Taiwan’s Aerospace Industrial Development Corp (AIDC) is reportedly working on a twin-engine trainer that will replace the single-engine AT-3 for the RoCAF.
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Taiwan appears to be cloning MQ-9
At the Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition, Taiwan unveiled one UAV concept that closely resembles the MQ-9.
B-52 will fly over North Pole to attend MAKS 2011
A B-52 bomber will create history next week by flying over the North Pole and land in Russia. The aircraft is participating in MAKS 2011.
Taiwan waiting for Washington nod on AESA upgrade for F-16A/B
Taiwan has requested to Washington for approval to upgrade its F-16A/Bs with AESA radars.
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Telemetry with HTV-2 lost nine minutes into glide phase
DARPA’s Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 (HTV-2) was successfully launched into the upper atmosphere on Aug. 11. However all signals with the vehicle was lost after nine minutes into the flight.