The U.S. Department of Defense has given Raytheon a $8.8 million contract to upgrade the Center Display Unit on 130 F-16 fighters.
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H-6K, KJ-500 confirmed for Airshow China 2016
At a press conference in Beijing today, Senior Colonel Shen Jinke of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) disclosed that the H-6K bomber and KJ-500 AEW&C platform will be appearing for the first time at Airshow China in Zhuhai this November.
By 日本防衛省·統合幕僚監部 [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Skyguide assigned Swiss Hornet pilot wrong altitude before crash
The Swiss military said on Sept. 6 that preliminary investigations revealed that Swiss air traffic agency, Skyguide, had assigned the Swiss F/A-18 that crashed into mountain on a wrong altitude.
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Poland officially selects Patriot
The Polish government has confirmed that it has selected Raytheon’s Patriot air defense missile system. According to Raytheon, this makes Poland the 6th NATO Patriot country and the 14th Patriot partner nation.
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Turkish Air Force disbands three F-16 squadrons after coup attempt
Three Turkish Air Force F-16C/D squadrons assigned to the 4th Air Wing – the 141st, 142nd and 143rd – have been disbanded and the aircraft assigned to other wings.
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