The Eurofighter and F-15SE have been eliminated from South Korea’s fighter competition after the air force set more stringent stealth requirements.
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Qatar fighter competition delayed by U.S. bid
The United States was given three more months to submit its FMS offer of F/A-18s and F-15Es for Qatari Air Force’s fighter competition.
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Chilean Army looking to add attack helicopters
A Chilean Army officer said his service is looking at adding attack helicopters to its inventory.
Lt. Col. Ricardo Santander said during his tour of Texas Army National Guard. “The walkthrough of helicopters by the Texas Military Forces has been very helpful with this. We have many transport helicopters, but are looking to add attack helicopters.”
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WZ-10 fills ‘weak spot’ of PLA
Wu Chengfa, deputy chief designer of WZ-10, told reporters during the CFTC media day on Nov. 6 that the attack helicopter will fill in the ‘weak spot’ of PLA’s equipment.
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Iraq takes first delivery of Russian Mi-35 helicopter gunships
Iraq has taken delivery of the first fourMi-35 helicopter gunships on Nov. 7.
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