Bell Helicopter and Sikorsky/Boeing have been selected for the first phase of the Joint Multi Role technology demonstration (JMR TD).
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Russia to start work on replacing MiG-31 in 2017
Head of the Russian Air Force, Col. Gen. Viktor Bondarev, said Russia will start developing a replacement for its MiG-31 in 2017.
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VAQ-138 to relief VAQ-132 at NAF Misawa
VAQ-138 will relieve VAQ 132 at NAF Misawa, Japan this month. The squadron brought five EA-18 G Growler aircraft and approximately 190 personnel for this deployment.
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Russia would open an air base in Belarus
Russian Air Force commander, Colonel General Viktor Bondarev, said that Russia would open an air base in the town of Baranovichi, Belarus.
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USN delays stand up of VAQ-143
The U.S. Navy was supposed to stand up VAQ-143, its fourth expeditionary electronic attack squadron, in October. The activation has been postponed to another date.
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