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Defense / Featured / North America

FY20 Budget Overview, Part 3: Air Force Programs

May 15, 2019November 8, 2019 - by Shaun McDougall

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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Middle East / Military Aircraft

Qatar Formally Receives First Dassault Rafale

February 6, 2019November 4, 2019 - by Derek Bisaccio

The Qatari Air Force has officially received its first Dassault Rafale fighter jet

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Europe / Military Aircraft

Belarus Taking Delivery of Su-30SMs in 2019

January 30, 2019January 31, 2019 - by Derek Bisaccio

Belarus will receive its first batch of Su-30SMs in 2019.

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Europe / Military Aircraft

Russian Aerospace Forces Receiving MiG-35s

January 21, 2019November 14, 2019 - by Derek Bisaccio

The Russian Aerospace Forces will receive several MiG-35 fighter jets this year and is planning on a new contract for more of the aircraft.

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Africa / Military Aircraft

Ivory Coast Purchases C-295 Transport

January 21, 2019November 14, 2019 - by Derek Bisaccio

Ivory 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 …

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Military Space / North America

AFSPC Assumes COMSATCOM Procurement Responsibility for DoD

December 13, 2018January 15, 2019 - by Forecast International

The 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) …

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Middle East / Military Aircraft

Israel Receives New Pair of F-35s

November 26, 2018January 15, 2019 - by Derek Bisaccio

The 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 …

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Military Space / North America

Ball Aerospace to Build WSF-M Satellite for USAF

November 13, 2018November 13, 2019 - by Forecast International

The 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). …

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Military Aircraft

VKS to Receive First Modernized Tu-22 in October

May 15, 2018January 16, 2019 - by Derek Bisaccio

The 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 …

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Defense / Europe / Military Aircraft

Latest Report Reaffirms Germany’s Lack of Military Readiness

May 3, 2018November 13, 2019 - by Forecast International

by 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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