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The first M-345 HET (High Efficiency Trainer) production basic/advanced trainer aircraft successfully performed its maiden flight at Venegono Superiore airport (Varese, Italy) on Dec. 21.
Photo: Leonardo
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The New York Times says it has reviewed a confidential plan to expand the production of the JF-17 fighter via the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) initiative.
By Andres Ramirez [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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New Zealand has decided that the plan to base F-15SG fighters from Singapore is not feasible.
By Alert5 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Bloomberg is reporting that the Pentagon will request $1.2 billion for 12 Boeing F-15Xs in the fiscal year 2020 budget.
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Graphic: Boeing
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Japan’s Defense Ministry says a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) P-1 maritime patrol aircraft was locked by the fire control radar of a South Korean naval destroyer over the Sea of Japan on Dec. 20.
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