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Boeing Whistleblower Alleges Systemic Problems with 737 MAX

Boeing Whistleblower Alleges Systemic Problems with 737 MAX

A Boeing engineer who last year lodged an internal ethics complaint alleging serious shortcomings in development of the 737 MAX has written to a U.S. Senate committee asserting that systemic problems with the jet’s design “must be fixed before the 737 MAX is allowed to return to service.”

The let…

Turkey Tests First Locally Made Missile Engine

Turkey Tests First Locally Made Missile Engine

ISTANBUL — The prototype testing of Turkey’s first domestically designed medium-range missile engine TEI-TJ300 was carried out Friday in the Turkish Aerospace Industries’ (TAI) compound with the participation of Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank.

The Medium Range Anti-Ship Missile…

House of Commons Issues Three Reports on UK Nuclear Deterrent

House of Commons Issues Three Reports on UK Nuclear Deterrent

In a vote in July 2016 the House of Commons approved the decision to maintain the UK’s nuclear deterrent beyond the early 2030s. After almost a decade of work on the project, that vote subsequently enabled the programme to move forward into its manufacturing phase, which will see the construction of…
Taiwan’s Brave Eagle Jet Trainer Makes Official First Flight

Taiwan’s Brave Eagle Jet Trainer Makes Official First Flight

TAIPEI — After nearly a year of dynamic and static testing, the Brave Eagle Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) has made its first official flight at a special ceremony Monday morning (June 22) at Ching Chuan-kang Air Force Base in Taichung, with President Tsai Ing-wen presiding over the event.

The offi…

China’s Top Legislature Votes to Join Arms Trade Treaty

China’s Top Legislature Votes to Join Arms Trade Treaty

BEIJING — China’s top legislature Saturday voted to adopt a decision on joining the Arms Trade Treaty. Lawmakers approved the decision at a legislative session of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee, which ran from Thursday to Saturday.

The approval is a major step in China’s acti…

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