Bangladesh Air Force receives 7 K-8W from China
Seven K-8W jet trainers were delivered from China to Bangladesk on Oct. 15. The jets landed at Zahurul Haq base. Photos: Bangladesh Air Force
Yearly Archive: 2020
BAE Says Tempest Will Support 20,000 Jobs, Add Over £23Bn to UK Economy
For the first time, preliminary data has revealed the economic importance of the UK’s future combat air programme, Tempest – predicting it will support an average of 20,000 jobs every year from 2026 to 2050. (1)
The Tempest programme is being delivered by Team Tempest, a UK technology and defence…
Netherlands Opt for Early Replacement of C-130H Hercules Instead of Upgrade
Defense will replace the current four C-130H Hercules transport aircraft ahead of schedule. The project is now being implemented between 2021 and 2028, with the first planes arriving in 2026. State Secretary Barbara Visser wrote this to the House yesterday.
The current aircraft were bought in 199…
CBO Says US Navy’s New FFG(X) Frigate Could Cost 40% More Than Estimated
On April 30, 2020, the Navy awarded Fincantieri Marinette Marine a contract to build the Navy’s new surface combatant, a guided missile frigate long designated as FFG(X). The contract guarantees that Fincantieri will build the lead ship (the first ship designed for a class) and gives the Navy option…
US Offers Tariff Truce If Airbus Repays Billions in Aid: Report
PARIS — The United States has offered to settle a long-running aircraft subsidy dispute with the European Union and remove tariffs on wine, whisky and other products if Airbus AIR.PA repays billions of dollars in aid to European governments, several sources close to the matter told Reuters.
The…
Pompeo Promises ‘Robust’ Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made clear the U.S. is strengthening its ties with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, announcing plans to build a new U.S. Embassy in the capital, Riyadh.
Pompeo on Wednesday welcomed Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud to the State Department for the…
