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Germany’s “preferred choice” to replace its aging Tornado fighter-bomber is the Lockheed Martin F-35, an official said at the International Fighter Conference on Nov. 8.
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At the International Fighter Conference in Berlin, a Royal Malaysian Air Force officer disclosed that Malaysia is looking at procuring a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) that can go supersonic while powered by a single engine.
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Chief of the Royal Malaysian Air Force, Gen. Affendi Buang, told the media while attending the Defence and Security 2017 exhibition in Thailand that a technical team will soon be set up for the evaluation of the maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) competition.
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Lockheed Martin has secured a $26.3 million contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) to design, develop and produce a high power fiber laser that will be tested on a tactical fighter jet by 2021.
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A F-15 assigned to Nelli Air Force Base was supposed to be repainted to mark the 70th anniversary of the U.S. Air Force, the base decided to come up with a new paint scheme after the Las Vegas mass shooting on Oct. 1 in order to honor the victims.