters.
By Fedor Leukhin (VVO_8108) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Source: Egypt to buy Ka-52
USS Ronald Reagan to begin its journey to Japan on Aug. 31
USS Ronald Reagan will depart San Diego for Japan as the forward deployed carrier from Aug. 31.
By Philkon (Phil Konstantin) (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Source: USS Ronald Reagan to begin its journey to Japan on Aug. 31
Britain to remanufacture 50 WAH-64s to AH-64Es
The U.S. Congress has been informed on a potential FMS to remanufacture 50 British WAH-64 Mk 1s to AH-64Es. The estimated cost of the deal is around $3 billion.
Photo: Corporal Mark BALLANTYNE RLC/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
Source: Britain to remanufacture 50 WAH-64s to AH-64Es
F-35A vs A-4
Six A-4s from Draken International took part in an operational test exercise for the F-35A of the Royal Netherlands Air Force at Edwards Air Force Base from Aug. 17-28.
Photo courtesy by Frank Crebas
The A-4s were employed as adversary aircraft, supplemented by six F-16s from the 162nd Fighter Wing, Arizona Air National Guard.
Source: F-35A vs A-4
Flanked by USAF F-15s, Vulcan XH558 made last flight over Suffolk
U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Trevor T. McBride
Source: Flanked by USAF F-15s, Vulcan XH558 made last flight over Suffolk
Boeing’s Compact Laser Weapons System tracks and disables UAVs
Watch Boeing’s Compact Laser Weapons System track and destroy an unmanned aerial vehicle during a trial at Point Mugu.
Photo: Boeing
Source: Boeing’s Compact Laser Weapons System tracks and disables UAVs
Belarus orders four more Yak-130s
Irkut has inked a deal with Belarus to supply four Yak-130 advanced jet trainers. This will bring the total number of Yak-130 ordered to eight.
By Dmitriy Pichugin [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
Source: Belarus orders four more Yak-130s
India seeks price extension for Apaches and Chinooks again
India is asking the United States to extend the prices for buying 22 Apaches and 15 Chinook helicopters for the 13th time. The U.S. Ambassador to India Richard Verma had already warned India that it would not be possible to give yet another price extension beyond Aug. 31.
By Ronnie Macdonald from Chelmsford, United Kingdom (Boeing Chinook 01Uploaded by russavia) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Source: India seeks price extension for Apaches and Chinooks again