The Shenyang stealth fighter aka J-21/J-31/F60/Blackie made its first flight Oct. 31 at 10:32:35 local time. The jet made one orbit around the airfield before landing at 10:43 with drag chute deployed.
One of the two J-11BS escorts was carrying a camera pod.
A Russian Air Force Su-24 fighter bomber crashed on Tuesday after its nose cone came off in flight. Both pilots ejected safely.
Sources at Euronaval say Saudi Arabia may buy three Aegis destroyers with BMD capabilities and take options for three more.
Kamov will deliver the navy version of the Ka-52, the Ka-52K, for deployment on the Mistral-class helicopter carriers next year.
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The Center for a New American Security has recommended that the United States allow Japan to use the Yokota Air Base for commercial flights.
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The first batch of Taiwanese pilots and ground crew for the AH-64E will start their training next month.
U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Sutton
U-T San Diego has a story on Dean “Diz” Laird, the only known U.S. Navy ace to shoot down both German and Japanese planes during World War II.
British media says Israel has destroyed a Sudanese weapons factory on Oct. 24. The Yarmouk military complex in Khartoum may actually be manufacturing rockets and ballistic missiles for Iran.
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The South Korean military is pushing to buy the PAC-3 after studies found that the PAC-2 only has a 40 percent success rate in intercepting North Korean missiles.
