July 2012 - Page 9 of 49

Chinese Defense Ministry says Z-10 not pirated

Posted on July 27, 2012 by alert5

Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun said the country’s Z-10 attack helicopter was independently developed.
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Posted on July 27, 2012 by alert5

F-16s at Misawa Air Base were cleared to fly again following a crash on Sunday.

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Posted on July 27, 2012 by alert5

A Eurocopter AS532AL Cougar for Albania that was on a pre-delivery verification flight crashed in southeastern France on Jul. 25.

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Posted on July 27, 2012 by alert5

A preliminary report from NTSB said the F-21 that crashed at Fallon was low on fuel but it did not rule on a cause.

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Russian navy chief Viktor Chirkov said on Thursday that his country will only start construction of new aircraft carriers from 2020.
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