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A program manager with Japan’s Ministry of Defense said the first flight of the ATD-X stealth demonstrator is scheduled to take place in the first quarter of 2016.
Photo: Japan MOD
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Russian presidential aide for military-technical cooperation Vladimir Kozhin has told TASS that Moscow has started to deliver the S-300 air defense system to Iran.
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The Israeli Defense Force is preparing for its next five-year plan and the situation in Israel’s neighborhood has changed dramatically since the last plan was formulated.
Photo: Russian Defense Ministry
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The Swiss Air Force currently has two F/A-18s on standby to scramble from 8 a.m. till 5 p.m. for most of the weeks of the year. This is set to change and by 2020, the country will be able to activate the Hornets within 15-minutes around the clock each day.
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In an exclusive interview with The News, Pakistan Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman told the newspaper that his service “has opened negotiations with the U.S. manufacturers for exploring options of buying single engine multirole F-35.”
By U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Staci Miller [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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