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Taiwan kicks off assembly of Advanced Jet Trainer

Posted on June 2, 2018 by alert5

Taiwan’s Aerospace Industrial Development Corp. (AIDC) has started the assembly of the first indigenous
advanced jet trainer on Jun. 1.

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Sweden finalizing deal to buy Patriot

Posted on June 2, 2018June 1, 2018 by alert5

Citing an official from Swedish Materiel Administration (FMV) as its source, Reuters reported that Sweden will soon close the deal to buy the Patriot air defense missile system.

A patriot missile launcher system part of 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment, sits in a training area during the unit’s table gunnery training exercise on Kadena Air Base in Japan, Oct. 19, 2017. (U.S. Army Photo by Capt. Adan Cazarez)

India makes u-turn on Spike missile purchase

Posted on June 1, 2018June 1, 2018 by alert5

Bloomberg is reporting that the Indian government is close to placing an order for Israel’s Spike anti-tank missile.

By 대한민국 국군 Republic of Korea Armed Forces (2014.11.21 해병대 스파이크 사격) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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Odessa Aircraft Plant offers Su-24MR upgrade package

Posted on June 1, 2018 by alert5

Ukraine’s Odessa Aviation Plant is developing a modernization package for the Su-24 tactical reconnaissance jet.

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Orbital ATK to convert 271 AGM-88Bs into AGM-88Es

Posted on June 1, 2018 by alert5

Orbital ATK has been given a $171 million contract to take 271 AGM-88B High Speed Anti-Radiation Missiles from the U.S. Navy and convert into 253 AGM-88E AARGM all-up-rounds (AURs) for the Navy, eight Captive Air Training Missiles and 10 AGM-88E AARGM AURs for foreign military sales (FMS) customers.

By Lt. Michael McGinnis [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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