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The joint Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) program by India and Russia has been delayed by two years, India’s deputy defense minister M M Pallam Raju said on Monday.
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This op-ed by Andrew Erickson and Gabe Collins say China will find it difficult to produce good military jet engines due to bureaucratic barriers in its jet propulsion industry.
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The Royal Thai Air Force has traded three of its unserviceable G222 transports for one Saab 340B. The 340B arrived at Surat Thani on May 2.
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U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz said the P-8 is not an ideal platform to replace the Air Force’s E-8.
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The South African Air Force’s last four Gripens will return home from Sweden by September.
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