Indonesia on Sept. 20 took delivery of four Grob G 120TP basic trainers at Adisutjipto Air Force Base.
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Day: September 21, 2013
PAK-FA faces production obstacles
Despite progress being made in flight testing, Sukhoi’s PAK-FA still faces several production challenges as some parts still require to be handmade.
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First Lot-4 Rafale with AESA radar delivered as standard
France has received the first Lot-4 Rafale with AESA radar delivered as standard.
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Dutch coalition party could derail F-35 purchase
One of Netherlands’ political party has said it is having ‘misgivings’ on buying 37 F-35 fighters. Labour Party leader Diederik Samsom told a late-night television chat show: “I do not know if I can support this decision.”
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Taiwan’s F-16A/B upgrades affected by sequestration
Taiwan’s F-16A/B upgrade program will be affected if sequestration forced the U.S. Air Force to cancel its Combat Avionics Programmed Extension Suite (CAPES) program.
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