With the Taiwanese Air Force looking for an advance jet trainer to replace its AT-3 and F-5, AIDC is planning to compete against the T-50 using a modified version of the IDF.
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Month: February 2011
VX-31 Dust Devils retro-painted F/A-18
To celebrate the Centennial of Naval Aviation, VX-31 decided to paint one of their F/A-18s in a retro-paint scheme used by A-4C Skyhawks at NAF China Lake in the 1960s.
U. S. Navy photo by Mike McGinnis
Tejas to be armed with Derby air-to-air missile
The Indian Air Force’s fleet of newly inducted Tejas fighters will be armed with Israeli Derby air-to-air missiles.
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U.S. Navy begins work to bring APKWS II to AV-8B, A-10
The U.S. Navy has started a two-year Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD) program to implement the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS II) on the Marine Corps’ AV-8B and the Air Force’s A-10 aircraft platforms.
Iran to build long-range radar systems
Iran is planning to build two types of long-range radar system and deploy them in certain parts of the country.
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