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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.

Video: Saab
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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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Public to be invited to name Taiwan’s new advanced jet trainer

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

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense has announced today that the public will be invited to name the new advanced jet trainer being develop by Aerospace Industrial Development Corp. (AIDC).

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Philippine Air Force grounds Sokol after crash landing

Posted on November 24, 2018 by alert5

The Philippine Air Force has grounded its Sokol helicopter fleet after one crash-landed in Tarlac on Nov. 22.

Philippine Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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