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Switzerland Approves Funding On Gripen Fighter Aircraft Project
September 18, 2013 @ 04:30 PMThe Swiss Parliament approves funding of 3.1 billion francs for the acquisition of 22 Gripen fighter aircraft project
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U.K. Renegotiating Aircraft Carrier Contract
September 3, 2013 @ 10:36 AMThe British Government is renegotiating a deal for two 65,000-tonne aircraft carriers with BAE systems in order to control rising cost, but the terms of deal suggests otherwise, Defense Secretary Philip Hammond was quoted by Defense News. Hammond said in a statement issued in a critical Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report, “We are currently negotiating with industry to seek to secure proper alignment between industry and the MoD over the balance of the project and so bring the costs under control, but we are doing so within the context of a contract that gives us very little negotiating leverage...
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AgustaWestland Contests Indian Auditor General Report
September 2, 2013 @ 03:06 PMAgustaWestland (AW) which is facing bribery charges in the sale of 12 VVIP AW101 helicopters to the Indian Air Force has contested a report of Indias Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) “in the interest of accuracy of balance”. In a communication to the CAG last week, AW has said that it would have been able to demonstrate flight operations at a height of 6,000 meters rather than 4,500 meters as was mandated in the 2006 RFP
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Switzerland To Buy 22 Gripen Aircraft Worth $3.5 Billion
August 28, 2013 @ 02:21 PMThe Swiss Parliament today voted in favor of procuring 22 Gripen E fighter aircraft from SAAB. The security committee of the National Council reached a majority “yes” vote – 14 in favour and 9 against - and it is anticipated that the procurement will progress to the plenum of the Nationalrat for votation in the September session, according to an official statement from the company
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India Spent $80 Million On Mirage Upkeep In 2012-2013
August 12, 2013 @ 03:02 PMIndian Defense Minister AK Antony revealed to Parliament that 4.67% of the annual revenue expenditure was spent on Mirage upkeep and maintenance
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Indian Three Year Defence Imports Totaled US$ 38 Billion
August 12, 2013 @ 02:26 PMThe Indian government has spent over Rs 2.35 lakh crore (USD 38
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South Korea Plans $192 Billion Missile Defense Investment
July 29, 2013 @ 10:47 AMSouth Korea has submitted a $192.6 billion budget request to its Parliament for the 2014-2018 FY periods
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U.S. Small Arms, Covert Help On Way To Syrian Rebels
July 25, 2013 @ 11:21 AMWith the EU arms embargo behind them, Syrian rebels will begin taking delivery of weapons from the U.S next month after two key U
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Italy Cancels F-35 Ceremony After Bitter Parliament Debate
July 11, 2013 @ 02:49 PMFollowing a bitter debate in Italy's parliament to scrap the procurement of 90 F-35 jets, Lockheed Martin has called off a public ceremony marking the opening of an assembly plant for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The ruling coalition last month agreed to seek parliament's approval before going ahead with further spending on the program
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South Korea To Reexamine Taurus Missile, Global Hawk UAV Procurement
July 5, 2013 @ 02:50 PMThe Korean National Assembly has recommended that its government re-examine plan to buy European long-range air-to-ground missiles and high-altitude surveillance aircraft from the United States, citing too high price tags, according to the Korea Herald. The defense acquisition plan to buy Taurus missiles and Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles should be "reviewed again in a (future) parliamentary budget deliberation process
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Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
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...