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Taiwan to unveil new fighter in 2024

Posted on May 15, 2022May 15, 2022 by alert5

Taiwan is scheduled to unveil the design of its new fighter in 2024 and make its first flight in 2025, Up Media reports.

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Japan could collaborate with Britain to develop F-X fighter

Posted on May 15, 2022May 15, 2022 by alert5

According to Japan’s Sankei news, Tokyo has decided to switch its partner for developing the F-X fighter from Lockheed Martin to BAE Systems.

Graphic: Japan Ministry of Defense

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Kazakhstan to manufacture ANKA unmanned air vehicle

Posted on May 14, 2022May 14, 2022 by alert5

Kazakhstan will be able to assemble the ANKA unmanned air vehicle in future as state-owned Kazakhstan Engineering as signed a a memorandum of understanding with Turkish Aerospace Industries for the production.

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Germany mulls supplying the IRIS-T SLM to Ukraine

Posted on May 14, 2022 by alert5

Ukraine could be operating its most sophisticated air defense missile system in November if a plan by Germany to supply the country with the IRIS-T SLM goes ahead.

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Exercise Beverly Sunrise 22-04 in Japan

Posted on May 14, 2022May 14, 2022 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force, Navy and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force carried out exercise Beverly Sunrise 22-04 at Misawa Air Base, and Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 7-13.

Sixteen U.S. Air Force F-16CM Fighting Falcons, 12 Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters, two JASDF E-2C Hawkeyes, one JASDF CH-47 Chinook, one U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler, one USN C-12 Huron, and one USN P-8 Poseidon perform a wing capabilites demonstration to culminate a week-long readiness exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 13, 2022. The large formation was part of a routine exercise scenerio that tested the 35th FIghter Wing’s ability to generate airpower in support of the defense of Japan and other partner nations, ensuring the stability and security of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Leon Redfern)

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