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Bulgaria spending $106 million to overhaul MiG-29s, Su-25s

Posted on November 29, 2018November 29, 2018 by alert5

Bulgaria’s government will allocate $106 million to overhaul eight MiG-29s and an unspecific number of Su-25s.

By Krasimir Grozev [CC BY-SA 3.0 ], from Wikimedia Commons
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Lockheed Martin awarded Legion Pod LRIP contract

Posted on November 28, 2018 by alert5

Boeing has given Lockheed Martin two contracts: first is a 28-month Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) contract for the Legion Pod and a Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) for 19 Legion Pods.

Photo: Lockheed Martin

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Japan intends to buy 100 more F-35s

Posted on November 28, 2018November 28, 2018 by alert5

The Nikkei says Japan’s government intends to buy another 100 F-35 fighters to replace the F-15.

The first operational Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-35A taxis during an arrival ceremony at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 26, 2018. The aircraft is a high-performance, multirole aircraft with advanced electronics designed to heighten situational awareness and distribute more information to pilots than any other fighter aircraft, giving operators a critical advantage over adversaries. Japan is one of 12 countries to purchase the F-35A in efforts to maximize air superiority. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Deana Heitzman)

Watch the maiden flight of second Gripen E test aircraft

Posted on November 28, 2018November 27, 2018 by alert5

The second Gripen E test aircraft, 39-9, made its first flight on Nov. 26 from Saab’s airfield at Linköping, Sweden.

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Qatar to take delivery of 6 F-15QAs by March 2021

Posted on November 27, 2018November 27, 2018 by alert5

Qatar says it will take delivery of the first six F-15QAs from Boeing by March 2021. Another six will be delivered three months later.

Photo: Qatar Ministry of Defense

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