News of the past week.
1. As promised some background on the Japanese Stealth Fighter program. It can find it's origins in the F-2 program, and the next with the stop gap measures and plan to get to this fighter.
Japan decided to go on it's own after it was unable to attain the F-22. They are considering the F-35 though no firm decision has been made.
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/...3188/#readings
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/gener...ighter&prev=10
Second off the "DID" site as well.
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2. A mixed week of good news and bad for the F-35 but in keeping with my continued approach to the F-35 as outlined last week.
http://www.defpro.com/news/details/22660/
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php...13&c=AME&s=AIR
3. Egypt wants to buy 24 new F-16C/D in the latest Block 50/52 configuration.
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/...D-Fleet-05860/
4. BAE signs contract to produce the APKWS fixed wing rockets for USMC and USAF testing over the next 27 monthes. They are planned for use on both the AV-8B HARRIER and
A-10 THUNDERBOLT II.
http://www.defpro.com/news/details/22638/
5. GUARDIAN AMS has started testing with the KC-135 190th Air Refueling Wing. If successful it will be deployed on other types of planes. If not deployed on SPECTRE or SPOOKEY if the program moves on would suggust they have something better. The GUARDIAN is intended for the "slow movers".
http://www.defpro.com/news/details/22671/
Follow up on this.
Regards,
Pat
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