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Douglas Barrie of IISS says Germany needs the F-35 in order to fulfill the nuclear deterrence role under NATO as the Eurofighter is not certified to drop the American B61 thermonuclear weapon.

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The first two T-50TH jet trainers for the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) are on their way back home. Sources in Taiwan said the two jets arrived in Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport, Taiwan around 3pm local time on Jan. 8. They are expected to depart for Thailand after an overnight stay in Taiwan.

The Nikkei has identified shortfalls in the funding of military aviation projects in Japan’s current five-year defense program which ends this year.

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Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin disclosed that the Tu-160M2 supersonic bomber will be making its first flight by end of the month.

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