Aviation News
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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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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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 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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Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that the military will acquire more than 210 new planes and helicopters next year.
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