An executive from Bell told Economica.net that Romania could be producing the AH-1Z attack helicopter in the next 4-5 years.
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XS-1 will take-off and land at Cape Canaveral
DARPA’s Experimental Spaceplane (XS-1) program will be using Cape Canaveral as the base to test the spaceplane with Boeing.
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MiG Corporation working on long-range interceptor
MiG Corporation’s general director Ilya Tarasenko told Kommersant newspaper that his employees are busy working on a long-range interceptor that can replace the MiG-31.
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USAF wants to upgrade 841 F-16C/Ds to 13,856 airframe hours
The U.S. Air Force has decided that 841 of its F-16C/D fighters will undergo the service-life extension program (SLEP) that will extend each jet’s structural service life from 8,000 to 13,856 hours.
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Saab hopes to start Gripen negotiations with Bulgaria after summer
An executive from Saab told reporters in Sofia on Jun. 14 that his company hopes to begin negotiations to sell the Gripen fighter after this summer.
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