Finland's Ministry of Defence issued a request for quotation (RFQ) for its €10 billion HX fighter competition to Boeing (F/A-18), Dassault (Rafale), Eurofighter (Typhoon), Lockheed (F-35) & Saab (Gripen), on Thursday. “The Advanced Call for Proposals sent now initiates the second negotiation phase, which will determine the final contents of the procurement packages with each bidder
The Royal Air Force (RAF) has accepted delivery of its first
The US State Department announced it approved Croatias request of buying two UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and related equipment worth $115 million, on Wednesday. “The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Croatia of two (2) UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and related equipment for an estimated cost of $115 million,” Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a
Russia is planning to hold tests of “RuNet,” a
The US Department of Defense on Tuesday finalized an
Turkey is close to buying 36 Russian Su-35 Jets following its purchase of S-400 air defence systems, pro-government Turkish paper Daily Sabah reported last Friday quoting government sources. Ankara may need the aircraft to serve as part of a cooperative engagement capability (CEC) involving the S-400 and the Su-35 where the latter serves as an airborne radar to guide the S-400s missiles to engage enemy aircraft or missiles, Russian sources told
The Pentagon has awarded Lockheed Martin an agreement valued $7 billion to supply 114 F-35 stealth jets to the US, Australia, Norway and Italy. “Lockheed Martin is awarded a $7 billion modification to a previously awarded contract
Microsoft Corporation was awared Pentagons Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract valued $10 billion, making it the militarys largest information technology contract award in history. “Microsoft Corporation has been awarded a contract with a ceiling value of $10 billion over a period of 10 years, if all options are exercised,” the pentagon said in a
Italian defence exports to Pakistan have jumped from US $194.15 million in 2017 to $762 million in 2018, as per an Italian governments “Report on the Authorized Transactions Carried for Export, Import and Transit Control of Armament Materials,” released last month
The United States green-signalled Bahrains request of refurbishing its Oliver Hazard Perry Class guided-missile warship for an estimated $150 million, on Wednesday. “The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Bahrain to refurbish the Oliver Hazard Perry Class ship, ex ROBERT G