Aviation News
This op-ed by Andrew Erickson and Gabe Collins say China will find it difficult to produce good military jet engines due to bureaucratic barriers in its jet propulsion industry.
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Can you spot any difference between the two J-20 prototypes besides the pitot tube and landing gear?
Flight Global is reporting that Airbus is looking into developing a gunship variant of the CN-235 and C-295.
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The Brazilian Navy has successfully carried out a firing trial of an Exocet MM40 missile, equipped with a motor developed, produced and certified by Avibras in partnership with MBDA.
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The KC-46 Tanker program has completed a Preliminary Design Review (PDR) with the U.S. Air Force and is cleared for detail design.
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