A picture circulating among the Chinese internet purporting to be the first Shenyang J-16 prototype could be real. Besides having the serial 1601, the aircraft spots an inflight-refueling probe, twin wheel nose landing gear, remove of the backup pitot tube on the side of the canopy as well as the large antenna behind the cockpit.
Australia has replaced a leased Swedish Piranha 740 Counter Rocket Artillery and Mortar (CRAM) with its own Giraffe Full Operational Capability System in Tarin Kot, Afghanistan.
The investigation into the crash of a USAF CV-22 near Eglin Air Force Base in June found that the co-pilot at the controls had “inadvertently” flew through the rotor wake of the lead aircraft.
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Head of the German Air Force, Lt. Gen. Karl Muellner, said Berlin should purchase armed drones despite objections over ethical issues.
MV-22s with VMM 261 (Rein) tested out their belly-mounted Defense Weapon Systems at Kuwait’s Udairi Range recently.
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Northrop Grumman will convert the Quest Kodiak aircraft into a high-tech surveillance plane to sell to U.S. law enforcement agencies and foreign countries.
The JDAM-ER, which has a modular add-on wing kit that extends its range to more than 40 miles, has completed wind tunnel tests at a U.S. facility in June.
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Nine on board two Indian Air Force Mi-17 helicopters were killed when both aircraft collided in mid-air in Gujarat’s Saurashtra region on Thursday.
Around 300 F-16s from the U.S. Air Force will undergo a combat avionics programmed extension suite (CAPES) upgrade to install new AESA radar, ALQ-213, an integrated broadcast system (IBS) and a center display unit (CDU).
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NAVAIR has given Lockheed Martin a $206.8 million contract to add Israeli equipment in the F-35A. The project is to be completed by 2016.
