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Airbus Warns Berlin Against F-35 Buy
A leading Airbus manager has warned that the German federal government would snub France for its aircraft procurement. Dirk Hoke, Chief Executive Officer of Airbus Defence and Space, has warned the

India Pulls Out of FGFA Fighter Program: Report
KUALA LUMPUR --- The Indian Air Force (IAF) has shelved its 11-year old collaborative Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) programme with Russia following enduring differences over its development

South Korea Widens Corruption Probe of F-35 Purchase
SEOUL, South Korea --- Despite the celebrated rollout of the first F-35 Lightning II fighter jet for the South Korean Air Force last month, the fifth-generation stealth aircraft is not widely welcomed

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Airbus Warns Berlin Against F-35 Buy
A leading Airbus manager has warned that the German federal government would snub France for its aircraft procurement. Dirk Hoke, Chief Executive Officer of Airbus Defence and Space, has warned the...

India Pulls Out of FGFA Fighter Program: Report
KUALA LUMPUR --- The Indian Air Force (IAF) has shelved its 11-year old collaborative Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) programme with Russia following enduring differences over its development...

South Korea Widens Corruption Probe of F-35 Purchase
SEOUL, South Korea --- Despite the celebrated rollout of the first F-35 Lightning II fighter jet for the South Korean Air Force last month, the fifth-generation stealth aircraft is not widely welcomed...

German MoD Wants to Spend Billions on Weapons This Year
BERLIN --- The German Defense Ministry plans to spend billions of euros on armaments this year to tackle deficiencies in the armed forces’ equipment, German newspaper Handelsblatt reported on Sunday. ...

Japan Clarifies Requirements for F-2 Successor Fighter
The Defense Ministry has compiled a design concept of new fighter jets that will replace the Air Self-Defense Forces’ F-2 fighter jets, planning for the succeeding jets to be able to carry and launch ...

UK Contracts Upgrade of Air Defense Command & Control System
The Ministry of Defence will invest up to £80 million in a new computer system to boost the RAF’s speed and accuracy in protecting the skies, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced. Known...

Serbia Receives Four MiG-29 Fighters from Belarus - Minister
BELGRADE --- Serbia’s army has received four MiG-29 fighter jets from Belarus, Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin said in an interview with the Serbian Politika daily on Sunday. "Under an ag...

Strike Planned At Italian F-35 Assembly
ROME --- Workers at Italy’s F-35 assembly line have announced a strike next Tuesday to protest the widespread use of employment agency contractors at the site. Unions planning the one-day strike sa...

German Deliveries Will Boost Israeli Navy Firepower
On Sunday, Israeli Navy Commander Maj.-Gen. Eli Sharvit announced that the four ships would be named "Magen," "Oz," "Independence" and "Triumph". The decision on the names was determined by a forum he...

US Building New Drone Base in Niger
AIR BASE 201, Niger --- Rising from a barren stretch of African scrubland, a half-finished drone base represents the newest front line in America’s global shadow war. At its center, hundreds of Air...

KC-46 Cost Stable, But Schedule May Slide Further
The total acquisition cost estimate for the KC-46 refueling tanker aircraft remained stable over the last year at $44.4 billion. As shown in the table below, the estimate has decreased about $7.3 bill...

German Army Introduces Puma Infantry Fighting Vehicle
BERLIN --- Germany’s Panzergrenadiere mechanized infantry will receive one of the most modern armored infantry fighting vehicles in the world with the new Puma. Planning for the successor to the curre...

Malaysia Nears Order for Second Batch of Meko Corvettes (Report)
KUALA LUMPUR --- Malaysia’s Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation (BHIC) is preparing a proposal to supply the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) with a second batch of MEKO 100 Kedah-class corvettes, the com...

Amphibious Combat Vehicle on Cost, on Schedule, Says GAO
The first version of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV 1.1) is on track to meet development cost goals with no additional anticipated delays for major acquisition milestones. With regard to costs...

How Will China Use Its Modernized Military?
For the past 20 years or so, China has been engaged in an ambitious effort to modernise and upgrade its armed forces. These modernisation activities have several objectives. For one thing, as China st...

Australia Opens Defence Export Office to Boost Sales
The government’s vision to grow a strong, resilient and internationally competitive Australian defence industry to support our national security received a major boost today with Minister for Defence ...

Europe’s Largest Military Exercise Gets Under Way in UK
More than 11,600 military personnel from 17 nations will take part in Exercise Joint Warrior for two weeks this spring in one of the largest exercises of its kind in Europe, operating out of Her Majes...

Senegal Inducts Thales Helicopter Training System
PARIS LA DÉFENSE, France --- The Senegalese Armed Forces will train Mi-35 attack helicopter and Mi-17 transport helicopter aircrews for collective and tactical operations leveraging Thales’s expertise...

Safran’s Ardiden 3C Obtains EASA Type Certification
BORDES --- Safran Helicopter Engines has received EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) engine type certification for its Ardiden 3C. Powering the Avicopter AC352, the engine has been jointly develop...

Thales Plans to Double Footprint in India
NEW DELHI --- French defence company Thales has said it is working on doubling its footprint in India by expanding its overall product portfolios with a major focus on India's ambitious project to bui...

Airbus to Go All-Out at Berlin Air Show
TOULOUSE, France --- Airbus will present its extensive product portfolio and a number of innovations at the 2018 ILA Berlin Air Show from 25 to 29 April, and will once again be the largest single exhi...

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