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As Dassault prepares to make a sales pitch to the Indian Navy to buy its Rafale M, RAC MiG has toss its hat into the ring and a company spokeswoman said the manufacturer is ready to compete by counter-offering the MiG-29K.
Indian Navy [CC BY 2.5 in or CC BY 2.5 in], via Wikimedia Commons
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Officials from KAI, Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), Lockheed Marin, the Indonesian Defense Ministry and PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) gathered in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province for the first KF-X/IF-X joint meeting on Jan. 21.
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Photos: KAI
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AF-1 became the first F-35 to fire the AIM-9X on Jan. 12. David Nelson, Lockheed Martin chief F-35 test pilot at Edwards AFB, was the controls during the test firing over the Pacific Sea Test Range.
Lockheed Martin photo/Chad Bellay
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At the Bahrain airshow, the chief of Kuwait Air Force said the Super Hornet “is one of the best solutions” for his service’s needs as the country waits for Washington to approve the sale of 28 Super Hornets.
By Kogo (Own work) [GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons
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Interfax reported that the MiG-31 will form the basis for a new interceptor – designated as MiG-41.
By Konstantin Tyurpeko (http://russianplanes.net/id161326) [CC BY-SA 4.0 or CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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