Saab has announced that the Gripen E fighter will not be heading to Payerne, Switzerland for flight tests this month.
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Philippines to take delivery of AIM-9Ls this year
The Philippine Air Force is about to take delivery of AIM-9L air-to-air missiles from Diehl Raytheon, an official from the Department of National Defense (DND) has confirmed.
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Abe gives his support for indigenous fighter to replace F-2
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.
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Sikorsky to build six LRIP VH-92As
Sikorsky has received a $542 million contract to build six low-rate initial production VH-92A presidential helicopters.
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Rafael integrating SAR to Litening 5 and Reccelite XR pods
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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