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Greece wants to upgrade F-16s to V variant, lay foundation for F-35

Posted on February 9, 2017February 9, 2017 by alert5

Greece’s Defense Minister Panos Kammenos has approved a project to upgrade the country’s F-16 fleet to the latest V variant on Feb. 7.

Tim Felce [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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NASAMS selected for Norwegian Army’s Mobile Ground Based Air Defense System requirement

Posted on February 9, 2017February 8, 2017 by alert5

Norway has given Kongsberg a contract to develop a Mobile Ground Based Air Defense System based on the NASAMS for the Norwegian Army.

Photo: Kongsberg
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Germany explores operating joint A400M fleet with Czech Republic, Switzerland

Posted on February 8, 2017February 8, 2017 by alert5

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.

By Peter Gronemann from Switzerland (A400M seconds to touch down) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Indonesia’s new Air Force chief to investigate AW101 purchase

Posted on February 8, 2017 by alert5

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