November 24, 2016
Canada has begun negotiating for an "interim" purchase of 18 F/A-18E/F Super Hornets. The Canadian government has not formally withdrawn from the F-35 program. However, the ruling Liberal Party had previously pledged to pursue less expensive options for recapitalizing Canada's fighter fleet.
http://www.star-telegram.com/news/business/article116510233.html
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $536 million sustainment contract for the F-22 fighter.
http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newslockheed-wins-536m-f-22-sustainment-services-contract-from-usaf-5673940
Reports continue to circulate, comparing the presumed capabilities of China's J-20 stealth fighter, which recently entered low rate initial production, and the Russian PAK-FA stealth fighter, which is expected be procurred by both the Russian and Indian armed forces.
http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india-india-s-stealth-fighter-pak-fa-will-be-superior-to-chinese-j-20-report-357719
Japan recently scrambled fighters to the East China Sea after a reported flyover of Japanese claimed islands by a Russian helicopter.
http://www.arirang.co.kr/News/News_View.asp?nseq=197982
Turkish warplanes have reportedly staged air strikes against suspected PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party) positions in northern Iraq.
http://www.nrttv.com/en/Details.aspx?Jimare=11100
Lockheed Martin has secured a $1.2 billion contract to upgrade Korea's F-16 fighters. The deal includes the installation of APG-83 AESA radar. Lockheed snagged the deal after an earlier agreement with BAE Systems fell through, due to rising costs.
http://www.nasdaq.com/article/lockheed-martin-clinches-12b-fms-deal-for-koreas-f-16-cm712005
http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2016/11/21/lockheed-scores-1-2-billion-contract-to-upgrade.html
The U.S. State Department has formally approved the sale of 72 F-15QA Strike Eagles to Qatar and 40 F/A-18E/F Super Hornets to Kuwait.
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/state-department-approves-kuwait-and-qatar-fighter-431637/
South Korea is continuing to negotiate technology offset agreements with the United States, for the supply of components and technologies for a proposed indigenous South Korean stealth fighter.
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/korea-pursuing-kfx-technology-through-future-offset-431682/
The Russian MiG-29K that recently crashed into the Mediterranean reportedly ran out of fuel as it was awaiting permission to land on the carrier deck.
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2016/11/22/Crashed-Russian-MiG-29-ran-out-of-fuel-awaiting-repairs-officials-say/2691479842178/
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