A Saab official told reporters that his company will only go ahead and develop a sea-going version of the Gripen when Brazil or India purchase the jet.
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RoKAF F-5 crashes; both pilots killed
A South Korea F-5F has crashed while returning from a training mission in the waters off the country’s west coast on Friday. Both pilots were killed.
Gates defends arms sales to Taiwan
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates cited China’s deployment of cruise and ballistic missiles against Taiwan as a reason to continue supplying arms to the island. Continue reading “Gates defends arms sales to Taiwan”
Dutch Apache sips biofuel
A Royal Netherlands Air Force AH-64D was recently test-flown with a 50% blend of aviation biofuel. This is the first helicopter flight powered by biofuel.
UAE restart talks for advanced jet trainer
The UAE has decided to restart talks for a new advanced jet trainer, Flight International reports.