After being grounded for five months, Embraer’s first KC-390 prototype has resumed its flight test program with the jet spotted flying on flight tracking sites on Mar. 2.
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Japan cleared to buy MK 15 Phalanx Block IB Baseline 2 Conversion Kits
The U.S. State Department has authorized the sale of 24 MK 15 Phalanx Close-in Weapon System (CIWS) Block IB Baseline 2 conversion kits to Japan.
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Chinook said to be front-runner in Israel’s heavy-lift helicopter competition
Flight Global is reporting that the Israel Defense Force is giving preference to the Boeing CH-47 helicopter to replacing its aging CH-53.
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Japan to seek international partner for F-2’s successor
Japan has decided that it will seek foreign help in creating a successor for its F-2 fighter fleet and a request for information (RFI) will be sent out to U.S. aerospace companies this week.
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Type 26 frigate will have MK 41 VLS
BAE Systems has selected Lockheed Martin’s Mk 41 Vertical Launching System for the three Type 26 anti-submarine warfare frigates that it has been contracted to build for the Royal Navy.