China’s official news agency has expressed concern over plans to send USS Ronald Reagan to Northeast Asia to join another two aircraft carriers in the region.
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Second thoughts on South Korean stealth fighter
The South Korean military is rethinking about plans to develop a stealth fighter under the KF-X project.
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Official announcement of J-15 test flight?
China Aviation News announced that a new third-generation fighter has made its maiden flight this Autumn with test pilot Li Guoen at the controls. Could this be the J-15?
India – Support for Direct Commercial Sale of AH-64D Block III APACHE Helicopters
DSCA has notified Congress of a potential sale of 22 Boeing AH-64D Block III helicopters to India.
First XXJ test pilot: Liang Wanjun
Chinese military boards are saying that the first test pilot for the new Chinese fighter is Liang Wanjun. He had previously test flown the J-7, J-10 and JF-17. Total flying hours is 2,300. Liang joined the PLA in 1982 and became a test pilot in 1998.
