Saudi Arabia is looking into buying ten Link-16 capable data link systems and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) suites to equip its King Air 350ER.
Category: Air Force
X-51A failed 16 seconds into flight
The third X-51A flight failed just 16 seconds after its rocket booster ignited. The U.S. Air Force attributed the problem to a faulty control fin.
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Japanese investigators arrive in U.S. to probe into the safety of V-22
A Japanese team lead by Hideo Jinpu, parliamentary secretary for the ministry of defense, have arrived in MCAS New River to start a probe on the safety of the V-22.
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Photo: First batch of female J-10 fighter pilots
Five female PLAAF fighter pilots went solo on the Chengdu J-10 fighter on July 29 and 30. There are Yu Xu, Tao Jia Li, Li Min He, Xiao Li and Cheng Yi Fei.
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Poland plans to buy 30 UCAVs to replace Su-22s
Polish Deputy Defense Minister Waldemar Skrzypczak told TVN24 television that 30 UCAVs will be bought by 2018 to form three squadrons to replace the Su-22.
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