A video clip by Zvezda, a TV network run by the Russian Ministry of Defense, showing Russian fighter aircraft departing Hmeimim airbase in Syria has revealed the presence of the Ka-52 attack helicopter there.
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Safran wants to boost M88’s thrust to 20,000 lbs
Safran’s CEO, Philippe Petitcolin, said he is keen to boost the thrust of the M88 turbofan engine to 20,000 lbs but he added that the idea has not been discussed with Dassault.
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Testing of K-4 SLBM was successful
An anonymous told Indian Express that the underwater test of a K-4 submarine launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on Mar. 7 was successful.
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Russian Army will be getting dual-control Mi-28UB in near future
Thanks to the Mi-28NE, the dual-control system on that attack helicopter will be implemented on the Russia Army version – the Mi-28UB.
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LM claims to be producing “a controllable, aerodynamic configuration” capable of Mach 6
Lockheed Martin’s CEO was quoted as saying at the company’s media day that the aerospace giant is “now producing a controllable, low-drag, aerodynamic configuration capable of stable operations from takeoff to subsonic, transonic, supersonic and hypersonic, to Mach 6.”
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