The Czech Republic and Sweden have resumed talks to lease Gripen fighters for another decade.
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Chile abandons plan to buy advanced jet trainer
Chile has informed compaines interested to supply an advanced jet trainer to replace its aging A/T 36 jets that the project has been shelved for budget reasons.
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Taiwan has capability to intercept North Korean missile
Taiwan’s Defense Minister assured the public that the island has the capability to intercept any missile fired by North Korea.
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No Scorpion HMS demonstration on F-22
As a result of sequestration, the USAF has cancelled plans to demonstrate the Visionix Scorpion helmet-mounted cueing system on the F-22.
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Malian army helicopter crashed
Five Malian soldiers were killed when their helicopter crashed 60km from Sevare on Apr. 12.
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