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Tag: Combat Aircraft

Defense / Military Aircraft

Romania to Add Five More F-16s from Portuguese Stocks

December 3, 2019December 3, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

Romania plans to acquire five more F-16s from Portugal’s surplus stocks. Under a draft law passed on November 28, the Romanian government outlined the procurement, noting that the additional aircraft …

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Defense / Military Aircraft

Indonesian Air Force Seeks to add F-16V Purchase to Su-35 Plans

November 5, 2019November 5, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

Indonesia will be looking to add two squadrons of new F-16 Block 72 Viper jet fighters to go with plans for an acquisition of Russian-built Sukhoi Su-35s. When the head …

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Defense / Military Aircraft

Japan F-15J Upgrade Request OK’d by U.S. State Department

October 30, 2019December 10, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

A notification of approval by the U.S. State Department for a government-to-government foreign military sales (FMS) request by Japan for the upgrade by Boeing of 98 of its F-15J fighters …

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Defense / Military Aircraft

India Receives First Rafale Combat Aircraft

October 8, 2019October 8, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

India took official handover of the first of an eventual 36 Dassault Rafale combat aircraft in a formal ceremony at the Dassault Merignac production line in Southwest France on October …

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Defense / Military Aircraft

Italy Signs Statement of Intent to Participate in Tempest Fighter Project

September 11, 2019November 25, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

The United Kingdom’s Tempest next-generation combat aircraft  project is gaining another partner following the September 10 signing of a statement of intent between Italy and Britain. The SOI – inked …

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Defense / Military Aircraft

Bulgarian Government Approves Draft Agreements for F-16V Purchase

July 11, 2019November 21, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

Bulgaria’s Council of Ministers gave its approval of four draft agreements with the United States on July 10 that help pave the way for a procurement of eight Block 70 …

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Defense / Media & Podcasts / Military Aircraft

Switzerland Begins Evaluation Phase of Combat Aircraft Competition

April 12, 2019November 20, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

The evaluation phase of Switzerland’s ongoing fighter assessment for a new-generation combat aircraft is underway. The current flight trials follow an earlier exercise whereby Swiss officials tested the aircraft models …

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Defense / Military Aircraft

Singapore Defense Ministry Sheds Some Light on F-35 Procurement

March 1, 2019November 19, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

The Minister of Defense for Singapore, Ng Eng Hen, has shed some light on the acquisition of the F-35 for the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF). During a parliamentary …

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Defense / Military Aircraft

Spain Formally Joins Franco-German Future Fighter Initiative

February 15, 2019November 18, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

As long expected, Spain officially joined the Franco-German project to develop a Next-Generation Fighter (NGF) that will form part of a broader Future Combat Air Systems (FCAS) with the signing …

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Defense / Europe / Featured

Croatia’s F-16 Acquisition from Israel Falters over U.S. Objections

January 11, 2019November 14, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

A $500 million deal involving the sale of second-hand Israel F-16s to Croatia appears to have reached a dead end due to U.S. objections. The sale of 12 ex-Israeli Air …

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