Defence

Leonardo ExpoDefensa 2021

Leonardo acquires 25% of HENSOLDT

Gastón Dubois

The Italian giant took a 25.1% stake in HENSOLDT AG, a German company specializing in state-of-the-art defense electronics and sensors. ...

F-15J

Boeing contracted to modernize Japanese F-15J fleet

Gastón Dubois

The USAF contracted Boeing, through the FMS (Foreign Military Sales) mechanism, to design and develop an integrated modernization package for ...

Rafale M

Rafale M to begin Ski-Jump take-off trials for Indian Navy

Gastón Dubois

The Rafale M (naval version) will be tested this week in India to determine if it is a valid candidate ...

Elbit Systems wins contract for UAE’s A330MRTTs Self-Protection suite

Pablo Díaz (diazpez)

Elbit Systems announced today that its subsidiary in the United Arab Emirates, Elbit Systems Emirates Limited, was awarded an approximately $53 million contract to ...

F-35

F-35 cheaper than the Gripen?

Gastón Dubois

The Royal Thai Air Force is considering the acquisition of new fighter aircraft, and favors the Lockheed Martin F-35. Among ...

CH-53K

Israel signed the contracts for the purchase of 12 CH-53K King Stallion and two KC-46 Pegasus.

Gastón Dubois

Reported on December 31 by the Israeli Ministry of Defense via its Twitter account, the contracts for the acquisition of ...

J-10

Pakistan buys Chengdu J-10 fighter jets from China

Gastón Dubois

The rumor that has been going around for a couple of years has just been confirmed. Pakistan is acquiring more ...

Su-75 Checkmate Dubai

Checkmate, the single-engine fighter with greater range and autonomy

Gastón Dubois

Russian state-owned Rostec posted a tweet claiming that the Checkmate, will have the longest range and autonomy within the single-engine ...

Japan defense budget

Japan increases its defense budget again and strengthens offensive capabilities

Gastón Dubois

Japan’s proposed defense budget for fiscal year 2022 recorded a 1.1% increase over the 2021 budget, setting a new record ...

F-35

The Royal Netherlands Air Force Declares Lockheed Martin F-35’s Initial Operational Capability

Pablo Díaz (diazpez)

The Netherlands Ministry of Defence and Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) have officially declared Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for their ...