Northrop Grumman announced that it will not be participating in this year’s Paris air show. The company may beef up its presence at air shows in Australia and the Middle East instead.
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First batch of upgraded IDF fighters to be ready by end of this year
All 71 upgraded IDF fighters operating at the 443rd Tactical Fighter in Tainan Air Base will be delivered by end of this year.
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New Japanese cabinet to expedite on purchase of Global Hawk
The new Japanese government plans to buy one to three Global Hawks by fiscal 2015. The previous government had wanted to just study the use of large unmanned aircraft.
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Iran test-fires upgraded missiles in naval drill near Strait of Hormuz
Iran says it has tested an upgraded surface-to-air missiles on Monday during a naval exercise near the Strait of Hormuz.
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Tokyo plans to earmark funds to evaluate V-22
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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