Argentine Defense Minister AgustÃn Rossi said in Brazil that his country will start negotiations to join the Gripen program.
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Category: Air Force
Niger bought reconnaissance plane
Niger has purchased a reconnaissance plane for $13.5 million. Neither the type of plane nor details of the purchase were given.
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JTAC fired after friendly fire incident in Afghanistan
The Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) who called in a B-1B air strike that killed five U.S. servicemen in Afghanistan on Jun. 9 has been fired by the U.S. Air Force.
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Lockheed Martin is also protesting USAF 3DELRR award
Shortly after Northrop Grumman filed its protest, Lockheed Martin has follow suit to protest against awarding the USAF’s long-range expeditionary radar contract to Raytheon.
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Royal Thai Navy, Air Force acquire five EC645 T2s and two EC725s
The Royal Thai Navy has signed for five EC645 T2s while its Air Force counterpart placed an order for another two EC725s.