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In the late 1960s, the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) adopted the AR-15 as their main service rifle. [citation needed] Due to difficulties in obtaining the rifles from the United States, the Singaporean government purchased a license to domestically manufacture the M16 rifle, which was then designated the M16S1.
In most industrial countries, the aerospace industry is a co-operation of the public and private sectors. For example, several states have a civilian space program funded by the government, such as National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the United States, European Space Agency in Europe, the Canadian Space Agency in Canada, Indian Space Research Organisation in India, Japan Aerospace ...
The wing is a supercritical design with a 0.87 to 0.88 drag divergence Mach number depending upon lift coefficient. [41] It is based on the G650's wing design with the same 36° sweep. The G600's wingspan will be 8 ft (2.4 m) wider than the G500, allowing for 11,250 lb (5,100 kg) [ 12 ] of additional fuel.
By 2006, Embraer was studying a military tactical transport design of a similar size to the Lockheed C-130 Hercules, to be powered by 17,000–22,000 lbf (75.6–98 kN) jet engines, such as the Pratt & Whitney PW6000 and Rolls-Royce BR715. [11] In April 2007, Embraer publicly stated that it was studying a medium-size airlifter.
In September 2018, PwC ranked aerospace manufacturing attractiveness: the most attractive country was the United States, with $240 billion in sales in 2017, due to the sheer size of the industry (#1) and educated workforce (#1), low geopolitical risk (#4, #1 is Japan), strong transportation infrastructure (#5, #1 is Hong Kong), a healthy ...
Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) is a division of The Boeing Company based in Arlington, Virginia, near Washington, D.C. The division builds military airplanes, rotorcraft, and missiles, as well as space systems for both commercial and military customers, including satellites, spacecraft, and rockets.
Though initially equipped with a number of B.2 aircraft, [172] the Squadron eventually operated nine B.2 (MRR) aircraft (also known by the unofficial designation SR.2). [ 56 ] [ 173 ] The aircraft were modified for the role by removing the TFR (and its thimble radome) and adding the LORAN C radio navigation aid.
The Singapore Ministry of Defense selected the M-346 in July 2010. [ 200 ] Taiwan : The Republic of China Air Force is looking to replace its current fleet of AT-3 jet trainers and F-5 LIFT planes with 66 advanced trainers, both Lockheed Martin with the T-50 and Alenia Aermacchi with the M-346 responded to a request for information (RFI).