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reheat ...
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 ...equally long-
awaited active guided missile for
merly known as Ae AMR-1, first
revealed at the 1996 Zhuhai air
show.
The FC-1 must overcome the
PLAAF's desire to invest its scarce
budget in the Chengdu J-10 multi-
role fighter, the multirole Shen-
yangJ-8IIC, and the Sukhoi Su-27
and Su-30MKK.
Chengdu is also insulating itself
against aV end to the FC-1
programmeTW investing company
fun...
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 ...CHINA
DOUGLAS BARRIE/LONDON
ON PAPER, THE CHINESE air force is by far the greatest of Asia's Tigers, with its vast fleet of combat aircraft. In reality, it is closer to a woefully inadequate circus ...
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 ...MILITARY AIRCRAFT DIRECTORY
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 ...MILITARY AIRCRAFT DIRECTORY
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CN235 M tactical transport
2 x GE Aircraft Engines CT7 9C3 turboprop
Power Thrust Thrust
kW dry re-heat
l,394kW
Max Max Combat
Span Length range speed Ceilin...
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 ...XJ" advanced fighter, and the WP 14 for a
new multirole variant of die Shenyang J-8II,
CIS counterparts are scratching for funding.
Lyulka Saturn's continuing AL-31FN sales to
the Chinese for the Chengdu J-10 provide a
valuable income, while licensing deals with
India over the FP version engine provide more.
Klimov's new generation of turboshaft
engines provides the company widi more than ...
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 ...DEFENCE
its security aims. While this is hardly surprising
(most arms-exporting nations argue that de
fence sales provide an advantage in building a
long-term relationship with a customer state), ...
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 ...ources say the deal included
technology transfer and China has
developed the weapon.
The USA has repeatedly accused
Israel of supplying defence tech
nology to China, including avion
ics for the Chengdu J-10 fighter.
Tel Aviv had been hoping that
the Bush Administration would
sanction the sale of Israel Aircraft
Industries Phalcon airborne early
warning systems to China, a deal
vetoed b...
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Lockheed Martin/Boeing's pride and joy
ly to be re-opened. Effectively, those compa
nies not selected will look to squeeze on to
the teams of those which are.
Another debutante in 1...
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 ...DEFENCE ANALYSIS
China's fighter skips generation
DETAILS ARE beginning to emerge of China's Chengdu
J-10, but doubts linger over
whether the fourth-generation
fighter will enter service in signi...
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 ...HEADLINES
China starts to flight test new F-10 fighter
CHINA HAS BEGUN flight testing the new Chengdu F-10
fighter, but there is continuing
uncertainty as to whether the pro
gramme will progress ...
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 ...take in the A3 80 and its inten
tion to take a share in the Airbus
company as a lever. •
China's J-10 makes appearance
China 'sj-10 has made a fleeting appearance
ALONG-SOUGHT picture of China's Chengdu J-10 fighter
has come to light as the latest in a
long-line of internet-related leaks
of military information that has
bedevilled Chinese authorities.
Industry observers note that the
pi...
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 ...DEFENCE
Kentron aims Raptor at export market
DOUGLAS BARRIE/LONDON
KENTRON, South Africa's leading missile manufacturer,
is offering unpowered and pow
ered versions of its still classified
Rapto...
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US intelligence has released first detailed view of Chinese F-10, clearly showing Lavi pedigree
Russians pursue engine and
radar on Chinese F-10 fighter
C HINA'S CHENGDU F-10 fighter ai...
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 ...DEFENCE
CONTRACTS
++ BAE Systems has received a
$1.3 million contract to continue
providing flight instruction for US
Air Force General Atomics RQ-1A
Predator unmanned air vehicle
(UAV) crews. ...
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 ...ully
undertaken the first flight of its
own variant of the AL-31F
engine. The company is hoping
to find applications for the
AL-31 FN on new versions of the
Sukhoi Su-27 family and the
Chinese Chengdu J-10 fighter.
The engine differs from the
basic variant in having a
redesigned fan for higher air
flow. The initial flight was con
ducted on 24 January using a
Su-27 test-bed. Salyut hop...
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fuselage, as would a system to
locate targets for the Kh-31.
It is unclear whether the JH-7A
will be equipped with a new
Chinese built radar or a modified
Russian system, as used in the
Chengdu J-10 and the multirole
version of the Shenyang J-8II.
Last year's deal to sell 80-90 used
Rolls-Royce Spey 202 engines to
China could allow manufacture of a
batch of 20-30 JH-7As, to join...
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 ...Mixed fighter purchase finds
favour with Israeli air force
ARIE EGOZI/TEL AVIV
THE ISRAELI AIR force is leaning towards a split pur
chase of Boeing F-15Is and
Lockheed Martin F-16s, according
to...
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 ...DEFENCE
Russians reveal multi-axis nozzles
ALEXANDER VELOVICH/MOSCOW
RUSSIAN FIGHTER engine manufacturers Lyulka and
KJimov have separately unveiled
two-axis thrust vectoring nozzle
designs for ...
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 ...ntract in December 1998 to sup
ply 80 centre and rear fuselages for
the RAF's Hawks. 3
NEWS IN BRIEF
• KLIMOV ENGINE FOR MO
A proposal to ship several
dozen KlimovRD-93 engines
a year to power Chengdu J-10
fighters is being discussed by
Russia's state arms sales
company Rosvooruzhenie
and Chinese authorities. The
RD-93 is a derivative of the
RD-33 turbofan powering
RSKMiG-29s. The Vr...
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