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Switzerland Concludes F-35 Purchase

September 20, 2022 - by Daniel Darling

Switzerland has made its procurement of the F-35 Lightning II combat aircraft official. The country’s defense procurement agency, Armasuisse, signed the CHF6.035 billion ($6.25 billion) contract for 36 F-35 conventional …

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Czech Republic to Receive Donated Attack/Utility Helicopters from U.S.

August 22, 2022August 22, 2022 - by Daniel Darling

The United States plans to provide eight helicopters from Bell to the Czech Republic as a means of helping the Army of the Czech Republic (ACR) to field more NATO-standard …

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Five Companies Selected for $975 Million USAF Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion Program

August 22, 2022November 28, 2022 - by Richard Pettibone

Five companies have been awarded contracts for the USAF Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) program. This 10-year, near $5 billion effort seeks to develop a prototype engine for a next-generation …

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L3Harris and Air Tractor Win $3 Billion Armed Overwatch Competition

August 2, 2022November 28, 2022 - by Richard Pettibone

L3Harris Technologies and Air Tractor Inc’s AT-802U Sky Warden has prevailed in the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Armed Overwatch program. The team’s AT-802U Sky Warden system was selected over …

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Netherlands Opts for Embraer C-390M to Fill Airlift Requirement

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022 - by Daniel Darling

The Netherlands has made a somewhat surprising decision to replace its legacy fleet of aging C-130H Hercules transport aircraft with the C-390 Millenium (C-390M) from Brazil’s Embraer. The decision was …

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Poland Plans AW149 Multirole Helicopter Purchase

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022 - by Daniel Darling

Poland intends to buy the Leonardo AW149 multimission helicopter in the near future according to a statement from Minister of National Defense Mariusz Balszczak on June 13. The purchase will …

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Embraer’s C-390 Braces for Additional Cuts

June 14, 2022November 28, 2022 - by Richard Pettibone

  After being pummeled in 2020 by the pandemic, Embraer began to bounce back in 2021. For 2021, Embraer reported sales of $4.2 billion, up 11 percent from the $3.8 …

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Norway’s Patience with NH90 Program Runs Out

June 10, 2022June 13, 2022 - by Daniel Darling

Norway has announced the termination of its contract with NH Industries and plans to return the 13 NH90 helicopters it has so far received in return for a full refund …

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Romania Returns MiG-21 Fleet to Operational Service

June 2, 2022June 2, 2022 - by Daniel Darling

Barely two months after grounding its fleet of Soviet-era MiG-21 Lancer jet fighters, the Romanian Air Force has returned them to service as a stop-gap measure. Although the fleet was …

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Germany Picks Chinook to Meet Its Heavy Transport Helicopter Requirement

June 2, 2022June 2, 2022 - by Daniel Darling

Germany will move ahead with the acquisition of Boeing’s CH-47 Chinook to meet the Bundeswehr’s (German military) long-standing heavy-lift transport helicopter requirement. The selection of the Chinook was announced by …

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