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At a recent industry day to outline Canada’s plan for a new fighter, industry representatives were told that the CF-18 will continue to operate till 2032.
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Brazilian Defense Minister Raul Jungmann has assured Saab’s Chief Executive Officer Hakan Buskhe that Boeing’s plan to take control of Embraer is not going anywhere.
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Jane’s reported on Jan. 26 that an Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) was in Eindhoven, Netherlands on Jan. 23. Video posted on YouTube shows the jet being a MRTT that will be delivered to Singapore.
A Jan. 26 report by Christopher Biggers for Jane’s says the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the first export customer of the Chinese-made Wing Loong II.
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In this op-ed on Washington Times, former Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT), James A. Lyons and Richard D. Fisher Jr. said the Trump administration should consider selling aerial refueling tankers to Taiwan.
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