Aviation News
Jane’s reported that Myanmar is in talks with Pakistan to license-build the JF-17 fighter. According to the defense publication, the talks are in an advance stage.
By Andres Ramirez [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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TASS reported on Feb. 2 that Russia will deliver a second batch of 10 Su-35s ordered by China this year.
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By Dmitry Terekhov from Odintsovo, Russian Federation (Sukhoi Su-35S) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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It has emerged that the Pakistan Air Force was activated on Feb. 1 to send a horse to Qatar. The animal was a gift from Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to the Emir of Qatar.
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Northrop Grumman and partner BAE Systems announced on Feb. 1 that they are withdrawing from the U.S. Air Force’s T-X jet trainer competition.
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By Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK (Northrop T-38C Talon ‘61-848 / EN’) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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The U.S. Congress has been notified on a potential Foreign Military Sale to South Korea for 60 AIM-9X Block II missiles and 89 AGM-65G-2 Maverick missiles.
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