India Receives First Rafale Combat Aircraft
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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Italy Signs Statement of Intent to Participate in Tempest Fighter Project
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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Bulgarian Government Approves Draft Agreements for F-16V Purchase
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 F-16V Block …
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Switzerland Begins Evaluation Phase of Combat Aircraft Competition
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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Singapore Defense Ministry Sheds Some Light on F-35 Procurement
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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Spain Formally Joins Franco-German Future Fighter Initiative
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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Croatia’s F-16 Acquisition from Israel Falters over U.S. Objections
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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Australia Confirms Deal to Offload Legacy Hornets to Canada for $68 Million
The Australian Department of Defense has confirmed an agreement with Canada for the sale of 25 of the Royal Australian Air Force’ (RAAF) second-hand stock of Boeing F/A-18 A/B “Classic” …
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Poland to Fast-Track Russian Fighter Replacement Project
Poland intends to expedite plans for a fighter procurement intended to replace the last of its Soviet-legacy combat aircraft under its Harpia program. Funds for the acquisition will be allocated …
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Serbia’s MiG-29 Capacity Finally Begins to Grow
The final Soviet-legacy MiG-29 multirole combat aircraft gifted to Serbia by Russia under a six-aircraft arrangement has completed its overhaul and been returned to Belgrade for entry into Serbian Air …
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