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Reuters say Germany is in talks with Czech Republic and Switzerland to operate a joint fleet of 13 A400M transport aircraft that Germany had wanted to sell away.
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By Peter Gronemann from Switzerland (A400M seconds to touch down) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Indonesian Air Force Chief of Staff Air Marshall Hadi Tjahjanto has promised to investigate the purchase of a AgustaWestland AW101 despite the fact that the acquisition was rejected by President Joko Widodo twice.
Photo: Sgt Ray Cooper RAF/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
This year’s iteration of the Avalon airshow in Melbourne, Australia could see the debut of the Lockheed Martin F-35A in the country.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devante Williams [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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By late 2019, the U.S. Marine Corps is expected to declare initial operational capability for the V-22 Aerial Refuelling System (VARS), starting with four Ospreys.
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The South Korean Ministry of Defense has confirmed that Adm. Harry Harris, commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, had proposed to forward deploy the U.S. Navy’s newest destroyer USS Zumwalt to South Korea.
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