Joe Pappalardo of Popular Mechanics had the opportunity to fly a B-2 stealth bomber recently.
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China positioning unmanned J-6 fighters near Taiwan
Kanwa Defense Review reports that a large number of PLAAF J-6 fighters have been converted into unmanned drones and stationed at Liancheng Air Base in Fujian province, near Taiwan.
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Digging for buried Spitfires to start soon
A 21-member team, led by David Cundall, will start digging for buried Spitfire fighters near Yangon airport soon.
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India to look for global partner to refine Kaveri engine
India will launch a global tender to source for a partner to refine its indigenous Kaveri jet engine instead of partnering French aircraft engine builder Snecma.
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India refused Dassault’s request to modify HAL’s workload on Rafale
India’s Ministry of Defense has rejected Dassault’s demand to decide on the quantum of work by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in the Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) contract.
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