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Turkish defense procurement officials revealed that the Turkish Navy is keen to induct a long-range maritime patrol aircraft to complement its CN-235 and ATR72 fleet. Industry sources say the proposed requirements can be met by the P-8A from Boeing.
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua Hammond [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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An anonymous source told Defense News that Vietnam is keen to buy F-16s and P-3s from the DoD’s excess defense articles (EDA) program.
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Photo: TNI AU
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The Pentagon has been forced to admit that the final hurdle to clear the F-35 for full rate production will not happen until 2018, as predicted by its director of operational test and evaluation.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Hans M. Kristensen from the Federation of American Scientists analyzed the Pentagon’s latest annual report on Chinese military developments to sift out information on China’s nuclear forces.
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