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South Korea’s foreign affairs secretary is first person to be sacked over KF-X fiasco

Posted on October 20, 2015October 20, 2015 by alert5

South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye has replaced senior presidential secretary for foreign affairs Ju Chul-ki with Kim Kyou-hyon for failing to obtain the offsets for the KF-X fighter program.

Source: KAI
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HAL Light Combat Helicopter has completed performance trials

Posted on October 17, 2015 by alert5

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) said its Light Combat Helicopter has completed performance trails and will soon get operational clearance from the Centre for Military Airworthiness & Certification (CEMILAC).

By Anand t83 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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McNerney: Boeing plans to assemble military helicopters in India

Posted on October 17, 2015October 17, 2015 by alert5

Boeing chairman Jim McNerney revealed that his company will assemble one type of military helicopter that was recently sold to India locally.

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Navy engineer sentenced to 11 years for attempting to sell carrier schematics

Posted on October 17, 2015 by alert5

A former civilian engineer working for the U.S. Navy has been sentenced to 11 years behind bars for trying to sell schematics for aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford to Egypt.

By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Second Class Aidan P. Campbell [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons