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China confirms second aircraft carrier is under construction

Posted on December 31, 2015December 31, 2015 by alert5

Spokesman for China’s Ministry of Defense, Senior Col. Yang Yujun, has confirmed during a press conference today that the country’s second aircraft carrier is under construction.

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Photos: PLAAF ground crew at work

Posted on December 31, 2015 by alert5

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Poland to scale back purchase of H225, divert money to buy UH-60 and AW149

Posted on December 31, 2015December 31, 2015 by alert5

Poland will scale back the purchase of Airbus Helicopters H225s from 60 aircraft down to between eight and ten air frames.

By Laurent ERRERA from L’Union, France [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Rare access to VPAF’s 935 Fighter Jet Regiment

Posted on December 31, 2015December 31, 2015 by alert5

Tuoi Tre news was given a rare tour of Vietnam’s 935 Fighter Jet Regiment, which flies the Su-30MK2.

Photo: Tuoi Tre

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Qinetiq wins $16m contract to supply parts for future USS John F. Kennedy

Posted on December 31, 2015December 31, 2015 by alert5

Qinetiq North America has won a $16 million contract to supply control hardware and software for the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System(EMALS) and the Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) to be installed on USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79)

By U.S. Navy photo illustration courtesy of Newport News Shipbuilding/Released [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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