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The Philippines is pursuing the acquisition of five additional retired TC-90 maritime patrol aircraft from Japan as both governments continue talks on the possible transfer of used Japanese destroyer escorts. Philippine Navy chief Vice Adm
Israel has said that it does not oppose the potential U.S
NHIndustries has agreed to pay Norway €375 million in compensation for the troubled NH90 helicopter program, ending a long-running dispute over aircraft that failed to meet operational needs. The Norwegian Ministry of Defense said the
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia is developing a new generation of nuclear-powered cruise missiles that will be supersonic, building on the Burevestnik systems technology. At a ceremony honoring developers of Burevestnik and Poseidon, Putin said the new power units enable launches within seconds, unlike regular nuclear reactors that take hours or days to activate
The Royal Australian Navys Hunter-class frigates will receive
A second import-substituted prototype of the Russian MC-21 medium-range aircraft has conducted its first flight from the Irkutsk Aircraft Plant of the Yakovlev Company, part of Rostecs United Aircraft Corporation. The jet is being used to test domestically produced systems and PD-14 engines
Russia has tested its nuclear-powered cruise missile Burevestnik (“Storm Petrel” in Russian), President Vladimir Putin said Sunday, as Moscow positions the weapon as a strategic asset that could bypass United States and NATO missile defenses. Putin first announced in 2018 that Russia might develop a “low-flying, stealthy cruise missile with virtually unlimited range,” adding the system had now completed decisive tests
India is reportedly preparing to purchase a new batch of missiles worth approximately $1.1 billion for its S-400 Triumf air defense systems from Russia
Dassault Aviation plans to increase the production of its Rafale jets to four per month as the current order backlog has reached 233 aircraft. To support the nearly doubling of its production rate, the company recently inaugurated a new manufacturing and integration site in Cergy, northwest of Paris, besides setting up a joint venture with Indias Tata Advanced Systems to produce two Rafale fuselages per month in the Indian city of Hyderabad starting 2018