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HAL offers to build 40 Su-30MKIs for $2.4 billion

Posted on May 16, 2018 by alert5

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has offered to assemble another 40 Su-30MKI fighters for the Indian Air Force for $2.4 billion.

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Japan will have a total of 7 F-35As in the country by this month

Posted on May 15, 2018May 15, 2018 by alert5

Japan is taking delivery of its second F-35A at Misawa air base today and Defense Minister Yoshinobu Onodera says five more are expected to arrive on May 26, bringing the total to 7.

The first operational Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-35A taxis during an arrival ceremony at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 26, 2018. The aircraft is a high-performance, multirole aircraft with advanced electronics designed to heighten situational awareness and distribute more information to pilots than any other fighter aircraft, giving operators a critical advantage over adversaries. Japan is one of 12 countries to purchase the F-35A in efforts to maximize air superiority. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Deana Heitzman)

India wants to arm Tejas Mark 1A with Meteor AAM

Posted on May 15, 2018May 15, 2018 by alert5

A report from India Today says New Delhi plans to arm the Tejas Mark 1A fighter with the Meteor air-to-air missile.

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Taiwan’s Defense Minister says negotiations to buy the F-35 are ongoing

Posted on May 14, 2018May 14, 2018 by alert5

In an interview with Chinese-language Liberty Times, Taiwan’s Minister of National Defense Yen De-fa said the country is still negotiating with the United States to buy the F-35.

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Swedish PM to testify as witness in Brazil Gripen case

Posted on May 11, 2018May 11, 2018 by alert5

The Stockholm District Court said on May 9 that Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven has been summoned to testify next month as a witness for a Brazilian corruption case.

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