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Philippines’ Department of National Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. announced on Jun. 30 that the country’s PHP61 billion multi-role fighter program should proceed as a comprehensive “full package” that includes airborne warning and control systems and aerial tankers for mid-air refueling, expanding the scope significantly beyond the original fighter aircraft acquisition.
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South Korea’s plan to purchase 36 additional AH-64E Apache attack helicopters appears to have been scrapped after the National Assembly slashed the program’s budget from 10 billion won to 300 million won in a supplementary budget passed Jul. 4. The remaining funds are expected to be transferred to other programs, effectively eliminating the 4.7 trillion won ($3.43 billion) deal.
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China’s first domestically-built aircraft carrier Shandong will visit Hong Kong from Jul. 3-7 with three escort vessels, offering public tours for the first time to Hong Kong residents, China’s Xinhua News Agency reported Jun. 28.
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Poland has completed a lease agreement with South Korea for AIM-9P Sidewinder short-range air-to-air missiles to equip its FA-50GF fighter aircraft, Polish Deputy Defense Minister Paweł Bejda announced Jun. 25.
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U.S. Representative Darrell Issa has introduced legislation that would make a 100-year-old Korean War veteran eligible for the Congressional Medal of Honor more than seven decades after his classified combat actions that military historians consider among the most extraordinary in American aviation history.
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