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China’s Air Force is Training Pilots in South Africa

China’s Air Force is Training Pilots in South Africa

China is training its air force pilots in South Africa by using former French pilots, according to a new report. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) uses a subsidiary and partner of its largest aerospace-defense contractor, Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), to do the job.

AVIC purchas…

China’s Reconfigured AG600 Seaplane Makes Maiden Flight

China’s Reconfigured AG600 Seaplane Makes Maiden Flight

BEIJING — A full-state new-configuration model of China’s AG600 large amphibious aircraft conducted a successful maiden flight on Tuesday, according to the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC).

This new-configuration AG600 amphibious aircraft took off from the Zhuhai Jinwan Airport in …

Pentagon Orders MIDS Terminals for Four European Countries

Pentagon Orders MIDS Terminals for Four European Countries

EUROMIDS, Paris, France, is awarded an estimated 322,200,000€ (U.S. $338,794,284) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide Multifunctional Information Distribution System Low Volume Terminals (MIDS-LVTs), spares, engineering support and logistics to four European nations’ (France,…
Sikorsky Wins $186M Order for Two Additional CH-53K Helicopters

Sikorsky Wins $186M Order for Two Additional CH-53K Helicopters

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a Lockheed Martin Co., Stratford, Connecticut, is awarded an $185,694,050 fixed-price incentive firm modification P00010 to a previously awarded contract (N0001920C0047).

This modification adds scope to procurement and delivery of two unfunded priority list CH-53K Heavy…


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