In an interview with ANC news channel, the U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim disclosed that Washington is preparing to transfer two Cessan 208s with intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities to Manila.
He outran a FTC-2000
Chinese sprinter Zhang Peimeng was a guest in CCTV variety show Cheers Science in which he had to race against a GAIC FTC-2000 and Chengdu J-10. Zhang beat the FTC-2000 but lost to the J-10.
VFA-115 clocks 100,000 Class “A” mishap-free flight hours
A rare feat for a U.S. Navy fighter squadron, VFA-115 announced that the unit had surpassed 100,000 Class “A” mishap-free flight hours on Jul. 3.
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Delivery of Su-30SM to Belarus delayed due to changes in equipment
Belarusian Defense Minister Lt. Gen. Andrei Ravkov told TASS that the delivery of Su-30SM fighters to his country has been delayed due to “technical changes in the aircraft’s equipment set.”
By Alex Beltyukov [CC BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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India’s Rafales expected to be equipped with Litening pods
An executive from Rafael told Flight Global that India is negotiating to equip its 36 Dassault Rafale fighters with his company’s Litening targeting pod.
By Hunini (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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