Aviation News
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.
By Toshi Aoki – JP Spotters [CC BY-SA 3.0 or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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.
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) unveiled a new anti-tank missile dubbed Azarakhsh and the missile is externally identical to the American AIM-9 dogfight missile.
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India’s Air Force chief, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa, told The Indian Express that his service is not seeking to have a classified briefing on the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter.
By MSgt Donald Allen [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Boeing confirmed on Mar. 1 that it has been given a contract to the life of existing Super Hornets from 6,000 to 9,000+ flight hours.
Graphic: Boeing
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