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Indonesia Drops Russian Fighter Acquisition Plans

December 27, 2021December 27, 2021 - by Daniel Darling

The Indonesian National Defense-Air Force (TNI-AU) has given up its quest to acquire Russian combat aircraft. Instead, the service will shift its focus to two Western alternatives, the Boeing F-15EX …

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France Orders Development and Production Contract for H160M Guepard Joint Light Helicopters

December 23, 2021December 23, 2021 - by Daniel Darling

The French defense procurement agency, the Armament General Directorate (DGA in French acronym), awarded a roughly EUR9 billion ($10.17 billion) contract to Airbus Helicopters on December 22 for the development …

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The Road Ahead for the F-35 in Europe

December 14, 2021January 18, 2022 - by Forecast International

More Nations Showing Interest in Lockheed’s Fifth-Generation Fighter as Headwinds Emerge in Switzerland and the United Kingdom by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. Recently, the Finnish Ministry of Defense …

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Finland Taps F-35 Lightning II to Replace Hornet Jet Fighter Inventory

December 10, 2021December 14, 2021 - by Daniel Darling

Finland’s HX Program, aimed at finding a successor platform for the Finnish Air Force’s inventory of F/A-18C/D Hornets, has now closed on the finish line, with the government authorizing the …

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At Long Last: Airbus Awarded C-295 Contract

September 24, 2021September 24, 2021 - by Daniel Darling

Two weeks after being cleared by the Indian government’s Cabinet Committee on Security, a $2.5 billion contract was finally awarded to Airbus Defense & Space for the order of 56 …

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Rolls-Royce and Babcock Sell Stakes in AirTanker Holdings

September 14, 2021September 14, 2021 - by Richard Pettibone

Rolls-Royce and Babcock Engineering announced that they have reached an agreement with Equitix Investment Management Limited to sell their respective stakes in AirTanker Holdings Limited. AirTanker Holdings Limited, a joint …

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France Orders Additional Reaper Block 5 UAV

June 30, 2021June 30, 2021 - by Daniel Darling

France has agreed to procure an additional MQ-9 Reaper Block 5 unmanned aerial vehicle via the U.S. government-to-government Foreign Military Sales (FMS) channel. The $79.42 million contract, announced on June …

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Guns and Diplomacy: Philippines’ F-16 FMS Request Approved by U.S.

June 25, 2021June 25, 2021 - by Daniel Darling

The U.S. State Department has approved a Philippines government-to-government Foreign Military Sales (FMS) request for F-16 Block 70/72 combat aircraft, with notification of the proposal delivered to Congress on June …

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Malaysia Releases Tender for Lead-In Light Fighter/Trainer Aircraft

June 23, 2021June 24, 2021 - by Daniel Darling

Against a backdrop of Chinese military aircraft incursions into its airspace, the Malaysian Defense Ministry published a request for bids for the supply and delivery of new light combat aircraft …

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Rafale Fighter Jet Acquisition: A Major Leap Forward for the Croatian Air Force

June 7, 2021June 7, 2021 - by Forecast International

by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. For years, Croatia has been in the process of modernizing its air force by replacing older Soviet-era aircraft with both new and secondhand …

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