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Author: Daniel Darling

Defense / Military Aircraft

Philippines Defense Secretary Says U.S. Attack Helicopter Offers Are Too Pricey

May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 - by Daniel Darling

Barely two weeks after an announcement that government-to-government Foreign Military Sales (FMS) requests by the Philippines to Washington for potential buys of U.S.-sourced attack helicopters had been cleared by the …

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Defense / Military Aircraft

Greece Leasing Heron MALE UAVs from Israel

May 11, 2020May 11, 2020 - by Daniel Darling

The Hellenic Ministry of Defense plans to lease several Heron medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) drones from Israel for use in maritime reconnaissance and surveillance missions. The lease of three Israel Aircraft …

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Defense / Military Aircraft

Philippines Cleared by U.S. Government for Attack Helicopter Buy

May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 - by Daniel Darling

The Philippines is looking to procure American-produced attack helicopters through the U.S. government-to-government Foreign Military Sales (FMS) channel, and on April 30 the State Department sent official notice of clearance  …

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Asia / COVID-19 / Featured / Geopolitics

For These Two Countries, the Strategic Calculus in the Indian Ocean Region Remains Unchanged

April 28, 2020April 28, 2020 - by Daniel Darling

Back on April 14, the International Monetary Fund announced the expected when it noted that the global economy is in a tailspin as entire economies are brought to a standstill …

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Asia / COVID-19 / Geopolitics / Region

Thailand Cuts Defense Budget, Suspends Military Acquisition Projects

April 23, 2020April 23, 2020 - by Daniel Darling

Thailand becomes the latest defense spending domino to fall in Asia as governments look to shift funding priorities toward novel coronavirus (COVID-19) economic and civil relief packages. With Thailand’s economy …

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Defense / Military Aircraft

German Defense Minister Makes Tornado Replacement Plans Official

April 22, 2020April 23, 2020 - by Daniel Darling

Germany’s Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer announced toPparliament on April 21 the decision to split the replacement program for the Panavia Tornado combat aircraft into two platforms. The long-rumored purchase plans …

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Featured / Geopolitics

Norway Unveils Latest Long-Term Defense Plan

April 20, 2020April 20, 2020 - by Daniel Darling

The Norwegian government has released its Long-Term Defense Plan, which proposes to steadily increase defense investment to reach the NATO minimum goal of 2 percent of GDP by 2028. The …

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Asia / COVID-19 / Geopolitics

South Korea Plans Defense Budget Reduction in Wake of COVID-19 Pandemic

April 16, 2020April 16, 2020 - by Daniel Darling

As South Korea seeks to mitigate economic fallout and social disruption in the wake of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the government is looking for areas with which to shift …

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COVID-19 / Europe / Featured / Geopolitics

How Will Germany’s Defense Spending be Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic?

April 9, 2020June 18, 2020 - by Daniel Darling

The outbreak of the worldwide novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is placing the global economy in a near-total freeze as governments are forced to undertake shelter-in-place and quarantine orders in order …

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Defense / Military Aircraft

Lockheed Martin Gets Pentagon Contract for Bulgarian F-16s

April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 - by Daniel Darling

Bulgaria’s combat aircraft acquisition is now moving to the production phase, as the U.S. government has awarded Lockheed Martin a $512 million contract for manufacture of eight F-16V Block 70s. …

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