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A news report from Kuwait says the Gulf state is ready to proceed with a plan to buy 40 Super Hornets from Boeing.
By U.S. Navy photo by Midshipman John Ivancic [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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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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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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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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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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