Boeing says the Republic of Korea Army could update its MD 500 helicopters with technology from Boeing’s Unmanned Little Bird.
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JASDF scrambles 8 F-15Js to intercept Chinese plane entering disputed islands
The JASDF scrambled eight F-15Js and one E-2C to intercept a Y-12F from China’s state oceanic administration, which flew past south of one of the disputed islets, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, this morning.
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Pentagon saves 4 percent for each F-35A in LRIP 5
Reuters reports that the Pentagon will pay around $107 million, excluding the engine, for the F-35A in the fifth production contract.
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Oman seeks weapons for its F-16s
Oman has requested to buy a package of weapons for its F-16s. These include: 27 AIM-120C-7s, 162 GBU-12s, 162 FMU-152 bomb fuzes, 150 BLU-111B/B 500-lb Conical Fin General Purpose Bombs (Freefall Tail), 60 BLU-111B/B 500-lb Retarded Fin General Purpose Bombs (Ballute Tail), and 32 CBU-105 Wind Corrected Munitions Dispensers (WCMD).