Aviation News
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence was in Jakarta, Indonesia this week and the sale of Lockheed Martin’s Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods were among the 11 commercial and investment agreements announced during the visit.
By Hunini (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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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
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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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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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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