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A three-star general with the India military has been given a task by the government to review the Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) program with Russia.
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The German Air Force revealed that seven out of its eight A400M transport planes are unable to fly. Days after Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen was forced to switch aircraft in Lithuania.
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A joint program management office for the KF-X/IF-X fighter program was declared open in Sacheon, South Korea on Feb. 8. The office is run by both Indonesia and South Korea.
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After breaking up with Raytheon as its American partner for the T-X competition, Leonardo has decided to go alone and compete in the U.S. Air Force competition.
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Greece’s Defense Minister Panos Kammenos has approved a project to upgrade the country’s F-16 fleet to the latest V variant on Feb. 7.
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