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The Chinese American Pilots and Aircraft Owners Association (CAPAOA) has the only Aero Industry Development Center (AIDC) PL-1B still flying in the world.
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Head of the Russian Air Force said the 11th and last PAK FA prototype is being assembled at Komsomolsk-on-Amur.
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The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded Raytheon a $14 million contract to research on two concepts for next-generation, air-launched, tactical missiles.
Photo: Bill Sweetman/AWST
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According to U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Corker, Qatar is requesting to buy as many as 73 Boeing F-15Es.
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More details have emerged on the Missile Defense Agency’s plan to fit a laser weapon on a high flying unmanned aerial vehicle in order to destroy ballistic missiles at the boost-phase.
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