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Poland has awarded Leonardo Helicopters a contract valued at $423 million for the delivery of four AW101 helicopters equipped for naval missions. The contract had been anticipated since Poland inked …
Poland Extends Contract to Leonardo for Four AW101 Navalized Helicopters Read More
Spain’s Ministry of Defense signed a contract with local shipbuilder Navantia on April 23 covering construction for a new class of five F-110 multimission frigates. The EUR4.317 billion ($4.83 billion) …
Spanish Ministry of Defense Inks F-110 Frigate Contract with Navantia Read More
Romania intends to purchase five additional secondhand F-16s from Portugal as per a statement by Romanian Defense Minister Gabriel Les. Romania already purchased 12 F-16s from Portugal in 2013 as …
Romania Plans to Buy Additional ex-Portuguese Air Force F-16s Read More
Indonesia continues to expand its amphibious capability with the awarding of an IDR360 billion ($25.5 million) contract to local shipbuilder PT Bandar Abadi for production of two additional landing ship …
Indonesia Adding Two More Amphibious Landing Ships Read More The evaluation phase of Switzerland’s ongoing fighter assessment for a new-generation combat aircraft is underway. The current flight trials follow an earlier exercise whereby Swiss officials tested the aircraft models …
Switzerland Begins Evaluation Phase of Combat Aircraft Competition Read More
On March 20, Germany’s parliamentary budget committee signed off on two projects each costing EUR25 million ($28 million) apiece. The first pertains to an upgrade of 101 of the Bundeswehr’s …
Germany Allocates Funding for Leopard 2 Upgrade/PzH 2000 Ammunition Procurement Read More
The Australian government announced on March 25 its intended procurement of a new short-range air defense capability involving the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) from Norway’s Kongsberg and U.S.-based …
Australian DoD Announces New Short-Range Air Defense Capability Read More The British Ministry of Defence announced on March 22 a nearly $2 billion procurement of a fleet of five Wedgetail E-7 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft from Boeing. …
U.K. Pulls Trigger on Wedgetail AEW Purchase Read More A new mine countermeasures solution to replace the Tripartite minehunters in the navies of both Belgium and the Netherlands has been selected. A contract for the production and maintenance of …
Belgium and the Netherlands Select Naval Minehunting Solution Read More Poland plans on fielding a bigger, stronger military over the coming decade and is prepared to support its aspirations with matching funding. The intention of having a formidable national defense …
Poland Military Modernization Continues Apace Read More