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CNO Greenert: ‘Cyber Theft is Hemorrhaging Us’

CNO Greenert: ‘Cyber Theft is Hemorrhaging Us’

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert speaks at the Annual Hampton Roads Navy League Dinner on Jan. 28, 2015.

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert speaks at the Annual Hampton Roads Navy League Dinner on Jan. 28, 2015.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The theft of American high tech intellectual property from U.S. defense contractors is major continued technological concern for the Navy, said Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert on Wednesday. Read More

New Chinese Stealth Fighter Relies on Russian Jet Engine

New Chinese Stealth Fighter Relies on Russian Jet Engine

An undated photo of the Shenyang-J-31

An undated photo of the Shenyang-J-31

The Chinese Shenyang J-31 stealth fighter will use Russian-built engines when it enters production. The prototype was known use Klimov RD-93 engines, which were derived from the Soviet-era Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum’s RD-33 afterburning turbofans. Many observers had expected the new Chinese fifth-generation fighter to eventually sport domestically developed engines. Read More