During a media briefing at the Singapore Airshow, Boeing’s vice president for the F-15 program announced that the Saudi Arabia F-15SA will be the first to have weapon station 1 and 9 activated.
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Indian Air Force could buy six more C-17s
The Indian Air Force is looking into buying six additional C-17 airlifters.
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Lockheed Martin: average cost of F-35 would go up
Lockheed Martin said the average cost of the F-35 would “go up somewhat” as the Pentagon postpone production of 179 jets.
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Russia to have S-400 defending its borders
The S-400 air defense system will be deployed near Russian borders this year. Currently, the system is used to defend Moscow.
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Pentagon to save $2.4 billion with KC-46A program
The Pentagon has decided to restructure the Boeing KC-46A program which will result in saving $1 billion in fiscal 2013 and $2.4 billion through fiscal 2017.
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