Northrop Grumman is demonstrating a prototype stores pod designed for carriage by its RQ-8B Firescout vertical take-off and landing UAV. The pod, initially being demonstrated to US Special Operations Command and the US Army, is intended for use in transporting emergency battlefield stores and supplies.
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Source: Flight International
Ottawa will station a portion of its new Airbus A330-based aerial refuelling fleet at Edmonton International airport in Alberta province, expanding upon the existing tanker base in Trenton, Ontario.
The twin-engined turboprop is replacing the aged Beechcraft T-44C used by the navy as a training platform for multi-engined and tiltrotor pilot candidates.
Lockheed Martin F-35C fighters from the US Marine Corps took part in recent US strikes against targets in Yemen, marking the first known combat flight for the carrier-based variant of the stealth fighter.
