A latest RAND research report is assessing weaknesses in the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) combat capabilities in the land, air, maritime, space, and electromagnetic domains.
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Mitsubishi F-2Bs restored after being damage during 2011 Tsunami
At least two of the six Mitsubishi F-2B fighters undergoing restoration after being damage during the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami are back operating again. These fighters were from the 21st Fighter Squadron at Matsushima Air Base.
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Photos: 今田知裕
続いてF-2B(#106)がTaxi out
朝に続き連番です pic.twitter.com/vuMOWA3dio
— ちひろ (@Chr0102) February 16, 2015
Russia may have new aircraft carrier before 2025
Russian Navy’s chief of naval aviation Major General Igor Kozhin said the construction of a new aircraft carrier might be completed before 2025.
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Former U.S. Navy’s “Air Boss”: F-35C is essential to the future of carrier air wings
Vice Adm. David H. Buss, who recently step down as the commander of U.S. Naval Air Forces, says the F-35C is essential to the future of carrier air wings.
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India discovers Rafale wasn’t cheapest
According to Business Standard, India’s Ministry of Defense officials have discovered three years later that Dassault’s Rafale bid was not the cheapest in the tender.
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