Aviation News
The first official acknowledgement of the existence of the DF-41 ICBM has been uncovered. The Shaanxi Province Environmental Monitoring Center published a progress report for Jun. 6-13 and item 13 of the report stated an environmental assessment of the missile facilities had been carried out.
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Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said the country has the capability to build Mistral-class helicopter carriers on its own if France decides not to deliver the two vessels Moscow ordered.
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Elbit Systems of America has started deliveries of the upgrade Center Pedestal Display (CPD) and updated Common Data Entry Electronics Unit (CDEEU) to Lockheed Martin.
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Theodore ‘Dutch’ Van Kirk, the navigator of the Enola Gay, has passed away on Jul. 28 at the age of 93.
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