Iraq has taken delivery of the KAI T-50IQ, the country’s Air Force chief Anwar Hamad Amin announced on Mar. 16.
Photo: KAI
Category: Air Force
Ukraine is making its own copy of the MiG-29
Ukraine is set to produce its own indigenous fighter and Jane’s reported that the jet will strongly resemble the MiG-29.
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By Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (Air Force of Ukraine. By Taras Gren) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Flight Global says Israel could be eyeing F-15 2040 variant
Arie Egozi from Flight Global reports that Israel wants its new F-15s to carry more missiles and this could be the 2040 configuration that Boeing was touting last year.
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Graphic: Boeing
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Lack of skilled CV-22 personnel lead to postponement of deployment to Japan
The Pentagon has clarified why it had delayed the deployment of the CV-22 to Japan. Spokesman Gary Ross said the Air Force currently has insufficient number of skilled operations and maintenance personnel to make the move happen.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder/Released [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Scorpion not being offered for T-X, Textron AirLand more keen on OA-X
The Wichita Eagle was told by Textron Aviation that its Scorpion jet will not be competing in the U.S. Air Force’s T-X competition and instead the company plans to focus its attention on the potential OA-X program.
Photo: Textron AirLand
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