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Japan set to make its F-15 fleet more lethal
Japan is moving forward an ambition to modernise its Boeing F-15J fighter fleet, with the US State Department approving, on 29 October, the major upgrade of 98 aircraft to ‘Japanese Super Interceptor’ (JSI) status.
The potential programme, yet to be contracted, is worth $4.5 billion, according to the Defense ...
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