Argentina has expressed interest in procuring Chinese-Pakistani JF-17 combat jets and 8x8 armored vehicles produced by Chinese arms firm NORINCO. Argentine Ambassador to China Sabino Vaca Narvaja recently held a work meeting with the countrys Defense Minister Jorge Taiana and his team in Buenos Aires to promote cooperation with China in the field of national defense
Israels Elbit Systems said it won four contracts to supply the Romanian Ministry of National Defense with aircraft upgrades as well as electronic warfare suites, electro-optical infrared (EOIR) payloads and Brightnite systems for the IAR 300 helicopters. As part of one of the contracts, the Company will integrate Elbit Systems SPECTRO XR payload onto IAR 330 helicopters to enhance the Romanian Navys operational capabilities
As Middle East muscle-flexors -- Saudi Arabia and Iran -- have agreed to shake hands and move rapidly to restore diplomatic ties, there are signs that the war of each others proxies in the impoverished country of Yemen could end. The conflict in Yemen is seen by Western sources as an extension of the Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict, where they have lent support of varying degrees to rival forces in Yemen, Syria and Lebanon
Indonesia has made a down-payment to acquire 18 Dassault Rafale jets, a contract for which was signed in April 2022. With this, Indonesias order has officially entered the Dassault Aviations backlog for Rafale jets, French publication
Egyptian Air Forces Rafale fighters have become the first export Rafales to reach 10,000 flight hours, Dassault Aviation announced Wednesday. In the presence of senior Egyptian authorities and Dassault Aviation representatives, a ceremony to celebrate the Rafale's 10,000 flight hours was held last week at Gebel el Basur Air Base (Beheira, Egypt) where the Air Force's Rafale "Wild Wolves" squadron is stationed
The French Air and Space Force received the first of the latest generation Rafale jetsm dubbed "Rafale 4.1 standard," on March 2, the countrys defense ministry has
Italian C-27J Spartan transport planes will get a new avionics suite under a contract signed with Leonardo and Armaereo. The contract includes: the development, integration qualification and certification of a new avionics configuration for the C-27J, the upgrading of a number of general systems on the aircraft, the self-protection system and the flight simulator
MD Helicopters will transfer 12 Cayuse Warrior Plus scout/attack helicopters to the Nigerian Army under a contract signed March 7. These helicopters will assist Nigeria n counter insurgency and counter terrorism operations
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