Thanks to an Air Force-led provincial reconstruction team and local Afghans in Mehtar Lam province east of the Afghanistan capital of Kabul, area residents near Rayn now have access to a steady supply of electricity. The PRT led construction for a new micro-hydroelectric plant, which produces 25 kilowatts of power and supplies electricity to about 300 homes. The commander of the Mehtar Lam PRT, Lt. Col. Brad Bredenkamp, attributed the successful completion of the plant to the combined efforts of local Afghanis, the local government, and the airmen.
China’s dependence on Russian fighter aircraft engines may soon affect the People’s Liberation Army Air Force fleet if Russia can't service or provide engines or parts for up to 40 percent of the Chinese fighters, experts at the China Aerospace Studies Institute conference said. Western sanctions on Russia related to…