Bill McHenry, Lockheed’s head of F-16 business development, told Reuters that the company has enough orders to keep the production line opened till later 2017.
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Rafale out of Brazil’s F-X2 competition
Folha de Sao Paulo daily reported Saturday that Dassault’s Rafale fighter is no longer being considered for Brazil’s F-X2 competition.
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Sale of Eurofighters to UAE in doubt
Britain’s plan to sell the Eurofighter to United Arab Emirates could be in doubt as the Gulf state is not in any hurry to purchase new fighters.
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South Korea exports FA-50 to Iraq
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has inked a deal with South Korea for 24 KAI FA-50 fighters that will be designated T-50IQ.
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Russia to develop new lightweight fighter
Russia plans to roll out a new lightweight fighter to supplement the PAK-FA. The new jet will cost less to buy and easier to maintain.
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