Iranian fighter jet crashes, 2 pilots dead
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DefenceTalkAn Iranian F-4 Phantom fighter jet crashed during training exercises near the border with Pakistan on Tuesday, killing both pilots, state television reported. State TV quoted a local security official as saying the plane had crashed about 65 kilometres (40 miles) from the city of Konarak in Iran’s southern Sistan-Baluchistan province. “Unfortunately a military training […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iranian-fighter-jet-crashes-2-pilots-dead-66351/
Korean Air, Airbus sign accord for jet fighter bid
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DefenceTalkKorean Air and European aerospace giant Airbus have signed an agreement to jointly bid for an $8-billion jet fighter project, an airline spokesman said Sunday, pitting them against a team comprised of Lockheed Martin and Korea Aerospace Industries. The project is designed to develop and produce 120 fighter jets of a new “indigenous” type to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/korean-air-airbus-sign-accord-for-jet-fighter-bid-63271/