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MiG Corporation’s general director Ilya Tarasenko told Kommersant newspaper that his employees are busy working on a long-range interceptor that can replace the MiG-31.
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The U.S. Air Force has decided that 841 of its F-16C/D fighters will undergo the service-life extension program (SLEP) that will extend each jet’s structural service life from 8,000 to 13,856 hours.
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An executive from Saab told reporters in Sofia on Jun. 14 that his company hopes to begin negotiations to sell the Gripen fighter after this summer.
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Trade attendees at the Paris airshow will get to see the XQ-222 Valkyrie and UTAP-22 unmanned aerial systems from Kratos Defense & Security Solutions for the first time.
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Qatar has signed the contract to buy 36 F-15QAs from Boeing. Qatari Defense Minister Khalid Al-Attiyah was in Washington to sign the FMS agreement with his counterpart Jim Mattis.
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