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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

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

Boeing Offers Industrial Benefits Package in Canadian Fighter Jet Bid

November 21, 2019December 10, 2019 - by Shaun McDougall

Boeing is offering a multibillion dollar industrial benefits package as part of its fighter jet pitch to Canada in hopes that support for domestic industry will give the company an …

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Defense / Military Aircraft / Naval Systems

Saab Rides High on T-X Win, Gripen Outlook; Kockums Not So Much

July 18, 2019November 21, 2019 - by Richard Pettibone

Saab is certainly a company that can punch above its weight. With a limited home market for support, the company has had to look abroad for growth. As it seeks …

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Military Aircraft / North America

Dassault Exits Canadian Fighter Competition

November 8, 2018November 13, 2019 - by Shaun McDougall

Dassault Aviation has pulled its Rafale fighter jet out of Canada’s CF-18 replacement competition, expressing concerns about interoperability and intelligence sharing requirements for Ottawa’s future fighter. The concern appears to …

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Military Aircraft / North America

Canada Issues Draft Solicitation for Fighter Jet Competition

November 1, 2018November 13, 2019 - by Shaun McDougall

Canada issued a draft solicitation for its CF-18 Hornet replacement program, giving bidders until the end of the year to provide feedback before a formal request for proposals is released …

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Europe / Geopolitics / Military Aircraft

As Fighter Pressures Mount, Bulgaria Seeks Offer from Boeing for Super Hornet

November 17, 2017November 13, 2019 - by Forecast International

by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. As Bulgaria prepares to relaunch a tender seeking new combat aircraft to replace its Air Force’s small inventory of 1980s-vintage MiG-29 …

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Defense / Europe / Geopolitics / Military Aircraft / Missiles

Switzerland Begins Plotting Future Air Defense Solutions

June 5, 2017November 13, 2019 - by Forecast International

by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Switzerland’s long-term air-defense plans are beginning to come into view following the unveiling by the Swiss Department of Defense, Civil Protection …

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Military Aircraft

New NG Gripen to Debut in May; Sea Gripen to Follow

April 15, 2016November 12, 2019 - by Forecast International

by Carter Palmer, Military Aircraft Inventories Specialist, Forecast International. As a cost-effective means of entering the generation 4+ club, the Gripen, dubbed Saab’s Smart Fighter, serves as a desirable option …

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Defense / Europe / Geopolitics

Bulgaria’s Ever-Elusive Fighter Acquisition Reaches Crunch Time

January 28, 2016November 12, 2019 - by Forecast International

by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Bulgaria’s Defense Ministry continues to press for new combat aircraft to replace the Bulgarian Air Force’s Soviet-vintage MiG-29 Fulcrum fleet. Defense …

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