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The U.S. Air Force confirmed with Defense News that it has sent a letter to the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) to inquire on the cost and challenges of switching the default Martin-Baker ejection seat to the ACES 5.
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The new Russian Zagon-2 depth charge is being integrated on the Mi-14 anti-submarine helicopter, Techmash Concern’s CEO Sergei Rusakov told RIA Novosti.
By Pokazylotniczepl (Own work) [GFDL or CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Pakistan has managed to export its PAC Super Mushshak basic trainer to Qatar. The contract was signed recently in Doha.
By Sergey Ryabtsev [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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A U.S. Air Force infographic on the F-35A’s deployment to Mountain Home Air Force Base revealed that the jet scored a 8:0 kill ratio against the F-15E during mock air combat.
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U.S. Air Force graphic by Melissa E. Walther
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This September, the U.S. Navy plans to conduct a live-fire test at at White Sands Missile Range whereby a F-35 provide sensor data in order for a SM-6 anti-air missile to destroy its target.
By U.S. Navy photo/Released (http://www.navy.mil/view_image.asp?id=180264) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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