
FY20 Budget Overview, Part 3: Air Force Programs
The Air Force’s FY20 budget request totals $204.8 billion, reflecting a 5.4 percent increase over the $194.3 billion provided for the service in FY19. However, it is important to remember …
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The Air Force’s FY20 budget request totals $204.8 billion, reflecting a 5.4 percent increase over the $194.3 billion provided for the service in FY19. However, it is important to remember …
Read MoreThe Qatari Air Force has officially received its first Dassault Rafale fighter jet
Read MoreBelarus will receive its first batch of Su-30SMs in 2019.
Read MoreThe Russian Aerospace Forces will receive several MiG-35 fighter jets this year and is planning on a new contract for more of the aircraft.
Read MoreIvory Coast has placed an order for a C-295 transport aircraft. On January 21, 2019, Airbus announced that the Ministry of Defense of Ivory Coast had signed a firm order …
Read MoreThe U.S. Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) has assumed responsibility for procurement of commercial satellite communications (COMSATCOM) services for the Department of Defense. Previously, the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) …
Read MoreThe Israeli Air Force has taken delivery of another batch of F-35 fighter jets. In a statement, the Israeli military confirmed the delivery of two more F-35s to Israel on …
Read MoreThe U.S. Air Force has exercised a $255.4 million option to a contract with Ball Aerospace to develop and fabricate the Weather System Follow-on Microwave Space Vehicle 1 (WSF-M 1). …
Read MoreThe Russian Aerospace Force will receive an upgraded bomber later this year. In October, the Russian Aerospace Force is to take delivery of a modernized Tu-22M3M bomber. TASS, citing an …
Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. For a country seeking to address its operational readiness issues and enhance the service availability of existing hardware, Germany faces a …
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