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Bogdan: Cost of each F-35 would increase about $1 million if Canada withdraws

Posted on October 23, 2015October 23, 2015 by alert5

F-35 program manager, Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan, revealed that each F-35 sold will see an increase in its price by about $1 million if Canada withdraws from the program.

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Lockheed Martin to upgrade USAF’s Sniper pods

Posted on October 23, 2015October 23, 2015 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force has given Lockheed Martin $176.1 million in contracts to produce the Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod-Sensor Enhancement (ATP-SE) and upgrade existing Sniper ATPs to the ATP-SE configuration.

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U.S. preparing to sell 8 F-16s to Pakistan

Posted on October 23, 2015 by alert5

The New York Times reported that the Obama administration has informed Congress of a potential FMS of eight F-16s for Pakistan.

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Su-30SM flying ops in Syria

Posted on October 23, 2015 by alert5

New video from Russia’s Ministry of Defense on Su-30SMs operating in Syria. Contains footage from various angles.

First flight of F-16V at Edwards AFB; RoCAF jet

Posted on October 22, 2015October 22, 2015 by alert5

The F-16V has flown for the first time at Edwards Air Force Base on Oct. 16, Lockheed Martin announced. The major difference in the variant is the inclusion of a APG-83 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR).

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