Japan’s Defense Ministry plans to earmark funds in the draft fiscal 2013 budget to evaluate the purchase of V-22 tilt-rotors.
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Turkey denies its fighter pilots arrested in Syria
Turkey has dismissed a news report that 4 of its fighter pilots were arrested while trying to infiltrate into a Syrian air base.
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USAF told to improve UAV pilots’ promotion rate
The U.S. Congress has given the Air Force 180 days to report back on how it intends to improve promotion rates for UAV pilots once the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act is signed into law.
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Northrop Grumman gets urgent requirement to install RDR-1700 maritime-surveillance radar on MQ-8B
NAVAIR has awarded Northrop Grumman a $33.3 million contract earlier this month to install the Telephonics RDR-1700 maritime-surveillance radar on nine Fire Scout UAVs.
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Syria using more accurate Fateh A-110 missiles against rebels
Two U.S. military officials told CNN that the Syrian government has switched to using the more accurate Fateh A-110 missiles against the rebels.
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