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Defense / Military Aircraft

Spain Formally Joins Franco-German Future Fighter Initiative

February 15, 2019February 15, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

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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Media & Podcasts

Qatar Fighter Jet Build-Up

January 21, 2019January 21, 2019 - by Derek Bisaccio

VIDEO – Qatar is engaging in a major upgrade of its fighter capabilities.

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Military Aircraft / North America

Dassault Exits Canadian Fighter Competition

November 8, 2018January 15, 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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Middle East / Military Aircraft

Kuwait to Receive Typhoon Fighter Jets in 2020

November 6, 2018January 16, 2019 - by Derek Bisaccio

The Kuwaiti military will begin receiving its Eurofighter Typhoons in 2020. Kuwaiti state-owned news agency KUNA reported on November 4, 2018, that deliveries under Kuwait’s order for Typhoon fighter jets …

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Military Aircraft / North America

Canada Issues Draft Solicitation for Fighter Jet Competition

November 1, 2018January 15, 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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Military Aircraft / Military Electronics

German MoD Provides Updates on the Eurofighter Typhoon’s Captor-E AESA Radar

April 20, 2018 - by Forecast International

by C. Zachary Hofer, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. In its recent report dated March 19, the German Ministry of Defense, as part of its assessment of the Eurofighter Typhoon program, provided …

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Military Aircraft

Update: Conformal Fuel Tank Retrofits

April 16, 2018January 15, 2019 - by Forecast International

by Matthew Beres, Airborne Retrofit & Modernization Analyst, Forecast International. Boeing has recently been awarded a $219.6 million delivery order for the design, development, test and integration of the conformal …

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Military Aircraft

Kuwait Orders F/A-18

April 2, 2018January 16, 2019 - by Derek Bisaccio

Kuwait has placed an order for F/A-18E/F fighter jets. On March 30, 2018, the U.S. Department of Defense awarded Boeing a $1.2 billion contract for the production of 28 F/A-18 …

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Geopolitics

Qatar Looking to Purchase More Fighter Jets, Armored Vehicles

December 5, 2017January 16, 2019 - by Derek Bisaccio

Qatar is close to completing a deal for French fighter jets and armored vehicles. A French presidential source told Reuters this week that a France is “close to finalizing” a …

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Europe / Geopolitics / Military Aircraft

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

November 17, 2017 - 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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