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2023

Turkey Contemplates China-Pakistan JF-17 “Thunder”?

Turkish exclusion from the F-35 development program and the impediment from acquiring the Eurofighter Typhoon as well as F-16 Block 70 have prompted Turkey to explore the JF-17 “Thunder”,   a fighter aircraft jointly-developed by Pakistan and China, as alleged by the local media.

North Korea Converts Cargo Aircraft Into AWACS, AEW

The North Korean military is reported to have modified one of its large Russian-made cargo aircraft into an Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) or Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft, as part of efforts to enhance its air defense network capabilities.