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Japanese aviation defense contractors are exiting the business

Posted on July 11, 2018 by alert5

A report by Bloomberg says Japanese defense contractors are not keen to stay in the aviation sector as Tokyo buys more and more military aviation equipment from United States.

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By Hunini [CC BY-SA 4.0 ], from Wikimedia Commons

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Denmark cleared to buy 28 AIM-120 C-7s

Posted on July 11, 2018July 11, 2018 by alert5

The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has notified Congress on the potential sale of 28 AIM-120 C-7 air-to-air missiles to Denmark.

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By: Senior Airman Mark Hoyt, U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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South Korea wants its own version of Taurus

Posted on July 11, 2018July 11, 2018 by alert5

South Korea’s Agency for Defense Development will soon pick a local partner to develop an indigenous variant of the Taurus air-launched, long-range cruise missile for the KF-X fighter.

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By axesofevil2000 (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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BAE Systems has started to port Compass Call EW system to EC-37B

Posted on July 11, 2018July 11, 2018 by alert5

BAE Systems said on Jul. 9 that it has begun work to transition its advanced Compass Call electronic warfare (EW) system from aging EC-130H to the EC-37B.


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Botswana claims no money to buy Gripens

Posted on July 10, 2018 by alert5

Botswana says it cannot afford the $1.7 billion required to buy a fleet of Saab Gripen fighters and will look for cheaper alternatives instead.

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