Kuwait has been cleared by the U.S. State Department for the purchase of 750 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) Tail Kits.
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Japan’s defense budget next year includes funds for 6 F-35As
For the fifth straight year, Japan’s cabinet approved a fatter defense budget and it is a record $44 billion.
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Photo: JASDF
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Maiden flight of first production conforming Scorpion jet
The first production conforming Scorpion jet has completed its first flight McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, Textron AirLand has announce.
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Pakistan getting 4 Mi-35Ms next year
Pakistan’s Minister for defense production, Rana Tanveer Hussain, disclosed that four Mi-35M attack helicopters will be delivered to the Pakistan Army next year.
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Folding wing on JL-9? Carrier-base variant?
Update: It’s a regular JL-9.
Guizhou Aviation Industry Import/Export Company (GAIEC) has published a series of images of the JL-9 on the production floor and the wings clearly show the folding mechanism.
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