According to the Russian military-industrial complex Web site March 15 reported that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has signed on the 13th of this month to receive the first batch of four Chinese-made K-8W trainer to the Order. The K-8W can be equipped with air to surface missiles, free-fall bombs and guided weapons.
Chavez received the new trainer for the ceremony held to announce, this group of K-8W for the Venezuelan Air Force has a tremendous sense of history and anti-imperialist, helping Venezuela’s military to defend the country’s sovereignty.
However, Venezuela did not reveal from the China National Aero-Technology Import and Export Corporation bought these trainers a specific price.
China National Aero-Technology Import and Export Corporation head of the medium-term in Venezuela last year announced that it will deliver in the K-8W trainer within three years of providing a package of material – technical support, and will also be used in life-cycle of these trainers to provide maintenance period maintenance services.
K-8 by the China National Aero-Technology Import and Export Company, Nanchang Aircraft Manufacturing Company and Pakistan jointly developed the company from south to fly as a basis for design and manufacture of advanced jet trainer, but also the first Chinese co-operation with foreign research and development, in order to export to Lord of the trainer. The aircraft is equipped with modern avionics systems, including instrumentation, communications and navigation equipment, to meet the 21st century pilot training. The aircraft has a strong capability of sustained flight with a maximum flying speed of 800 km, combat radius of 400 km and a maximum range of up to more than 2100 km endurance more than 3 hours. K-8 both for the A-5 attack aircraft or F-5 fighter aircraft like the provision of basic training, but also for US-made F-16 advanced fighter planes like to provide advanced training.
K-8 of the load of bombs up to a ton, when used as a combat aircraft, which is equipped with a 23 mm caliber guns, can also be mounted two air to air missiles, bombs or rockets, for airports to be places air defense operations. In addition, it also can be installed photographic and electronic scanning equipment, an air reconnaissance missions.
So far, K-8’s output has exceeded 500, of which some was also exported to some countries in Asia and Africa.
Chavez had previously said that Venezuela will buy a number of radar systems to China for the fight against drug smuggling. At present, the United States to block Venezuela from Brazil and Spain, access to technology, the use of a U.S. air surveillance radar system.
Need to be reminded that, Venezuela in 2006 Russia had also bought 24 Su–30 multipurpose fighter jets, 50 military helicopters and 100,000 AK-103 assault rifles, with a total value of up to 30 billion dollars.
Beijing December 7: “China’s next generation of tanks will be streamlined to two crew, with full-dimensional protection to combat and all-round capabilities.” MAO Ming China North Vehicle Research Institute, recently told “tanks and armored vehicles” magazine reporter, said.
Fort Hood, shooting case, hasan major with two pistols, fired more than 100 rounds of ammunition, killing 13 people and wounding 30 people. He is one of two pistols revolvers (caliber and model unknown), the other is FN57. As Army major, Hassan sure that our basic firearms training, performance and use of handguns are more familiar with. He also explains the choice of pistols this point. Revolvers can be loading six-fat, good reliability, not afraid of blind fire, but re-loading slowly, with a range close to accuracy is also poor, for better self-defense at close range. FN57 are automatic pistol, is not that it can be repeating, but can be continuously pulled the trigger firing, without the need to re-pull bolt between each firing. The structure easier to withstand large revolvers recoil, so it can launch large powerful ammunition. Hassan did not know how much the caliber of the revolver was estimated to be .38, .40, .45 between a, it may be like Magnum to strengthen the power of bullets. But the revolver should not be a major weapon the assailant Hassan, the amount of capacity is too small bombs, firing more than 100 issued to loading almost 20 times, each time the total have to have tens of seconds to 1 minute? Estimated Hassan’s main weapon is FN57, revolvers only be used for magazines in the FN57 time to be defensive if someone rushed into use. Hassan would like to quite in thoughtful.
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