Aviation News
Reuters is reporting that China will be able to deploy submarine-launched nuclear weapons within two years. Underpinning this strategy will be a new submarine that carries the JL-2 SLBM.
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The U.S. Navy is going ahead and shrink its EP-3 and Special Projects Aircraft fleet despite demands for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platforms.
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VFA-11, the first squadron to fly off USS Enterprise half a decade ago, is the last squadron to fly off its deck.
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Website of the Chinese Ministry of Defense has confirmed that jets are doing touch-and-go on the flight deck of aircraft carrier Liaoning.
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Shenyang’s new J-15S tandem seat carrier-borne fighter made its maiden flight today at 0955. The aircraft flew four orbits around the airfield solo before landing at 1006.
