July 18, 2021 Military Aviation News

China builds new Great Wall as global sea conflict escalates

07/18/2021

Chairman Xi Jinping insisted it would never happen. But it has. China has permanently stationed combat aircraft on its illegal artificial island fortresses in yet another South China Sea escalation. Y-8Q anti-submarine patrol and KJ-500 airborne early warning & control (AWAC) aircraft were spotted by the US Naval Institute in May. It didn’t seem entirely unusual. Such aircraft had dropped in on the islands before.

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Opinion: It's time to ground Canada's purchase of fighter jets

07/18/2021

Two years ago, the Liberal government launched a multi-billion-dollar competition for 88 new fighter jets. The government is now evaluating three bids: Lockheed Martin’s F-35 stealth fighter, Boeing’s Super Hornet, and SAAB’s Gripen. Early next year, the government expects to choose the successful bid and award the contract.

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