Afghan Air Force pilots may head to Moody Air Force Base in Georgia to train on flying the A-29 light attack aircraft.
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Iraq bought Sukhoi fighters from Russia, Belarus
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki told BBC that Baghdad had bought a number of used Sukhoi fighter jets from Russia and Belarus and they would be put into use soon.
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USAF awarded $1.28 billion contract to Sikorsky for combat rescue helicopter
The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $1.28 billion contract for the initial engineering and manufacturing development phase of the new combat rescue helicopter to Sikorsky.
Japan to deploy F-35s at Misawa in 2017
Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said the JASDF will deploy its first 20 F-35As at Misawa air base in 2017.
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Eurofighter to test modification kit which includes LERX
By end of the year, the Eurofighter consortium will flight test an aerodynamic modification kit that adds leading edge root extensions and extended trailing edge flaps to the fighter.
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