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Korea decided Tuesday not to select Boeing’s F-15 Silent Eagle (SE) as its next generation fighter, meaning that the $7.5 bil. project will start again from scratch. The nation’s arms procurement agency said it recommended the Boeing fighter jet to its top decision-making committee, chaired by Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin, but the latter did not…
In a show of force following weeks of North Korean bluster, the U.S. on Thursday took the unprecedented step of announcing that two of its nuclear-capable B-2 bombers joined joint military drills with South Korea, dropping dummy munitions on an island range. The announcement is likely to further enrage Pyongyang, which has already issued a…
Malaysia has shortlisted five manufacturers as it seeks to buy 18 combat aircraft by 2015 to replace its ageing fleet of Russian-made MIG-29s, the defence minister said today. The choice was between the Britain-backed Eurofighter Typhoon, Sweden’s SAAB JAS-39 Gripen, France’s Dassault Aviation Rafale, Boeing’s F/A 18E/F Super Hornet and Russia’s Sukhoi Su-30, Industry sources…
Two Agusta Westland AW109 multi-purpose army helicopters have been brought to the Felda Sahabat 16 plantation near Lahad Datu in Sabah, Malaysia as part of the move to beef up the military assets used in the “Ops Daulat” offensive against Sulu terrorists. The twin-engine eight-seat reconnaissance and transport aircraft will add to the might of…
Helicopters have always been products of aerodynamic genius. The ability to maneuver in tight spaces, make angular turns characterize it as ideal for most, if not all scenarios. Anything from combat to civilian applications sits well within the helicopter’s range of operation. With particular emphasis on performance, many helicopters are built with standard add-on qualities…