Aviation News
F-16s from the U.S. Air Force’s 8th Fighter Wing; 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron; 55th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron; and from the 38th Fighter Group from South Korea demonstrate an “Elephant Walk” during an exercise at Kunsan Air Base to prove the ability to generate aircraft for a wartime mission.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Y. Auld
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Investigators blamed bad weather and pilot error for the crash of a A-10 near Spangdahlem Air Base last year.
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Kommersant daily says China is in talks with Russia for 48 Sukhoi Su-35 fighters and are close to signing the contract.
Continue reading “Beijing negotiating with Moscow for 48 Su-35s”
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China’s new Long March 5 rocket will make its maiden flight in 2014. Liang Xiaohong, deputy head of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, said development of the first hydrogen tank has been completed and all major structures will be ready within this year.
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