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The launch of China’s first CATOBAR (“Catapult Assisted Take-Off But Arrested Recovery”) aircraft carrier has been delayed due to labor shortages at the shipyard in Shanghai, SCMP reports.
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Taiwan will lengthen the runway of Taiping Island Airport on Taiping Island in the South China Sea from 1150 meters to 1500 meters.
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Japan scrambled its second-highest number of fighters on record in FY 2021, the Defense Ministry disclosed on Apr. 15.
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The 354th Fighter Wing at Eielson Air Force Base has taken delivery of its 54th and final F-35A this month.
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The Romanian Ministry of Defence has decided to suspend all flight operations of its MiG-21 fighters after a series of fatal accidents.
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