Aviation News
The sole Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) AG600 amphibious flying boat prototype was towed from its assembly line in Zhuhai to the Airshow China static display area for its first public outing on Oct. 30.
By Alert5 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
The Nikkei is reporting that India will go ahead and approve the purchase of 12 US-2 amphibious aircraft from Japan on Nov. 7.
By Toshiro Aoki (http://jp-spotters.com/6032LL.html) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Royal Air Force has been forced to carry out urgent repairs to its E-3D early warning aircraft after an issue was discovered with the aircraft’s electrical cabling.
Photo: SAC Andy Stevens/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
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A Sikorsky CH-148 naval helicopter conducted its first anti-submarine warfare testing with HMCS Windsor off the coast of Nova Scotia recently.
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