China’s Ministry of Defense has confirmed that the Hongdu L-15 advanced jet trainer has entered production.
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Category: Industry
Airbus aims to have second A400M export this year
Speaking at the Singapore Airshow, Christian Scherer, head of marketing and sales at Airbus’ defense and space division, said his company hopes to secure a second export customer this year.
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Funding to shutdown F/A-18 line could be in fiscal 2016 budget
According to Reuters, the U.S. Navy could fund the shutdown of the F/A-18 production line in the fiscal 2016 budget.
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BAE Systems made inquiries in Japan on F-15, F-2 upgrades
BAE Systems says it has made initial inquiries in Japan on their requirements to upgrade the F-15J and F-2 fleet.
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Swedish plans to swing Swiss Gripen vote
Swedish media is reporting on plans by the Swedish government to win over the public on the purchase of Gripen fighters in Switzerland.
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