Two industry sources in Indonesia told Aviation Week that Jakarta are in talks with Western fighter manufacturers on a potential order for new aircraft.
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Drone found at NAS Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base
A Promark Drone P70-CW was found abandoned on a taxiway inside NAS Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base by a F-16 pilot on Jan. 6.
By Capt Brian Wagner [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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USAF deploying new variant of GBU-57
Capt. Emily Grabowski, a U.S. Air Force spokeswoman, has confirmed to Bloomberg that the GBU-57 has gotten a fourth upgrade and the new variant is being deployed in the service.
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Saab could cancel Gripen contract with Brazil over Boeing’s potential tie-up with Embrarer
Brazilian daily Folha says CEO of Saab, Hakan Buskhe, will tell Brazil’s Defense Minister Raul Jungmann on Jan. 25 that his company could cancel the contract to supply Gripen fighters if there is a tie-up between Boeing and Embraer.
Photo: Saab, CC0
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A-10s heading to Afghanistan
After a break of six-years, the U.S. Air Force is deploying the A-10 ground attack jet in Afghanistan.
By U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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