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PLAAF fighter pilot with 5290 flight hours retires

PLAAF fighter pilot with 5290 flight hours retires

A PLAAF fighter pilot who had amassed 5290 flight hours during his career has retired recently. Wang Wenchang had joined the military in 1990 and spent most of time flying the J-7, the Chinese copy of the MiG-21. For more information, hit the Source below Source
Germany Receives Official Notice of Possible US Troop Cuts

Germany Receives Official Notice of Possible US Troop Cuts

The German government Wednesday said it has received official confirmation from the U.S. of plans to reduce the number of American forces in Germany.

German government spokeswoman Ulrike Demmer told reporters in Berlin the government had been informed the U.S. is considering reducing its forces …

Lockheed Wins $1Bn Order for PAC-3 Missiles

Lockheed Wins $1Bn Order for PAC-3 Missiles

Lockheed Martin Corp., Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $1,042,250,000 modification (P00001) to contract W31P4Q-20-C-0023 for incidental services, hardware, facilities, equipment, and all technical, planning, management, manufacturing, and testing efforts to produce Phased Array Tracking Radar …
GD Wins $2.5Bn Order for Stryker Double-V Hull Vehicles

GD Wins $2.5Bn Order for Stryker Double-V Hull Vehicles

General Dynamics Land Systems, Sterling Heights, Michigan, was awarded a $2,477,329,768 fixed-price-incentive contract for the production of Stryker Double V-Hull A1 engineering change proposal vehicles.

Bids were solicited via the internet with one received.

Work locations and funding will …

DGA Delivers 17 New Griffon Vehicles to the French Army

DGA Delivers 17 New Griffon Vehicles to the French Army

In May 2020, the Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) delivered 17 Griffon vehicles from the Scorpion program to the French Army, having carried out pre-delivery verifications during the confinement, in strict compliance with the health rules related to Covid-19 epidemic.

These 17 new vehicles…

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