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The jewels of Chinese aviation on the occasion of the 70 years
The exhibition of weapons and military aircraft in China in Changcun from 17 to 21 October on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Chinese Air Force.Concerning the event, Colonel Zhang Shouhai of... more
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This was stated by Putin at the summit of the heads of State of the CSI in Turkmenistan
"The Americans have acted slyly in devising a reason to abandon the Inf Treaty", said Russian President Vladimir Putin at the summit of the Heads of State of the CIS, underway in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan... more
HelicoptersPhoto. Flight testing begins for the first H-225M helicopters for Kuwait
They will be delivered by the end of the year
Photo. The first H-225M helicopters to be delivered to Kuwait later this year have started flight testing. Kuwait ordered 30 of the long-range multirole units in August 2016. They will be operated by the... more
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Designed to remain in service in orbit for more than 15 years
Photo. TIBA-1, the communications satellite for the Government of Egypt developed by Airbus and Thales Alenia Space (TAS) left the Airbus Defence and Space (DS) clean rooms in Toulouse. The spacecraft... more
UAS-DronesChina: unstoppable growth of planes, helicopters and drones
Thousands of facilities to meet demand
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75 years since the Nazi-Fascist liberation
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The launch will take place in mid-December
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DefenseTurkey-Syria (2): Ankara does not respect the "ceasefire"
Air raids and bombings
Mustafa Bali, head of communications of the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces militias announced today that despite the agreement to stop the fighting (see AVIONEWS) air and artillery attacks continue to... more
AerospaceBoeing contracted to build rocket stages for NASA’s Artemis missions
The company completes first Space Launch System core stage; second in production
NASA and Boeing have initiated a contract for the production of 10 Space Launch System core stages and up to eight Exploration Upper Stages to support the third through the twelfth Artemis missions.Up... more
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Operating and monitoring methods
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For services and support
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It will facilitate the evacuation of Kurdish fighters from the security area
An agreement was reached between Turkey and the United States for the 120-hour ceasefire in Syria. During this time, agreed after the meeting between the Turkish leader Erdogan and the American vice president... more
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10% rates for aircraft production
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Windstar completes first milestone on its USD 250m Star Plus initiative
It’s only appropriate that the culture that gave birth to the Renaissance is where Windstar Cruises ushers in a new era as one of the references in small ship cruising by making the final cut to the h... more
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