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Afghan MD 530Fs getting ballistic-tolerant crashworthy fuel systems

MD Helicopters was awarded a $6.1 million contract to retrofit 18 legacy Afghan Air Force MD 530F helicopters with ballistic-tolerant crashworthy fuel systems (CWFS). By Staff Sgt. Perry Aston (USAF) (dvidshub.net) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons The 59-gallon tank is compliant to MIL-DTL-27422. The retrofit will be carried out in Afghanistan. The press release also […]
HUD footage from J-10 that crashed in Guilin last month

HUD footage from J-10 that crashed in Guilin last month

A J-10 fighter from the PLAAF crashed in Guilin on Sept. 4 and the HUD footage from the jet has been released on TV yesterday. The jet was flown by Wang Jiandong with 2,100 flying hours. The aircraft had a bird strike which took out the engine. Wang attempted to return the fighter, #635, back […]

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