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Finland kicks off fighter competition

Posted on April 28, 2018April 28, 2018 by alert5

Finland is inviting fighter manufacturers to submit bids to supply 64 aircraft to replace its legacy Hornets.

By Airwolfhound from Hertfordshire, UK (F/A-18 Hornet – RIAT 2015) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Embraer to deliver first KC-390 closer to end of the year

Posted on April 28, 2018 by alert5

Embraer disclosed during an earnings call with journalists that its KC-390 cargo plane is expected to be delivered to launch customer – the Brazilian Air Force – “closer to end of the year.”

CH-53K program eight months behind schedule

Posted on April 27, 2018April 26, 2018 by alert5

A Selected Acquisition Report on the CH-53K program seen by Bloomberg says Lockheed Martin may be falling behind schedule and the initial operational capability could be deployed by eight months.

The CH-53K King Stallion arrives at Naval Air Station, Patuxent River on June 30, 2017. Photo courtesy U.S. Navy.

Tu-22M3M to fly in August

Posted on April 27, 2018April 26, 2018 by alert5

CEO of the Tupolev told TASS recently that his company will flight test the modernized Tu-22M3M supersonic bomber in August.

By Dmitry Terekhov from Odintsovo, Russian Federation (TU-22M3) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Japan offers P-1 in French-German maritime surveillance aircraft project

Posted on April 26, 2018 by alert5

France and Germany are working on a program to jointly procure a new maritime maritime surveillance aircraft project and Japan has offered its P-1 as the solution.

By Aleem Yousaf (Kawasaki P-1, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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