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US Navy to Transport Damaged Ship to Japan for Repairs by Month...
October 13, 2017 @ 02:19 PMThe US Navy has completed preparations to transport damaged USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) to Yokosuka, Japan, for repairs, Oct
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Japanese F-15 Lost Missile Part During Emergency Take-off
October 5, 2017 @ 01:12 PMJapan Air Self-Defense Forces F-15 fighter jet lost part of its air-to-air missile while taking off for an emergency mission from Chitose Air Base in May 2017. The fighter jet was reportedly scrambled for an alert mission to intercept an unidentified aircraft in Chitoseon on May 5 when one of the missile blades dropped off mid-flight,
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Chinese Fighter Jet Engines Equipped With Home Made Single Crystal Turbine Blades
September 4, 2017 @ 06:06 PM"China's J-20, J-31 and H-20 fighter jets are now powered by homemade engines that feature single-crystal turbine blades that are manufactured using Rhenium metal. Southwest China's Sichuan Province-based private firm, Chengdu Aerospace Superalloy Technology is capable of producing single-crystal turbine blades using Rhenium metal,
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Egyptian KA-52 helicopter Pilots For Mistral Ship To Train In Russia
August 28, 2017 @ 12:54 PMEgyptian pilots of Kamov Ka-52K helicopters that are designed for operation aboard Mistral-class amphibious assault ships will undergo training in Russia. "Our main efforts are concentrated on preparing crews who will operate Ka-52Ks in Egypt
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Human Error, Weather Caused US Marine Osprey Crash-landing In Japan’s Okinawa Island...
August 26, 2017 @ 09:16 AMA V-22 Osprey aircraft that crash-landed off Japan's southern island of Okinawa in December last year was caused by weather conditions and human factors, according to the US military report. The report refutes various media claims about sustainability of the Ospreys, and a Japanese government source told the Mainichi Shimbun on August 23 that the government is set to release the full report soon, once it formally receives the document from the U
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Russian Mi-171A2 Helicopter Type-Certified For Day/Night All-Weather Flight Operations
August 18, 2017 @ 10:26 AMRussian Mi-171A2 Helicopter has obtained a type certificate for operations in a convertible configuration from the Federal Air Transport Agency of the Russian Federation (Rosaviatsia). The type certificate confirms that the Mi-171A2 developed at Moscow Mil Helicopter Plant has been approved to transport passengers and cargoes day and night in standard and adverse weather conditions, including over water areas both as per Visual Flight Rules (VFR) and Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)
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Boeing Wins $276M US Army Chinook Block II Manufacturing Contract
July 28, 2017 @ 03:52 AMBoeing was awarded a $276 million contract for engineering and manufacturing development for the US Army CH-47F Block II program. Work is expected to be completed by July 27, 2020
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China J-20's Engines to Incorporate Powder Metallurgy Superalloys
March 22, 2017 @ 03:02 PMChina is planning to equip J-20 stealth fighter jets with home-made engines that incorporate Powder Metallurgy superalloy turbine disks. China intends to replace the current Russia-produced Saturn AL-31F engines between 2018 and 2019,
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China Unable To Achieve Quality In Stealth Fighter Jet Engine Production
March 13, 2017 @ 09:46 AMChina has a long way to go before it can product world-class jet engines for fighter aircraft, Chen Xiangbao, vice-president of the AECC Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials has been quoted as saying. "For instance, we are able to develop the two most important components in an advanced engine — the single crystal superalloy turbine blades and powder metallurgy superalloy turbine disks — but in mass production, the products' quality is not very satisfactory," he said
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US Army Plans To Deploy AH-64 Apache Battalion To Europe
February 1, 2017 @ 12:23 PMUS Army will be deploying a fleet of 20 AH-64 Apache aircraft from the 1st Armored Division to Europe in February in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve. The 1-501st, also known as the Iron Dragon Battalion, will be deployed this February for a nine-month rotation
Ukraine Drone Strike Damages Pantsir Air Defense System, Aircraft at Russian-Used Crimea...
China's Indigenous C909 Airliner Operates First International Flight
U.K. Air Force to Replace Hawk Trainer with Locally-made Aircraft
U.S. Delays Patriot Missiles, 155mm Shells Supply to Ukraine Citing Low Stockpiles...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
