AIDC has given the nickname, blue magpie, to its XT-5 advanced jet trainer concept. The bird lives in the mountains of Taiwan and is very defensive of its nest, thus AIDC considered it as an appropriate name for the jet.
Day: April 26, 2016
U.S. Navy’s last active-duty MiG killer has retired
Two F-22s deployed to Romania
Two F-22s deloyed to Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania on Apr. 25 with support from a KC-135.
Swedish Air Force Gripen pilot on dog fighting against F-16, F/A-18
That weird-looking VTOL X-Plane has flown
Aurora Flight Sciences announced last week that a subscale model of its LightningStrike, Vertical Take-off and Landing Experimental Plane (VTOL X-plane) for DARPA has flown at a military installation.
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