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The Shenyang stealth fighter aka J-21/J-31/F60/Blackie made its first flight Oct. 31 at 10:32:35 local time. The jet made one orbit around the airfield before landing at 10:43 with drag chute deployed.
One of the two J-11BS escorts was carrying a camera pod.
An audit has found Mitsubishi Electric Corp. of overcharging the Japanese Defense Ministry by overstating employee working hours on certain projects dating from around 1970.
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Terma and the Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO) recently signed a contract for upgrading the Electronic Warfare (EW) suite on the RDAF EH-101.
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Mark Ballew, Boeingss director of business development for mobility rotorcraft, said his company is expecting to export the V-22 next year along with the CH-47F.
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Saab vice chairman Lennart Sindahl said in an interview with Neue Zürcher Zeitung that the Gripen E for Switzerland may not be the strongest or the fastest but it’ll be the most modern.
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