A defense paper by the New Zealand military is questioning NHIndustries’ fatigue life modelling for the NH90.
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U.S. Navy roped in to help naval Tejas project
The U.S. Navy will help HAL come up with procedures to test the naval Tejas’ compatibility with India’s aircraft carrier.
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Taiwan angry over costs of upgrading F-16s
Taiwan might delay its F-16 upgrade program after the Pentagon ask the island to pay for nonrecurring engineering (NRE) costs of integrating an AESA radar.
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Finland to buy 55 Orbiter 2 UAVs
Finland has picked Aeronautics Defence Systems’ Orbiter 2 UAV over BlueBird’s SpyLite. The €23 million deal includes 55 systems.
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Two F-22 pilots speak out against flying on ’60 Minutes’
Two F-22 pilots have spoken to CBS’ 60 Minutes to explain why they refused to fly the stealth fighter.
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