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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.
Graphic: Japan Ministry of Defense
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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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Ministry of Defence (GODL-India), GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons
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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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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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The U.S. Air Force has produced a video showing how the GBU-31 based QUICKSINK anti-ship munition is used to take out maritime targets.
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