The U.S. Air Force has grounded its C-27J fleet after one aircraft had a flight control problem during a training sortie.
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Indian Army chief moves to secure attack helicopters for his service
Indian Army chief General Bikram Singh has aggressively move to secure attack helicopters for his service and is expected to ignite a turf war with the Air Force.
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Ex-SAAF helicopter pilot on his defection to Turkey
Former Syria Arab Air Force helicopter pilot, Ahmad Trad, speaks about his defection to Turkey.
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New details on J-21 aka dumpling or Falcon Eagle
A posting on Sanxi Dajian, the transport company tasked with moving the mystery jet from Shenyang to Xi’an, has revealed the jet is called Huying or Falcon Eagle.
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Philippine Navy BN-2A Islander found five ships surrounding stranded Chinese frigate
A Philippine Navy BN-2A Islander has made a reconnaissance mission over Half Moon Shoal and confirmed PLAN frigate 560 is grounded there.
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