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Colombia Picked Rafale Jets with Financing from France

December 29, 2022 @ 02:28 PM

A lucrative French offer to finance $2.8 billion over six years to acquire 13 Dassault Rafale jets may have prompted Colombia to prefer the Dassault Rafale jet over competitors such as Saab Gripen, F-16 and Eurofighter Typhoon In addition, $678 million will be paid upfront to procure some 3-4 aircraft initially to make up a total order of 16 Rafale fighters, several Colombian experts posted on social media
Sweden Courts Philippines to Buy Gripen Jets

December 27, 2022 @ 11:05 AM

Sweden is pushing ahead to sell Saab Gripen jets to the Philippines, a contest in which it is short-listed along the American F-16V Viper for a project to supply 12 new fighter aircraft to the Philippines Air Force (PAF). Swedish Ambassador to Manila Annika Thunborg discussed the Gripen purchase with Philippines Department of National Defense (DND) officer-in-charge Jose Faustino Jr earlier this week
Poland Acquires Elbit’s F-16 Mission Training Center

December 23, 2022 @ 06:29 AM

Elbit Systems has won a contract valued at approximately $36 million to supply four F-16 Full Mission Simulators (FMS) to the Polish Air Force (PLAF). The contract will be performed over a 28-month period
Colombia selects Rafale Jet Over Gripen, F-16

December 22, 2022 @ 04:34 PM

Columbia has opted to choose the French made Rafale aircraft over the competing Swedish Gripen and the American F-16 fighters to replace the Israeli Kfir aircraft present in its inventory. The Colombian government said France offered to sell 16 Rafale fighters with an estimated budget of 15 billion pesos (about $3 billion)
South Korea Develops 'Cheongeom' Missile, Its Competitor to American Hellfire II

December 19, 2022 @ 07:09 AM

South Koreas Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has developed a new “tank sniper” missile for small-size helicopters which can emerge as competitor to the U.S
Sweden, Germany, U.K., to Procure 436 BAE Systems All-terrain Vehicles

December 17, 2022 @ 05:13 AM

Sweden, Germany, and the United Kingdom have reached an agreement with BAE Systems to purchase 436
China Delivers First C-919 Aircraft to Operator, its Competitor to Airbus A320...

December 9, 2022 @ 02:20 PM

The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) delivered the first C919, China's first domestically-developed narrow-body passenger jet, to China Eastern Airlines in Shanghai on Friday morning
Lockheed Martin, Sintavia to Collaborate on Replacing Castings & Forgings with 3D

December 8, 2022 @ 03:50 AM

Lockheed Martin and Sintavia, LLC, today announced a collaboration to expand research of metal additive manufacturing (AM) opportunities as an alternative to castings and forgings.Sintavia is an AM supplier to Lockheed Martin, supporting several programs in the manufacture and production of metal additive parts
Pentagon Recommends Israeli Drone Dome C-UAS System

November 30, 2022 @ 02:44 AM

The Pentagons Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office (JCO) named and recommended for C-sUAS As A Service (CaaS) the DRONE DOME system, earlier this month. The DRONE DOME is produced by Israeli firm Rafael
KC-46A Completes Flight without Copilot in Preparation for “Potential High-end Combat Scenarios”...

November 4, 2022 @ 06:08 AM

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