A weapon-locating radar system comprising of a leased SAAB Giraffe radar with a few counter-mortar radars have been set up in the Australian camp in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan.
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Day: February 1, 2011
Canada wants probe, drag chute on F-35A
Canada has asked Lockheed Martin to look into fitting the refueling probe and drag chute on the F-35A.
U.S. fighters offered to India could have better radar performance
U.S. fighter jets being offered to India could get better radar range and electronic-warfare performance, Defense News reports.
LM and Romanian officials wanted sole-source route for F-16s
Lockheed Martin and Romanian officials wanted to introduce the F-16 to Romania without having go through a public competition, WikiLeaks reveal.
Wynne: Scrap AWACS, JSTARS. Replace with F-35s
Former U.S. Air Force Secretary Mike Wynne suggested that the Air Force get rids of its AWACS and JSTARS platforms and use the F-35 to replace the lost capabilities.
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