Aviation News
A picture circulating among the Chinese internet purporting to be the first Shenyang J-16 prototype could be real. Besides having the serial 1601, the aircraft spots an inflight-refueling probe, twin wheel nose landing gear, remove of the backup pitot tube on the side of the canopy as well as the large antenna behind the cockpit.
Northrop Grumman will convert the Quest Kodiak aircraft into a high-tech surveillance plane to sell to U.S. law enforcement agencies and foreign countries.
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The JDAM-ER, which has a modular add-on wing kit that extends its range to more than 40 miles, has completed wind tunnel tests at a U.S. facility in June.
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The Mi-38 has set a new world record in the E1h class (the FAI category for helicopters weighing 10,000 to 20,000 kg) by climbing to 8,600 meters on the final day of the 14th FAI World Helicopter Championship.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Lockheed Martin will cut about 550 jobs at its Marietta plant as it slows production of the C-130.
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