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Defense / Military Aircraft

Citing Cost, Germany Abandons Its Heavy-Lift Helicopter Competition

September 29, 2020October 5, 2020 - by Daniel Darling

The German Defense Ministry has opted to scrap its current competition for a heavy transport helicopter intended to serve as a replacement for the Bundeswehr’s aging fleet of 1970s-legacy VFW-Sikorsky …

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Europe / Geopolitics

Greece Commits to Upgrading its Military Capabilities

September 15, 2020 - by Daniel Darling

Faced with an increasingly confrontational situation with neighboring Turkey in the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas, Greece is embarking on an upgrade of the Hellenic Armed Forces a decade after the …

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Defense / Military Aircraft

India Plans to Scrap 114-Unit Fighter Order in Favor of More Tejas LCAs

May 18, 2020May 18, 2020 - by Daniel Darling

India intends to forgo a planned acquisition of 114 foreign-sourced combat aircraft in favor of more indigenous Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCAs). The move comes a little over two years …

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Defense / Military Aircraft

Philippines Cleared by U.S. Government for Attack Helicopter Buy

May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 - by Daniel Darling

The Philippines is looking to procure American-produced attack helicopters through the U.S. government-to-government Foreign Military Sales (FMS) channel, and on April 30 the State Department sent official notice of clearance  …

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Defense / Military Aircraft

Lockheed Martin Gets Pentagon Contract for Bulgarian F-16s

April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 - by Daniel Darling

Bulgaria’s combat aircraft acquisition is now moving to the production phase, as the U.S. government has awarded Lockheed Martin a $512 million contract for manufacture of eight F-16V Block 70s. …

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Defense / Military Aircraft

Germany Readying a Split Fighter Purchase for Tornado Replacement

March 27, 2020March 27, 2020 - by Daniel Darling

A report in the German business newspaper Handelsblatt indicates that Germany has coalesced around a plan to replace its legacy fleet of 85-93 Panavia Tornado IDS combat aircraft with a …

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Defense / Military Aircraft

Australia Receives Northrop Offer for Accelerated Triton Production

March 6, 2020March 6, 2020 - by Daniel Darling

With the threat of a gap in production of its MQ-4C Triton high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) drone, Northrop Grumman is offering a reduced-rate, accelerated-production alternative to Australia. Due to a U.S. …

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Asia / Defense / Military Aircraft / Region

Ahead of Trump’s Visit, India Clears MH-60R Helicopter Buy

February 20, 2020February 26, 2020 - by Daniel Darling

In anticipation of U.S. President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit, the Indian government has taken the step of greenlighting a potential $2.6 billion acquisition of 24 Lockheed Martin-Sikorsky MH-60R Romeo multimission …

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Defense / Military Aircraft

Poland Finalizes F-35 Purchase

January 31, 2020January 31, 2020 - by Daniel Darling

Poland has officially signed a contract covering the $4.6 billion purchase of 32 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II combat aircraft. The procurement is being made under Poland’s Harpia program, which …

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Defense / Military Aircraft

U.S. State Department Approves Singapore FMS Request for F-35B

January 10, 2020January 10, 2020 - by Daniel Darling

On January 9, the U.S. State Department gave formal approval to Singapore’s request for a potential Foreign Military Sale of the F-35B Lightning II combat aircraft. The approval notification was …

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