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Egyptian Ambassador to Pakistan, Sherif Shaheen called on Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Defence Production, Rana Tanveer Hussain, on Dec. 4 and Hussain took the opportunity to offer the JF-17 to Egypt.
By Shimin Gu [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
The commander of Indonesian National Armed Forces, Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo, said the purchase of new VVIP helicopters has been postponed and not canceled.
Photo: Sgt Ray Cooper RAF/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
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A U-2 spy has to be taken apart and rebuilt after 4,800 hours of flight time, or about every seven years. This Lockheed Martin video reveals how the U-2 is taken apart.
How many Long Range Strike-Bombers (LRS-B) does the U.S. Air Force wish to acquire? One hundred, was the figure given by Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James at the National Press Club on Dec. 2.
Russia has managed to improve the reliability of the 9A-829K3 rotary launcher. The rotation mechanism was modified by Technodynamics Holdings.
By Andrey Belenko [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons