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A copy of a promotional flyer for the Shenyang FC-31 has surface on Chinese internet ahead of the opening of Beijing Aviation Expo 2015 on Sept. 16.
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Continue reading “General characteristics & performance of Shenyang FC-31”
Airbus Helicopters in Japan issued a statement today stating that the company has decided to withdraw from the tender to supply a ship-based utility helicopter for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
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By Joost J. Bakker from IJmuiden [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “Airbus Helicopters decided not to participate in JMSDF ship-based utility helicopter contest”
Earlier estimate of upgrading the RQ-4 with new sensors for $4 billion might be too conservative, Lt. Gen. Robert Otto, deputy chief of staff for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance believes it can be done at half the price.
U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andy M. Kin
Continue reading “USAF figured that upgrading RQ-4 could cost less than $4 billion”
Despite setting a world record in December, the U.S. Air Force appears to have stop testing the Orion unmanned aerial vehicle from Aurora Flight Sciences.
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Photo: Aurora Flight Sciences
Continue reading “Orion UAV in storage”
Two days ago, we spoke on two relatively unknown PLAAF aerobatic teams – Red Eagle and Sky Wing. Now the PLAAF has published an official video of the Red Eagle.
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