Defense officials accompanying South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on a visit to UAE are expected to discuss on the sale of the T-50 trainer aircraft with their UAE counterparts.
Iran says it will build jet trainer, improve Saeqeh
A senior military officer with the Iranian Air Force says Tehran is planning to build its own jet trainer and make improvements to the Saeqeh fighter.
A look at potential candidates for South Korea’s FX-III
Boeing’s F-15SE and Lockheed Martin’s F-35 are the potential candidates that will be competing for South Korea’s FX-III fighter program.
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PLAAF planes approached disputed islands, JASDF scrambled F-15s
NHK reported that two Chinese Y-8 aircraft approached within 50 km of the disputed Senkaku Islands on Mar. 2. The JASDF immediately scrambled two F-15s to intercept.
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Sikorsky gets $8 million fine for CH-148 Cyclone delays
Sikorsky will get a $8 million fine for delays in delivering the CH-148 Cyclone helicopter to the Canadian military.