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Taiwan unveils first homegrown submarine amid china tensions

Taiwan’s President has unveiled the island’s first domestically-made submarine. A second sub will be commissioned if testing on the prototype is successful. Taiwan has been under pressure from Beijing to avoid ordering submarines from other countries. Tensions have been rising, between China and the self-governing island. Beijing claims Taiwan as part of its territory. Ridzwan Rahmat is a principal defence analyst with Janes. He joins…

India launches home-grown lunar lander Chandrayaan-3, in bid to be fourth country to reach the moon

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Read more on the story: https://sc.mp/3psx India launched its unmanned spacecraft, the Chandrayaan-3, on July 14, 2023, to land on the moon. A live feed showed a successful launch in what is India’s second attempt to become the fourth country to land on the moon. The rocket lifted off from Sriharikota in the southern state of…

China’s first home-grown flight simulator for pilots to cover all national airports

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Hong Kong’s flight simulator: https://sc.mp/5uir China’s first self-developed full flight simulator (FFS) visual system will rebuild all the domestic airport scenes, according to its developer. China Southern Airlines and Tencent released the visual system on June 20, 2023, at the inauguration of a joint aviation safety and simulation research lab in Zhuhai in southern China’s Guangdong…

Why it took China’s home-grown C919 plane 15 years to start flying passengers

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube For the latest coverage: https://sc.mp/55yy China’s home-grown C919 passenger jet completed its maiden commercial flight on May 28, 2023. The flight marked a big step toward Chinese self-sufficiency in aviation, but it took 15 years to accomplish. Why did the project take so long and what barriers did Chinese aircraft company Commercial Aircraft Corporation have in…

C919 takes off: China shows off its first home-grown passenger jet

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube State-owned aerospace manufacturer the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China delivered China’s first domestic passenger jet to China Eastern Airlines on December 9, 2022. The C919 plane took off for a 15-minute flight in the ceremony, marking a milestone in the country’s aviation ambitions. The narrow-body passenger plane needs to undergo more than 100 hours of test…

India launches its first home-grown aircraft carrier

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube India commissioned its first home-built aircraft carrier on September 2, 2022, as it seeks to expand its own indigenous shipbuilding capabilities. The new 262-metre (860ft) carrier was designed by the Indian navy and built at the Cochin shipyard in southern India. It was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as part of the country’s commemoration of…

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