A Dutch independent think tank says Netherlands should continue participating in the F-35 fighter test program because pulling out at this stage would incur substantial costs.
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Category: Air Force
RoKAF’s last 737 AEW&C Peace Eye delivered
The fourth and last Boeing 737 AEW&C Peace Eye modified by Korea Aerospace Industries has been delivered to the South Korean air force.
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Taiwan says F-16 upgrade sucks away big chuck of defense budget
Taiwan’s Defense Minister Kao Hua-chu said at a legislative hearing that the country may not have money to buy second-hand M1 tanks from the United States as the F-16 upgrade program has taken up a huge chuck of the defense budget.
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Taiwan will gradually maintain PAC-2 missiles on its own
Taiwan will rely less on the United States to maintain its PAC-2 missiles and gradually take over the process just like it did with the HAWK.
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Oldest surviving Battle of Britain pilot dies at 99
William Walker, the oldest surviving pilot to fight in the Battle of Britain, has died at the age of 99.
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