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Tag: Fighters

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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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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 / Military Aircraft / North America

Canada Delays Fighter Jet Bid Deadline to July

May 7, 2020May 8, 2020 - by Shaun McDougall

The Canadian government has delayed the bid deadline for its CF-18 fighter replacement program by one month.  The move extends the deadline for accepting bids to July 31, 2020.   Bids …

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Defense / Media & Podcasts / Military Aircraft

Fighter Aircraft Market Worth $260B Over Next 10 Years

June 19, 2019November 8, 2019 - by Forecast International

by Douglas Royce, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. Production of fighter aircraft is on the rise.  In Forecast International’s newly updated study “The Market for Fighter Aircraft,” FI projects that …

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Defense / North America

Thornberry Pushes for Higher Topline in Defense Authorization Bill

June 12, 2019November 21, 2019 - by Shaun McDougall

The U.S. House Armed Services Committee began its markup of the FY20 defense authorization bill Wednesday morning, and ranking member Mac Thornberry (R-TX) is trying to reverse cuts contained in …

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Defense / Europe / Featured

Liberal Government Defeat in Danish General Election Unlikely to Alter Defense Spending Plans

June 10, 2019June 10, 2019 - by Forecast International

by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. On June 5, the Danish Social Democratic Party and its supporting faction of social-liberal and left-wing parties won a majority of seats …

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Defense / Military Aircraft / North America

House Appropriators Maintain F-15 Funding While Bolstering F-35 Procurement

May 21, 2019November 8, 2019 - by Shaun McDougall

U.S. House appropriators are ready to sign off on the Air Force’s request for eight new Boeing F-15EX fighters to begin replacing older F-15C/D aircraft in the Air National Guard.  …

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Defense / Featured / North America

FY20 Budget Overview, Part 2: Navy Programs

May 13, 2019November 15, 2019 - by Shaun McDougall

The Pentagon has laid out a $205.6 billion budget for the Navy in FY20, an increase of around 5.1 percent compared to the FY19 enacted level of $195.6 billion.  Mirroring …

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Commercial Aircraft / Military Aircraft

Dassault Builds Bizjet MRO Capacity While Rafale Increases Production

March 20, 2019November 6, 2019 - by Richard Pettibone

The business jet market continues to hover on the verge of recovery.  A number of key indicators are trending upward, including economic growth, corporate profits, flight activity, and business and …

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Defense / Military Aircraft / North America

Canada Receives First Two Australian F/A-18s

February 19, 2019February 19, 2019 - by Shaun McDougall

Canada has taken delivery of the first two secondhand F/A-18 Hornets purchased from Australia.  The two F/A-18As were flown to Cold Lake, Alberta, on February 17 after taking part in …

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