Google Earth has revealed a previously unknown UAV parked in Chengdu, China. China Aviation News recently ‘leaked’ a news report on the successful flight test of a high Mach number test plane. Could this be it?
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India to seal helicopter purchase during Modi’s visit to U.S.
India will finally ink the contract for 22 Apache and 15 Chinook helicopters during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to New York this month.
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USAF expected to order 12 T56 Series 3.5 engine upgrade kits
The U.S. Air Force is expected to finalize paperwork to buy 12 T56 Series 3.5 engine upgrade kits from Rolls-Royce by end of this month.
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Boeing believes it could sell 20 to 25 V-22s to Middle East
Boeing estimated that over the next four years, it could export between 40 to 50 V-22s. Half of those will be for Middle East nations.
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PAK-FA will be tested at war games next year
Russian Air and Space Forces Commander Col. Gen. Viktor Bondarev said once the PAK-FA enter service in 2016, it will be tested at various military exercises.
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