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Saab Starts Gripen E/F Fighter Jet Production in Brazil

July 7, 2020 @ 04:57 PM

Saab Aeronáutica Montagens (SAM), Saab's first aero structures plant outside of Sweden for the new Gripen E/F fighter, marked the start of production today in Brazil. This site builds sections of Gripen, which will then be delivered to the final assembly facilities at the Embraer plant in Gavião Peixoto, São Paulo, Brazil and to Linköping, Sweden
Boeing Receives $22.7M for Riyadh’s F-15SA Aircrew Training Devices

June 17, 2020 @ 11:04 AM

The Pentagon has awarded Boeing $22.7 million for F-15SA aircrew training devices (ATD)
Canadian CF-18 Hornets to get new Radars, AIM-9X Sidewinder Missiles

June 17, 2020 @ 05:22 AM

The Royal Canadian Air Forces ageing CF-18 Hornet jets are set to receive 38 new Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars and 50 Raytheon Sidewinder AIM-9X Block II Tactical missiles for $862.3 million
Russia Commences Manufacture of Su-35 Jets for Egypt: Reports

May 15, 2020 @ 08:54 AM

Manufacture of Su-35 fighter jets for Egypt has commenced at the JSC Sukhoi factory in Komsomolsk sur Amour in the Russian Far East the first of which is scheduled for delivery at the end of this year. According to a report in Menadefence, an aircraft with serial number 0641 is currently being assembled at the JSC Sukhoi factory as part of a contract execution for Egypt
Rosoboronexport Signs Contract with African Nation to Supply Fast Assault Boats

April 10, 2020 @ 10:10 AM

Rosoboronexport has begun its first export of Project 02450 fast assault boats BK-10 designed and manufactured by Kalashnikov Concern to a Sub-Saharan African Nation. "A contract signed recently by Rosoboronexport was the first document for the supply of Russian-made final naval products to Sub-Saharan Africa in the last 20 years
Indian Diplomacy Triumphs over US's Anti-Russia Sanctions Threat

February 22, 2020 @ 09:47 AM

The United States' approval of the sale of National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) to India when it has already paid up to buy the Russian S-400 system is the clearest indication ever that Indian diplomacy has won the day in keeping the threat of US sanction at bay for its arms deals with Russia. In addition to receiving approval for the NASAMS, also called Integrated Air Defense Weapon System (IADWS), the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) gave its seal to major Indo-US defence deals: the purchase of Sikorsky MH-60R and Apache AH-64E helicopters worth nearly $3
New Hypersonic Missile Makes Russian Pantsyr-S More Lethal

January 29, 2020 @ 10:53 AM

Russias Pantsyr-S anti-aircraft missile-gun system has been equipped with a new Mach 5 hypersonic missile making its substantially more lethal than systems having only subsonic missiles. “The new missile approaches the target more quickly, which increases the systems rate of fire because the firing channel is freed faster,” Chief Designer for Air Defense Systems at the Shipunov Design Bureau Valery Slugin told TASS today
Malaysia's Nuri Helicopters Phased Out, Alternatives Undecided

January 8, 2020 @ 06:58 AM

Malaysia's old Sikorsky S-61 A-4 "Nuri" helicopters will be decommissioned with only a dozen French Eurocopter EC725 Cougars for the military to depend on. "The tough decision was made after deliberations over the past two decades
US to Spend $30M to Store F-35 Jets Denied to Turkey

December 13, 2019 @ 07:21 AM

The United States could spend $30 million to store the F-35 stealth fighter jets meant for Turkey until an alternative use for them is found. On Tuesday, US Congress approved defense budget for 2020, under which the Congress gave the defense secretary discretion to spend up to $30 million to store the fifth-generation jets until a plan for their use was formalized
Saab Installs S-Rig Gripen Simulator In Brazil

November 26, 2019 @ 06:49 AM

Saab inaugurated the S-Rig (Systems Rig) Gripen simulator at the Gripen Design and Development Network (GDDN) in Gavião Peixoto, São Paulo State, Brazil on November 25. According to the company, it is the first Gripen development simulator installed outside of Sweden

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