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India’s plan to produce 100 Ka-226T helicopters locally has encountered turbulence as Russian Helicopters is only willing to be responsible for its own systems and components in the “Make in India” helicopter.
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The Sunday Leader found out that the JF-17 is still under consideration by the Sri Lankan Air Force and that no agreement on the fighter was signed when Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was visiting the country.
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Researchers from Energetic Materials Research and Engineering have successfully demonstrated how to make use of residual fuel inside a missile during impact and turn it into a fuel-air explosive that can contribute to the blast created by the missile’s warhead.
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The Pentagon has given Pratt & Whitney two contracts to build 167 F135 engines to power the F-35. The ninth batch will produce 66 engines while the last contract is for 101 power plants.
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At the Association of the U.S. Army’s aviation forum in Virginia, Army officials revealed that the program for Chinook Block 2 upgrade has been given the green light to proceed and a request for proposal will be issued shortly.
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