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Bloomberg has reported that the Pentagon is faulting Boeing for continuing quality, management and other deficiencies in the production of F-15s and F/A-18 fighters at its St Louis production facility.
By US Air Force c/o Michael B. Keller [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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China announced that the Chengdu J-10C fighter has entered operational service with the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) on Apr. 16.
Ukraine’s upgrade of the Mi-2, the MSB-2, has made its first flight on Apr. 16.
Morocco is reported to have ordered its F-16 detachment at Al Dhafra airbase, UAE, to return home. The fighters were there a part of the country’s contribution to the Saudi-led coalition against the Houthis in Yemen.
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In future, when a U.S. carrier strike group or flight of bombers are rotated to South Korea for deployment, Seoul may have to partially fund for the deployment as well.
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