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Egypt Likely to Order 12 Additional Rafale Fighters during Macron’s Visit
January 24, 2019 @ 12:20 PMThe French Dassault is expected to receive an additional order of 12 Rafale fighter jets from Egypt during the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron later this week. Between Paris and Cairo, there is a real convergence on the Rafale issue to the point that it is increasingly possible that an announcement for the sale of twelve additional Rafale intervenes during the visit of Emmanuel Macron in Egypt (27 -29 January),
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China Tests Massive Ordnance Bomb
January 3, 2019 @ 12:52 PMChina has tested its most powerful non-nuclear bomb, claimed to be similar to the US-made Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) which was dropped from a H-6K bomber sometime in December. Called the ‘mother of all bombs taking off from the MOAB acronym, the bomb can obliterate armored fortifications and defensive positions using tanks and armored vehicles, state owned media reported
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France, Germany to Sign Future Combat Air System Contract in Early 2019
November 23, 2018 @ 08:22 AMThe French and German defense ministers who met on Monday has agreed to sign the contract to jointly develop future-oriented capabilities-such as future combat air system (FCAS) and future combat ground system (MGCS) in early 2019. Following Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Emmanuel Macron's joint statement in the summer of 2017, expressing the political will to strengthen European defence by jointly developing FCAS and MGCS approved at the Berlin Airshow in April 2018, the defense ministers of both the nations noted that there has been significant progress of the work carried out so far, according to the joint statement issued on
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Qatar in Talks with Russia Over S-400 Missile Defense System Purchase
July 10, 2018 @ 08:07 AMQatars Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani held discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin on purchasing S-400 missile defense system. “There is no agreement
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France Receives US OK for Export of Scalp Missiles to Egypt
July 9, 2018 @ 02:17 PMFrance has received Washington's nod to export Scalp missiles to Egypt as part of a package for the sale of Rafale fighter jets. The requisite export licences have been received to bypass the US International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) rules which prohibit sale of military equipment to certain countries which have US made components,
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France, Germany Sign Agreement to Develop Rafale, Eurofighter Successor by 2040
June 20, 2018 @ 09:31 AMFrance and Germany on Tuesday signed two joint letters of intent, including one on the Future Air Combat System (SCAF), designating "France as a leading nation" for the project to succeed the Rafale and the Eurofighter warplanes by 2040. According to a statement issued by the French Defence Ministry, the program will bring together "a new multi-purpose combat aircraft, adapted to contemporary air threats and exploiting the potential of artificial intelligence, network-based combat capabilities, including drones of various types
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Argentinian President OKs Super-Etendard Aircraft Purchase
May 15, 2018 @ 11:29 AMArgentine President Mauricio Macri has given the go-ahead for the purchase of five Super-Etendards, a French carrier-borne strike fighter aircraft designed by Dassault-Breguet, for the Navy for an estimated amount of about 12 million euros, according to a report in French daily La Tribune. However, the report has stated that the Argentinian government is yet to make payments
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Rheinmetall Integrates MELLS Anti-tank Missile into German Army’s Marder IFV
March 21, 2018 @ 07:35 AMRheinmetall has integrated the MELLS antitank guided missile into the Marder 1A5 infantry fighting vehicle of the German army. Following successful conclusion of the study phase, the German Bundeswehr subsequently ordered 44 MELLS retrofit kits, which were delivered in December 2017
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Nexter MoU With Qatar’s Barzan Holdings on 1.5 Billion Euro Armored Vehicles...
March 14, 2018 @ 05:27 AMFrench land systems maker, Nexter has signed two Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Qatars Barzan Holdings to implement a proposed sale of 490 VBCI armored vehicles to the Qatari Army worth an estimated Euro 1.5 billion
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France Demands Payment before Delivering Modernized Super Etendard Aircraft to Argentina
March 7, 2018 @ 07:08 AMFrance has held back on delivery of five modernized Super Etendards aircraft sold to Argentina as the latter is yet make payment for the retired French naval patrol aircraft. The $14
Russia’s Superjet Powered by Domestic PD-8 Engine Performs Maiden Flight
France to Offer Rafale Jets, SAMP/T Air Defense System to Countries Considering...
Iran-backed Houthi Rebels Target U.S. Aircraft Carrier Group Twice
Canada May Cut F-35 Order, Consider European Jet Fighters
U.S. Policy Threatening Lockheed Martin Billions in F-35 Cuts?
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...