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Russia developing two indigenous engines for Ka-62 and Ka-226

Posted on September 10, 2019 by alert5

The chief designer from United Engine Corporation says two projects are underway to replace the existing French power-plants on the Ka-226 and Ka-62 helicopters.

Photo: Russian Helicopters

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Southeast Asian country interested in Mi-28NE

Posted on September 9, 2019 by alert5

Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) says it has received six separate inquiries on the Mi-28NE attack helicopter.

Россин Денис Владимирович [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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How China trains its J-15 pilots

Posted on September 9, 2019 by alert5

F-35A Demo Team to move from Luke to Hill AFB

Posted on September 9, 2019 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force has decided to shift the F-35A Demo Team from Luke to Hill Air Force Base for the 2020 season.

Capt. Andrew “Dojo” Olson, F-35 Demonstration Team pilot and commander performs a high-speed pass in an F-35A Lightning II during the Arctic Lightning Airshow July 13, 2019, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The aerial demonstration consists of 16 maneuvers that fully showcase the capabilities of the F-35A Lightning II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander Cook)

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Model of India’s next-generation SSBN

Posted on September 9, 2019September 9, 2019 by alert5

A scale model of India’s next-generation nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) was inadvertently exposed in public by the Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu.

Photo: Vice President of India secretariat
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