Three F-35s will depart the United States today and are expected to arrive in Israel on Apr. 23. This will increase Israel’s F-35 fleet size to five aircraft.
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Photo: Israeli Air Force
Category: Industry
Taiwan to put in request to buy F-35 in July
Taiwan’s lawmakers were told by Minister of National Defense Feng Shih-kuan on Apr. 20 that his ministry will approach the United States this July to signal its intention to buy the F-35.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Testing of PAK-FA’s 9-A1-4071K cannon likely to be completed this year
An executive from NPO Pribor told reporters that the testing of the 9-A1-4071K cannon for PAK-FA will likely be completed this year.
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Adversary services companies struggling to challenge the F-35
CEO of Airborne Tactical Advantage Company told Seapower magazine that the F-35 “is easily able to counter the adversary services aircraft thrown at it in numbers” and the adversary services industry is struggling to come up with a realistic threat aircraft to challenge fifth-generation fighters.
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Photo courtesy by Frank Crebas
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Vietnam keen on getting Ansat, Mi-17V-5, Mi-38
A delegation from the Vietnamese Defense Ministry is visiting the Kazan Helicopter plant and the discussions centered around the export of Mi-17V-5, Mi-38 and Ansat helicopters to Vietnam.
By Vitaly V. Kuzmin (http://vitalykuzmin.net/?q=node/468) [CC BY-SA 4.0 or CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons