All 71 upgraded IDF fighters operating at the 443rd Tactical Fighter in Tainan Air Base will be delivered by end of this year.
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Month: January 2013
New Japanese cabinet to expedite on purchase of Global Hawk
The new Japanese government plans to buy one to three Global Hawks by fiscal 2015. The previous government had wanted to just study the use of large unmanned aircraft.
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Iran test-fires upgraded missiles in naval drill near Strait of Hormuz
Iran says it has tested an upgraded surface-to-air missiles on Monday during a naval exercise near the Strait of Hormuz.
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Tokyo plans to earmark funds to evaluate V-22
Japan’s Defense Ministry plans to earmark funds in the draft fiscal 2013 budget to evaluate the purchase of V-22 tilt-rotors.
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Turkey denies its fighter pilots arrested in Syria
Turkey has dismissed a news report that 4 of its fighter pilots were arrested while trying to infiltrate into a Syrian air base.
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