China’s new Df-41 solid-fueled road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile is expected to enter service in 2018.
France’s Ministry of Finances no longer blocking sale of 12 Rafales to Egypt
La Tribune reported on Nov. 16 that the French Ministry of Finances is no longer opposing the sale of 12 Dassault Rafales to Egypt.
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Watch the belly landing of RMAF C-130
A Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) C-130 was forced to make an emergency belly landing at Labuan airport on Nov. 18 after the undercarriage failed.
T-6A grounded at Vance AFB after pilots report “physiological incidents”
The 71st Flying Training Wing at Vance Air Force Base has placed its T-6A fleet on Nov. 15 after four episodes of physiological incidents on the aircraft.
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A-100 has flown
Russia’s A-100 airborne early warning and control aircraft has made its maiden flight on Nov. 18.
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