Boeing has confirmed that the first KC-46 aerial refueling tanker for Japan will make its first flight in early 2021.
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Elbit to upgrade Romanian Air Force’s IAR-99 fleet
Elbit has secured an approximately $27 million contract to carry out the first phase upgrade of Romanian Air Force’s IAR-99 fleet.
725-Avioane_IAR.99C_Soim-DSC_3031.JPG: Willy Henderickxderivative work: Threecharlie, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Successful separation tests of 1,000-kg AASM from Rafale
Safran’s 1,000-kg AASM precision guided munition has carried out two inert separation tests from a Rafale fighter.
Photo: Dassault
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Norinco’s Type 90, SWS2 and CS/SA1
China’s CCTV channel 7 recently did a video on Norinco’s Type 90 twin 35 mm anti-aircraft gun system, CS/SA1 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG) and the SWS2 35mm 8×8 wheeled SPAAG.
Lockheed Martin to assist MHI in F-X project
News reports from Japan said that Lockheed Martin has been chosen to assist Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) in the development of the F-X fighter.
Graphic: Japan Ministry of Defense
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