Pakistan has been given the green light to directly import RD-93 engines that will power the JF-17 from Russia.
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Boeing and Indonesia exploring Chinook co-operation
Jane’s say Indonesia and Boeing are exploring co-operation in relation to the company’s CH-47 Chinook helicopter.
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Predator XP airborne for 40 hours
General Atomics has managed to coaxed the Predator XP UAV to remain airborne for 40 hours. Defense News report that the flight began Feb. 6 and ended Feb. 8, at the company’s Castle Dome Flight Operations Facility at Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona.
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JMSDF OH-6DA crash kills three
Three on board a JMSDF OH-6DA helicopter were killed when the rotorcraft went down in the mountains of Ebino, Miyazaki Prefecture on Feb. 12.
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Accident at Training Wing 5
A U.S. Navy helicopter with Training Wing 5 rolled on its side while landing at Whiting Field Naval Air Station’s Naval Outlying Field Spencer on Feb. 12.