Photo from this morning’s commissioning of Liaoning revealed that the PLAN has designated the ship as Type 001 class aircraft carrier.
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Hu Jintao was guest-of-honor for commissioning of Liaoning
Chinese President Hu Jintao was the guest-of-honor during this morning’s commissioning of aircraft carrier Liaoning at Dalian.
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Breaking: Varyag is named Liaoning, officially inducts into PLAN
Website of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) announced that former Soviet aircraft carrier Varyag is named Liaoning and the ship is officially inducted into service today.
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Brazil delays fighter decision till mid-2013
Brazil has again delayed a decision to buy new fighters. A decision will not be reached until mid-2013.
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HMLA-469’s account on the firefight with Tablian at Camp Bastion
HMLA-469 scrambled their alert aircraft to fight off insurgents when Camp Bastion was attacked. One team of insurgents was eliminated once the helicopter was able to determine the enemy position.
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