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RCAF to kick off fighter competition in 2019

Posted on November 12, 2017November 12, 2017 by alert5

Speaking at the Dubai International Air Chiefs Conference, Royal Canadian Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael Hood said the competition for a fifth-generation fighter will start in 2019.

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Japan dispatch helicopter carrier to join U.S. three carrier exercise

Posted on November 12, 2017 by alert5

Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force announced on Nov. 10 that it has dispatch its helicopter carrier Ise along with escorts Inazuma and Makinami to join the U.S. Navy’s three aircraft carrier exercise.

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KAI says LM wants price cuts; talks with Argentina, Botswana at an “advanced stage”

Posted on November 11, 2017 by alert5

At a press briefing on Nov. 10, KAI President and CEO Kim Jo-won told reporters that talks with Argentina and Botswana over the T-50 are at an “advanced stage” and “good results” are expected later this year or early next year.

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