Folks taking pictures of the J-20 caught sight of this PLAN air force J-10AH at Chengdu’s No.132 Aircraft Plant.
Day: April 19, 2011
DCAG of CVW-14 reached 1,000 traps
Capt. Kevin “Nix” Mannix, deputy commander of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14, made his 1,000th arrested landing on board the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan on Apr. 18.
Iran claims to have tested ‘world’s fastest cruise missile’
During a ceremony to mark Iran’s Army Day, defense minister Ahmad Vahidi said the country has tested the “fastest cruise missile in the world”, dubbed Zafar.
Six F-22s in UAE were nearly diverted to Libya ops
Mark Thomson from Time wrote that six F-22s were in UAE when tensions flared in Libya. Twice the aircraft were made ready to deploy over Libya.
North Korea completing ‘runway through mountain’ air base
For years, North Korea has been building a runway that goes through a mountain near the east coast city of Wonsa. Much progress has been made since 2002, a new runway has been added and a bridge is being constructed to link both runways.