A new poll conducted by the Isopublic polling institute revealed that the majority of Swiss is still against buying Gripen fighters.
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Malaysia not buying new fighters anytime soon
Malaysia’s Defense Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said the government has no intention to buy new jets to replace its Russian fighters at the present moment.
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China likely to sign deal for Su-35 fighters next year
Viktor Komardin, deputy head of Rosoboronexport, said last week that China will sign a deal for Su-35 fighters next year.
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Japan has issues fielding Global Hawk
Japan will find it difficult to field the RQ-4 Global Hawk as the current aviation law restricts the flight of unmanned aircraft in Japanese airspace.
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South Korea to lift grounding of T-50 next week
The RoKAF will resume flying the T-50 from next week after investigators determined that there were no technical problems with the jet that crashed on Aug. 28.
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