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Lawmakers from Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party meet Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Jun. 11 and he told them he supports a program to develop an indigenous fighter to replace the F-2.
By Toshi Aoki – JP Spotters [CC BY-SA 3.0 or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Sikorsky has received a $542 million contract to build six low-rate initial production VH-92A presidential helicopters.
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U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Hunter Helis [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Jane’s reports that Rafael Advanced Defence Systems will be adding a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery intelligence payload to the Litening 5 and Reccelite XR all-weather stand-off airborne electro-optic (EO) targeting pods.
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Draken International has announced that it will commence testing the Snecma Atar afterburning turbojet engines for its F-1 fleet starting from today at Lakeland Linder International Airport.
Photo: Draken International
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New Zealand announced on Jun. 11 that it has selected the C-130J-30 to replace the C-130H.
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Alan Wilson [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons