Taiwan’s Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) has delivered the first Brave Eagle advanced jet trainer to the Republic of China Air Force today. The jet #1101 was flown to Taitung and handed over to the 7th tactical flying training wing.
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MiG-31 with FBW system being tested
Russia has been testing a fly-by-wire flight control system on the MiG-31, it was disclosed during Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko visit to the Sokol aviation plant.
Dmitriy Pichugin [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
Boeing is out of the Canada fighter competition
The Canadian government has inform Boeing that its Super Hornet does not meet the country’s requirements for the fighter competition to replace the F/A-18 legacy Hornet.
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Russia is trying to rush out the first new-build Tu-160 to fly on Dec. 18
Russian newspaper Business Daily says Kazan aircraft plan is trying to finish the first new-build Tu-160 bomber so that it can fly on Dec. 18, which is the 40th anniversary of the type’s maiden flight.
Photo: tatarstan.ru
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Britain will help Poland develop its NAREW GBADS
Britain has agreed to help Poland develop its new NAREW Ground-Based Air Defence System. An agreement has been reached between Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak.
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