Lt. Col. Christopher Niemi, a former F-22 test pilot, wrote in the Air & Space Power Journal to urge the service to reconsider buying fourth-generation fighters.
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Month: November 2012
Shareholder sues United Technologies over export of P&W engines to China
A share holder of United Technologies has sued the company’s directors for failing to prevent the sale of
Pratt & Whitney Canada’s helicopter engines to China.
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China to have credible sea-based nuclear capability within two years
Reuters is reporting that China will be able to deploy submarine-launched nuclear weapons within two years. Underpinning this strategy will be a new submarine that carries the JL-2 SLBM.
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MBDA Germany’s high-energy laser demonstrator proves its air defense capabilities
MBDA Germany’s high-energy laser demonstrator was used to demonstrate the complete deployment sequence in countering rockets, artillery and mortar shells on Oct. 12.
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Iranian Su-25s fired on USAF Predator UAV
The Pentagon said two Iranian Su-25s fired on an unarmed U.S. Air Force Predator drone in the Persian Gulf on Nov. 1. It was not hit.
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