October 26, 2023 Military Aviation News
10/26/2023
Dropping SEALs to confront a hostile mob at an embassy and battling Russian helicopters are just some of the tasks the nation's top military pilots face as they train in the real-life version of 'Top Gun.' The pilots at the elite Marines' Weapons and Tactics Instructor course are the best the US military has to offer. But their skills come at a price of $200,000 per student for the seven-week course - the same as an Ivy League education.
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10/26/2023
A Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail early warning aircraft will use its highly effective radar system to search for missiles launched from hundreds of kilometers inside Russia and Belarus as it watches over Ukraine’s supply lines from Europe. The chief of the RAAF, Air Marshal Robert Chipman, tells The Strategist that the US decision to call in the Wedgetail to help protect the flow of military and humanitarian supplies Ukraine relies on as it battles Russia’s invasion.
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10/26/2023
The U.S. and Australia will join hands with Japan to develop next-generation military drones, the leaders of the two countries announced Wednesday, stepping up efforts in the field of "collaborative combat aircraft." U.S. President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese released a joint statement after their White House meeting, noting that the two allies will "explore trilateral cooperation with Japan" on unmanned aerial systems.
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