Japan has determined that the three foreign proposals to replace the F-2 fighter does not meet its costs and capability requirements.By Toshi Aoki – JP Spotters [CC BY-SA 3.0 or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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AAG performance testing for C-2, E-2 completed
Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) performance testing has been successfully completed for the C-2A Greyhound, E-2C+ Hawkeye, and E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft, General Atomics announced on Oct. 2.
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U.S. Army to build F-22 alert facility at JBPHH
The U.S. Army has given Nordic PCL Construction Inc. a $41 million contract to build an F-22 Fighter Alert Facility at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.
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Taiwan to take delivery of 4 upgraded F-16Vs in next six months
Chief of staff of the Republic of China Air Force, Gen. Liu Jen-yuan, told lawmakers that his service will take delivery of four upgrade F-16Vs in the next six months.
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USN accelerating sundown of C-2
The U.S. Navy has accelerated the sundown of the C-2 Greyhound, from 2027 to 2024, Rear Adm. Scott Conn, director of air warfare on the chief of naval operations’ staff (OPNAV N98), told lawmakers from the House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee last week.