Iraq has taken delivery of the KAI T-50IQ, the country’s Air Force chief Anwar Hamad Amin announced on Mar. 16.
Photo: KAI
Ukraine is making its own copy of the MiG-29
Ukraine is set to produce its own indigenous fighter and Jane’s reported that the jet will strongly resemble the MiG-29.
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Flight Global says Israel could be eyeing F-15 2040 variant
Arie Egozi from Flight Global reports that Israel wants its new F-15s to carry more missiles and this could be the 2040 configuration that Boeing was touting last year.
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Turkey wants to buy S-400, needs a loan from Russia for that too
News media in Turkey and Russia have been floating stories on Turkey’s desire to procure the S-400 air defense missile system. TASS says Ankara also seeks to have a loan to finance the purchase.
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Lack of skilled CV-22 personnel lead to postponement of deployment to Japan
The Pentagon has clarified why it had delayed the deployment of the CV-22 to Japan. Spokesman Gary Ross said the Air Force currently has insufficient number of skilled operations and maintenance personnel to make the move happen.
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