Aviation News
Russia’s Izvestia newspaper says Krylovsky State Research Center (KRSC) will be offering its Project 23000E aircraft carrier design to India. New Delhi is preparing to start construction for its second indigenous carrier.
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The U.S. Navy is quietly trying to get the RAQ-25 to be known as Stingray instead of its nomenclature – Carrier Based Aerial Refueling System (CBARS).
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Taiwan is to build three 2,500-ton air defense catamarans that will be armed with three types of indigenous anti-air missiles.
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A Royal Canadian Air Force CH-148 naval helicopter has landed on a Canadian warship for the first time on Jan. 27. The feat took place off the coast of Nova Scotia.
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China’s Ministry of Defense was asked today during its press session regarding Fox News’ report on the deployment of J-11 and JH-7 fighters to Woody island in South China Sea. Spokesman Wu Qian said China has the right to the aircraft as the island is part of its territory.
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