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Australia taking delivery of first F-35 today

Posted on July 24, 2014 by alert5

Lockheed Martin will officially hand over Australia’s first F-35 fighter at its Fort Worth plant today.

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Eurofighter to take part in Danish F-16 replacement contest

Posted on July 24, 2014 by alert5

Airbus Defence and Space has offered the Eurofighter to replace Denmark’s F-16 fleet.

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USAF issues RFI for staring IRST

Posted on July 24, 2014 by alert5

H/T to Mil Aerospace Electronics. The U.S. Air Force has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to determine the feasibility of developing a next generation airborne long range offensive IRST that is a staring system.
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KAI wants to build airfield in Iraq for T-50s

Posted on July 23, 2014July 23, 2014 by alert5

Iraq hopes to build an airfield in the southern part of the country so to support the T-50 jets in future, KAI hopes to secure that construction contract.
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French Air Force receives upgraded E-3

Posted on July 23, 2014July 23, 2014 by alert5

The first of four E-3 AWACS upgraded by Boeing for the French Air Force has been delivered back to the customer.
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