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.”
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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.
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India in talks to buy over French Jaguars
India is in talks to buy 31 ex-French Air Force Jaguars and the Indian Air Force chief, ACM Birender Singh Dhanoa, will be discussing the issue with his French counterpart during his visit to the country this week.
By DoD photo by: TSGT MIKE BUYTAS, USAF ([1]) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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