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Hawker Beechcraft will resume paying T-6 royalties to Pilatus as soon as the company emerges from bankruptcy. The amount to be paid is slightly more than $7.5 million.
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The Pentagon has clarified on a remark made by U.S. Air Force Secretary Michael Donley on Friday that the CV-22 will be deployed to Japan.
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Chief of the PLAN Wu Shenli gave out recommendation letters to seven J-15 pilots for their contributions the the Chinese aircraft carrier program on Jan. 11.
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Turkey has decided to postpone the purchase of the first two F-35 fighters due to rising costs. A final decision will be made in the middle of the year.
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Rebels in Syria has successfully taken over an air base in northwestern part of the country. The Taftanaz air base in the northern Idlib province is used by the government to bomb rebel-held areas and ferry in supplies.
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