Taiwan is scheduled to unveil the design of its new fighter in 2024 and make its first flight in 2025, Up Media reports.
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Japan could collaborate with Britain to develop F-X fighter
According to Japan’s Sankei news, Tokyo has decided to switch its partner for developing the F-X fighter from Lockheed Martin to BAE Systems.
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More testing of Astra Mk. 2 and Mk. 3 this year
India’s indigenous Astra Mk. 2 long-range air-to-air missile will be fired from the Su-30MKI fighter for the first time this year, a Times of India report says.
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Taiwan’s next-generation fighter to debut in 2025, will use new powerplant from GE or RR
Taiwan has initiated the program to develop a next-generation fighter aircraft under project 303. The air force has determined that a new power plant based on the F125 is insufficient to meet the needs of the new jet.
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GE has started testing its XA100 adaptive cycle engine at AEDC
The U.S. Air Force’s Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) has started testing its first adaptive cycle engine, the XA100 from General Electric.
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