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The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force is set to decommission its J-7 fighter jets this year, according to a report from Global Times. The J-7, China’s first supersonic fighter jet, has been in use by the PLA Air Force and the People’s Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF) for many years, but has been gradually retired since 2018 as the country’s production capacity of new aircraft has increased.
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In a recent development, the President of Guyana, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, has agreed to the purchase of two Dornier 228 aircrafts from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Kanpur. The aircraft is a twin-engine turboprop, highly versatile multi-mission maritime patrol aircraft manufactured by HAL for the Indian military and coast guard.
Sean d'Silva (GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2), via Wikimedia Commons
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A Indian Air Force pilot has died in an apparent mid-air collision between a Mirage 2000 fighter and a Su-30MKI.
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The Czech government is negotiating with the Swedeish government to extend the lease of 14 Gripen fighters till 2035, Czech news site Novinky has reported.
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Blue Force Technologies (BFT) and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) have successfully completed a ground test for a novel carbon fiber composite propulsion flow path system for BFT’s Fury uncrewed fighter under the AFRL Bandit program.
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