When the F-35A enters full production in 2019, each plane will cost $85 million in then-year dollars, LM’s general manager of the F-35 program said.
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Category: Air Force
Sukhoi completes delivery of Su-34s under 2008 contract
Sukhoi has completed delivery of the last Su-34 fighter bomber ordered under the 2008 state contract.
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Russian Air Force lost MiG-31
A Russian Air Force MiG-31 crashed on Dec. 14 in the Far Eastern Primorye region. The aircraft just underwent maintenance before the crash.
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Rafale out of Brazil’s F-X2 competition
Folha de Sao Paulo daily reported Saturday that Dassault’s Rafale fighter is no longer being considered for Brazil’s F-X2 competition.
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Sale of Eurofighters to UAE in doubt
Britain’s plan to sell the Eurofighter to United Arab Emirates could be in doubt as the Gulf state is not in any hurry to purchase new fighters.
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