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aircraftBoeing Flies Next Generation Rotocraft With Double the Speed and Range

March 22, 2019 | Brian Wang |
 
The Sikorsky-Boeing #SB1 DEFIANT™ helicopter completed its first flight on March 21, 2019. This next generation vehicle will have twice the speed and twice the range of helicopters. Its two coaxial main rotors and a rear mounted pusher propulsor, DEFIANT …
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aircraftChina’s 7 aircraft carriers in 2025 compared to the 20 of the USA

July 2, 2018 | Brian Wang |
 
China will have 7 aircraft carriers by 2025 and the USA has and will have 20 aircraft carriers. 9 of the US carriers are amphibious assault ships and three of the Chinese ships will also be amphibious assault ships. Only …
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aircraftChina developing H-20 long range stealth bomber

May 4, 2018 | Brian Wang |
 
China is developing the H20 long-range stealth bomber and one version could copy the US B2 bomber and another the Russian Tu-160. Above – H-20 impression from Artist Bai Wei. H-20 art put together information from Chinese research articles and …
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aircraftOverpriced US Wasp mini-carriers is the first carrier patrolling with F35b stealth fighters in the Pacific

March 22, 2018 | Brian Wang |
 
The USS Wasp (mini-aircraft carrier) and its strike group went out for its first regional patrol since arriving in Japan earlier this year. The US could have spent half the money for a larger carrier like the UK Queen Elizabeth …
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aircraftChina will launch nuclear-powered aircraft carrier by 2025

February 28, 2018 | Brian Wang |
 
China might have a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the water by 2025. China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), which refitted China’s first aircraft carrier and built its second confirmed that a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was in the works. The reports are …
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aircraftChina’s J-20 Stealth Fighter will be put on combat patrols over South China Sea

February 10, 2018 | Brian Wang |
 
China’s J-20 stealth fighter has officially entered combat service. The fighter jet officially entered military service in September, and was put through its combat paces over nine days of drills with less-advanced J-16 and J-10C fighters last month. The announcement …
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aircraftChina’s new carrier based AWAC can detect stealth planes from over 200 miles away

January 24, 2018 | Brian Wang |
 
China is building its first carrier-borne early-warning plane called the KJ-600. Above is the KJ-600 The KJ-600 would be fitted with an advanced active electronically scanned array, or AESA, radar which could enable it to spot stealth aircraft such as …
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aircraftDARPA Selects Orbital ATK for Hypersonic Engine Research

January 23, 2018 | Brian Wang |
 
Orbital ATK has entered a new DARPA contract to study the integration of turbine and hypersonic engine technologies into a new aircraft propulsion system under DARPA’s Advanced Full Range Engine (AFRE) program. The AFRE program seeks to develop a new …
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aircraftChina’s next aircraft carrier will make its Navy distant second behind the USA

January 21, 2018 | Brian Wang |
 
China’s third carrier (called the 002) is expected to be launched in 2019 or 2020. It will be almost as large as the US Nimitz carriers and include electromagnetic launchers. 002 will undoubtedly come with other improvements. A more robust …
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aircraftMilitary Confirms China’s high tech third aircraft carrier construction details

January 5, 2018 | Brian Wang |
 
China started building its third aircraft carrier, with a hi-tech launch system, at a Shanghai shipyard last year, according to sources close to the People’s Liberation Army. One of the sources said Shanghai Jiangnan Shipyard Group was given the go-ahead …
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