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Denmark Launches F-16 Replacement Program

April 14, 2014 @ 02:52 PM

The Danish Ministry of Defense has issued a Request for Binding Information (RBI) on April 10 in order to evaluate the four candidates for the replacement of its current fleet of 30-year old Lockheed F-16AM/BM fighters. The four bidders for the competition are Eurofighter Typhoon, Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet, Lockheed's F-35A Joint Strike Fighter and Saab Gripen E
Rosoboronexport To Present Mi-171Sh Helicopter And Various Products At DSA 2014

April 14, 2014 @ 07:44 AM

Rosoboronexport will present its Malaysian partners with current and prospective projects which includes Mi-171Sh military transport helicopter at DSA 2014, 14 to 17 April. Rosoboronexport specialists believe that the Malaysian side will be very much interested in the Buk-M2E medium-range air defence missile system, Pantsir-S1 close-range air defence gun/missile system, Kornet-E/Kornet-EM and Metis-M1 antitank missile systems, as well as Mirazh, Sobol and Mangust patrol boats
South Korea To Buy Sidewinder Missiles From US

April 10, 2014 @ 09:18 AM

South Korea has requested the US sale of AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder missiles and associated support States through a Foreign Military Sales deal worth $98 million. The U
Sweden, Brazil Agree On Saab's FX-2 Proposal

April 4, 2014 @ 02:27 PM

The Defence Minister of Sweden, Karin Enström, and her Brazilian counterpart Celso Amorim, welcomed the decision - to select the proposal presented by Swedish company SAAB in the bidding process for FX-2, related to the provision of fighters to equip the Brazilian Air Force. The decision was given a nod at an official meeting in Stockholm, upon the kind invitation of the Swedish side, on April 3rd, 2014
Philippines Purchases Eight Bell 412EP Helicopters

April 3, 2014 @ 02:42 PM

Bell Helicopter has signed an agreement for eight Bell 412EP helicopters with the Philippine Department of National Defense (DND), which will be fully configured and equipped with advanced features to meet the DNDs modernization requirements. “We are honored that the Philippine Department of National Defense has selected Bell Helicopter to fulfill their mission requirements,” said C
Poland To Keep Su-22s In Service Until 2015

April 3, 2014 @ 02:38 PM

The Polish Ministry of National Defense has announced that the Sukhoi Su-22M4 and Su-22UM3K aircraft will remain in service after 2015. Poland currently operates two fully-staffed Su-22 squadrons at the 21st Tactical Air Base in Swidwin for a total of 32 aircraft (26 Su-22M4 attack aircraft and 6 Su-22UM3K conversion trainers)
French-Russian Combat Vehicle Put On Hold: Reports

April 3, 2014 @ 09:44 AM

The crisis in Crimea has put yet another French-Russian deal on hold. Renault Trucks Defense on Wednesday said its project to develop an armored infantry fighting vehicle together with a Russian manufacturer is on hold
Brazil To Receive Final Batch Of Mil Mi-35s Soon

April 2, 2014 @ 08:48 AM

Russia will soon deliver the final batch of three Mil Mi-35s to Brazil under the 2008 contract for 12 helicopter gunships, according to ITAR-TASS. “Receiving of the fourth batch of these choppers is about to end
Avoiding Russia, Ukraine Flies Upgraded An-32 To India Via Europe

April 1, 2014 @ 02:41 PM

Ukroboronprom, the Ukraine-based aviation company, has flown over European skies instead of Russia to deliver the seventh batch of upgraded An-32 transportation aircraft to India. The aircraft upgraded in Kyiv in the framework of the contract concluded in 2009 were delivered on March 29, 2014, the company said
Saab, Pilatus Team Up To Provide PC-21 Training Solution For Swedish Air...

March 28, 2014 @ 01:18 PM

Saab and Swiss company Pilatus have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide a PC-21 training solution for the Swedish Air Force, if they decide to replace their SK 60. The MoU, signed on March 28 by Pilatus CEO Markus Bucher and Jim Roche, Vice-President Government Aviation and Deputy CEO, places Saab and Pilatus on a footing to cooperate in the replacement of the Swedish Air Forces current pilot trainer aircraft, the SK 60, shouldSwedendecide to replace the fleet

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