The People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has announced the death of its first J-10 woman pilot during a training accident involving a J-10YS on Nov. 12. Capt. Yu Xu was 30 years-old.
PLAAF August 1st fatal accident, woman pilot killed
We are getting reports that the PLAAF August 1st aerobatic team had a mid-air collision today in Tangshan Yutian county, Hebei province and a woman pilot was killed. Chinese social media identified the pilot as Capt. Yu Xu.
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French Defense Minister chides Airbus for A400M woes
French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has publicly blamed Airbus for failing to deliver operational A400Ms.
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Azerbaijan buying Iron Dome?
Media reports from Azerbaijan says the country intends to buy the Israeli Iron Dome anti-missile system. Hit the link below for the full story.
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