December 18, 2016 Military Aviation News
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12/18/2016
The flight comes three years after US Navy awarded Northrop a $226 million contract to engineer, manufacture and develop the aerial refueling system the carrier-based airborne early warning and control fleet. “This takes the E-2D to another level, which will bring more combat persistence to the US and our allies,” says Jane Bishop, Northrop’s vice-president for C-2/E-2 programmes, in a statement.
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12/18/2016
Indonesian air force Hercules C-130 aircraft crashed in country's Papua province on Sunday resulting in death of all 13 people on board, media reported. Victims of the crash included three pilots and 10 military personnel, BBC reported.
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12/18/2016
The state-of-the-art J-20 fifth-generation jet fighter is a key part of the Chinese air force. According to Chinese military expert, Li Li, the J-20 could possibly break the US monopoly on fourth-generation fighters.
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12/18/2016
A little-known statute in the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) permits opposition groups in Syria to receive anti-aircraft missiles, sparking worry among analysts that they could be used to target civilian airliners.
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12/18/2016
Chinese state media reported that Beijing’s military has conducted live-fire drills for the first time. The drills took place using fighters and an aircraft carrier in the Bohai Sea, near Korea. This will likely exacerbate tensions with Washington, who has been critical of China’s increased military presence in the hotly-disputed South China Sea.
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