The mid-air collision of a light aircraft and a helicopter on Nov. 17 in Britain killed a Vietnamese Army pilot training to become a military flight instructor.
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Philippine Navy to install Spike ER on MPAC by Christmas
The Philippine Navy’s three multi-purpose attack craft (MPAC) will be armed with the Rafael Spike ER missiles by this Christmas.
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Japan to start development of land attack cruise missile
A report by the Yomiuri Shimbun on Nov. 20 says Tokyo intends to start work on a new land attack cruise missile.
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Chinese EMALS benefited from British technology?
China has said previously that its electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS) was made possible thanks to an integrated propulsion system developed by Navy engineer Rear Admiral Ma Weiming and his team. South China Morning Post said on a Nov. 19 report that this was possible thanks to British firm Dynex Semiconductor.
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