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The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has reached out to the industry for solutions to turn one of its non-stealthy fighter platform into an unmanned fighter that can be paired with a manned aircraft.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. J. Scott Wilcox (U.S. Air Force photo 130919-f-ZN655-35) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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At Defexpo India 2016, Thales and BEL-Thales Systems Limited (BTSL), the joint venture between Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Thales, have signed a partnership agreement for the joint development of the PHAROS fire control radar.
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Photo: Thales
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An official from Rosoboronexport says the combat debut of the Su-34 in Syria has garner interest from a few Middle East countries.
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French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and his Qatari counterpart, Sheikh Khalid Al-Attiah, have signed the final contract to sell 24 Rafale fighters to Qatar at the opening day of the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference.
By Hermann Keist (Deutsch: selbst fotografiert) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation sent us the latest photos of MRJ FTA-1 during its flight tests and one of the pictures has the MRJ and X-2 stealth demonstrator together.
Photo: Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp.