The Pentagon will delay the purchase of 24 V-22s till after fiscal 2017. The plan to buy 122 aircraft remains the same.
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Month: February 2012
Ramstein to host NATO’s missile shield command
NATO’s missile shield command center will be in Ramstein Air Base, in Germany, a NATO spokesman said on Thursday.
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Production of Distributed Targeting System started
Boeing announced that it has started production of the new Distributed Targeting System (DTS) for the F/A-18E/F. DTS is on schedule to achieve Initial Operational Capability in January 2013.
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Photo: Kim Jong-un inspects MiG-29 unit
Korean Central News Agency on Jan. 31 released photos showing Kim Jong-un inspecting a MiG-29 unit.
Upgrades for PAVE PAWS, BMEWS, and PARCS
The U.S. Air Force has reached out to the industry for solutions to upgrade its PAVE PAWS, BMEWS, and PARCS ballistic missile warning radar systems.
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