Russian deputy prime minister Dmitry Rogozin has throw cold water on the plan to build a new long-range manned bomber to replace the Tu-160 and Tu-95.
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Category: Air Force
V-22 painted in Canadian colors
As part of a sales campaign to sell the V-22 to Canada for its search-and rescue needs, Boeing/Bell painted a V-22 fuselage in Canadian colors and the interior was fitted with equipment for a search-and-rescue mission.
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South Korea to evaluate F-35 using simulators
South Korea will send test pilots to the United States in the upcoming months to test the F-15SE and F-35. Lockheed Martin has refused to let any South Korean fly its aircraft and Seoul will have to rely on simulators.
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Israel to decide on second F-35 squadron this month
The Israeli military will meet to discuss on the new multi-year program later this month and included in the itinerary is for a second F-35 squadron.
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Dempsey denies military agenda behind NASA study in Thailand
NASA plans to conduct its Southeast Asia Composition, Cloud, Climate Coupling Regional Study from U-Tapao airport in Thailand this August and chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey has refuted rumors that the study is a military mission in disguise.
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