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Lee Yong-dae, director of the South Korean Defense Ministry’s procurement bureau, said Thailand is interested in buying 16 T-50 aircraft.
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The Eurofighter and F-15SE have been eliminated from South Korea’s fighter competition after the air force set more stringent stealth requirements.
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The United States was given three more months to submit its FMS offer of F/A-18s and F-15Es for Qatari Air Force’s fighter competition.
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The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Romania of weapons, equipment, and support for 12 F-16 MLU Block 15 for an estimated cost of $457 million.
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A MiG-29 fighter, KB739, of the Indian Air Force crashed on Friday, shortly after take-off from Jamnagar airbase in Gujarat. The pilot ejected to safety.
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