South Korea has completed testing of the Cheongung or M-SAM air defense system and will deploy it by end of the year.
Tu-160M2 will incorporate avionics derived from PAK FA
Russia’s Radio-Electronic Technologies Concern (RETC) will incorporate technologies from the PAK FA fighter program and use it in the upgrading the avionics of the Tu-160M2 bomber.
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Israel to active first F-35I squadron next week
The Israeli Air Force will activate the first F-35I (“Adir”, Hebrew for Mighty) squadron at Nevatim Airbase next week.
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Plan for an exhibit of Mitsubishi Zero fighter divides town
Residents living in the town of Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan are split over a plan by the Aichi prefectural government to display a Mitsubishi Zero fighter as part of an aviation industry exhibit.
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Boeing assigns vice president of airplane development to oversee KC-46 program
Boeing’s new CEO Dennis Muilenburg has appointed Scott Fancher, vice president of airplane development, to oversee the troubled KC-46 aerial tanker development program.
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