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Russia: the A-40 Albatross amphibious aircraft will return to production

The Russian navy would like to use it for the anti-submarine war

United Aircraft Corporation (OAK) will soon resume production of the world's largest amphibious aircraft, the A-40 Albatross, developed in the 1980s to perform the anti-submarine tasks previously performed by the Be-12. During the fair Gidroaviasalon 2018 "scheduled for the next three days on the Black Sea in the air base" G. Beriev"-the engineer who directed the Soviet company of the production of...

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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

IndustryChina: first take-off and landing in the water of the AG-600 amphibious aircraft

Steps forward to the next sea test -VIDEO

After the maiden flight done in December 2017, the amphibious aircraft AVIC AG-600 successfully carried out its first flight take-off and landing from water in Jingmen, central China. The seaplane will... more

Civil aviationChina: tests on the AG-600 amphibious aircraft have been completed

Once in service it will be the largest seaplane in the world

Military ambitions steadily growing for Beijing, especially as regards the South China Sea quadrant where the Chinese Air Force will soon be able to develop the largest amphibious aircraft ever built,... more

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