Canada Receives First Two Australian F/A-18s
Canada has taken delivery of the first two secondhand F/A-18 Hornets purchased from Australia. The two F/A-18As were flown to Cold Lake, Alberta, on February 17 after taking part in …
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New Partner Nation Typhoon Orders Needed to Keep Line Open into the Late 2020s
by Douglas Royce, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. The four partner nations that developed the Eurofighter – Germany, the U.K., Spain, and Italy – ordered 472 aircraft through the end of …
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Spain Formally Joins Franco-German Future Fighter Initiative
As long expected, Spain officially joined the Franco-German project to develop a Next-Generation Fighter (NGF) that will form part of a broader Future Combat Air Systems (FCAS) with the signing …
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Indian Air Force Negotiating for Additional Russian MiG-29s
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is reportedly in advanced negotiations with Russia over an urgent procurement of additional MiG-29 jet fighters. The discussed purchase would involve 21 additional MiG-29s to …
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Greece Considering MH-60R Seahawk Purchase for Hellenic Navy
The Greek government is weighing a possible purchase of up to four Lockheed Martin-Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk maritime multirole helicopters per an announcement on February 12. #Greece looks to procure MH-60R …
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Armenia May Purchase Further Su-30SMs
Armenia may increase its order for Su-30SM fighter jets, beyond the four slated for delivery next year.
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Indian Defense Ministry Issues Invites to Foreign Manufacturers for Naval Utility Helicopter Project
The Indian Ministry of Defence issued an Expression of Interest (EOI) for the procurement of 111 Naval Utility Helicopters (NUHs) for the Indian Navy on February 12. This large-scale initiative …
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France and Germany Build Momentum for New Generation Fighter with Announced Contracts
The defense ministers of France (Florence Parly) and Germany (Ursula von der Leyen) announced two contracts on February 6 that help lay the groundwork for the future sixth-generation jet fighter, …
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Qatar Formally Receives First Dassault Rafale
The Qatari Air Force has officially received its first Dassault Rafale fighter jet
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GE Aviation Nabs Army’s Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP)
The long running Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP) competition has come to a close with incumbent GE Aviation claiming victory over a Honeywell/Pratt & Whitney team. The Army selected GE …
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