Testifying before the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, the deputy assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and the Pacific, Kin Moy, told lawmakers that the cancellation of the U.S. Air Force’s Combat Avionics Programmed Extension Suite (CAPES) program will not affect Taiwan’s upgrading of its F-16A/B fleet.
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Category: Air Force
Photos: F-35 formation flight with P-38
The F-35A Lightning II in formation with P-38 Lightning during the unveiling ceremony for the F-35A at Luke Air Force Base on Mar. 18.
Photo: Lockheed Martin
U.S. to start integration of B61-12 nuclear bomb on NATO F-16, Tornado in 2015
NATO F-16 and Tornado aircraft will be integrated with the new B61-12 nuclear bomb starting next year.
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USAF delays LRSO to 2018
Plans for the U.S. Air Force to field a long-range standoff (LRSO) weapon has met another setback, budget constraints has forced the service to delay the contract award until fiscal year 2018.
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Italy hints at further cuts to F-35 order
Italy’s new defense minister Roberta Pinotti has hinted that Rome is prepared to further cut its order for the F-35.
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