Raytheon will update the Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) transponders on Japan’s P-1 maritime surveillance aircraft.
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First dual AMRAAM shot from F-35 and first live AMRAAM shot from F-35B
The first dual AIM-120 shot from any F-35 variant was successfully carried out in Southern California and it was also the first time a live AMRAAM was fired from the F-35B.
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Naval Tejas to start ski ramp testing
HAL’s Naval Tejas is about to start ski ramp testing at INS Hansa.
Kendall: F-35A engine failure likely not systemic
The Pentagon’s chief weapons buyer Frank Kendall told lawmakers that the fire that started in a F-35A was likely to be an isolated case.
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JMSDF officer assigned to Office of the CNO
The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force will assign an officer to work in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations at the Pentagon for the first time.
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