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Head of the Spanish Navy Adm. Jaime Muñoz-Delgado said his service might have to adopt the F-35B once the current AV-8Bs’ ran out of lifespan in the next decade.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The U.S. Navy has certified the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) command center aboard USS Carl Vinson, making the aircraft carrier the first to do so.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Julio Rivera [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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South Korea’s Agency for Defense Development (ADD) has selected Hanwha Thales as the preferred supplier for the AESA radar to be mounted on the indigenous KF-X fighter.
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Source: KAI
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The first two Lockheed Martin F-35Is for Israel have been scheduled to touch down on home soil on Dec. 12. The lead aircraft will then go into the hangar to have indigenous avionics installed.
Photo: Israeli Air Force
General Atomics has confirmed that the MS-177 multispectral sensor from UTC Aerospace has been tested aboard its Avenger unmanned aerial vehicle over seven flights from January to February this year.
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Photo: General Atomics
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