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Defense / Military Aircraft

Switzerland Concludes F-35 Purchase

September 20, 2022 - by Daniel Darling

Switzerland has made its procurement of the F-35 Lightning II combat aircraft official. The country’s defense procurement agency, Armasuisse, signed the CHF6.035 billion ($6.25 billion) contract for 36 F-35 conventional …

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Defense / Military Aircraft / Power Systems

Five Companies Selected for $975 Million USAF Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion Program

August 22, 2022November 28, 2022 - by Richard Pettibone

Five companies have been awarded contracts for the USAF Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) program. This 10-year, near $5 billion effort seeks to develop a prototype engine for a next-generation …

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Defense / Featured / North America

Senate Panel Recommends $45 Billion Increase for Defense

June 24, 2022November 28, 2022 - by Shaun McDougall

The Senate Armed Services Committee released a proposed defense policy bill that would increase defense spending by $45 billion in FY23, which would bring the Pentagon budget up to $817.3 …

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Defense / Featured / Military Aircraft / North America

Canada Selects F-35 to Replace CF-18 Fleet…Again

March 30, 2022March 30, 2022 - by Shaun McDougall

Canada has selected the F-35 to replace its fleet of aging CF-18 Hornet fighters. On March 28, Public Services and Procurement Canada announced the government was entering contract negotiations with …

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Defense / Military Aircraft

Greece Receives First Batch of Rafale Fighters

January 20, 2022January 20, 2022 - by Daniel Darling

The Hellenic Air Force (HAF) introduced its first batch of secondhand Dassault Rafale combat aircraft on January 19. Operated by its 332 Squadron, these Rafales landed at Tanagra air  base …

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Defense / Featured / Military Aircraft

The Road Ahead for the F-35 in Europe

December 14, 2021November 28, 2022 - by Forecast International

More Nations Showing Interest in Lockheed’s Fifth-Generation Fighter as Headwinds Emerge in Switzerland and the United Kingdom by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. Recently, the Finnish Ministry of Defense …

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Defense

Boeing Dropped from Canadian Fighter Competition

December 3, 2021December 3, 2021 - by Shaun McDougall

Boeing is officially out of Canada’s fighter jet competition. The company was offering its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet to replace the Royal Canadian Air Force’s CF-18 fleet. Canada plans to buy …

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Defense / Featured / North America

Senate Recommends Additional Defense Spending in Draft FY22 Appropriations Bill

October 21, 2021October 21, 2021 - by Shaun McDougall

The Senate Appropriations Committee released its version of the FY22 defense spending bill earlier this week. The committee recommends adding billions of dollars to the FY22 defense spending bill, mirroring …

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Defense / Featured / North America

Senate Panel Adds $16 Billion for Acquisition Programs

September 30, 2021October 1, 2021 - by Shaun McDougall

The Senate Armed Services Committee filed its version of the FY22 defense authorization bill last week, providing additional insight into the details of the $25 billion defense boost recommended by …

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Middle East / Military Aircraft

Israeli Defense Minister Seeks Third F-35 Squadron

January 4, 2021January 4, 2021 - by Derek Bisaccio

The Israeli Defense Minister expressed his preference for the country to acquire a third F-35 squadron in comments to media on Monday. Speaking to Ynet TV, Defense Minister Benjamin Gantz …

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