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Czech, Israeli MoDs Sign MoU for Spyder Air-Defense Missile

Czech, Israeli MoDs Sign MoU for Spyder Air-Defense Missile

On Tuesday, October 5, 2021, a Czech-Israeli intergovernmental agreement was signed at the Ministry of Defense on the acquisition of a new SPYDER ground-based air defense missile system. The agreement was signed by Lubor Koudelka, Deputy Minister of Defense for the Management of the Armaments and Ac…
Saab Develops New Positioning System for GPS-Denied Environments

Saab Develops New Positioning System for GPS-Denied Environments

To be able to navigate with confidence and accuracy when GPS is unavailable for a long time is a game-changing capability for a fighter pilot. It sounds like a challenge – for others. Saab have studied and tested image-based and terrain navigation techniques and now propose new technology for powerf…
Jet2.Com Orders 15 Additional Airbus A321neo

Jet2.Com Orders 15 Additional Airbus A321neo

TOULOUSE, France — Jet2.com has placed a further order for 15 A321neos following its initial one for 36 placed in August 2021. It takes the total order by the Leeds, United Kingdom, based airline to 51 A321neos. The two orders reflect Jet2.com’s ambitious fleet expansion and renewal plans. Engine …
Chinese Arms Exports Seen Losing Market Share As Sales Decline

Chinese Arms Exports Seen Losing Market Share As Sales Decline

SAN FRANCISCO, CA. — China’s global market share of arms exports is falling as its weapons remain largely untested in combat and come with hidden costs, including political ones, experts say.

Arms sales from the world’s No. 2 economy during 2016-2020 were 7.8% lower than during the previous fiv…

L3Harris Wins $947M to Improve B-52 Self-Defense

L3Harris Wins $947M to Improve B-52 Self-Defense

MELBOURNE, Fla. — L3Harris Technologies will modernize the U.S. Air Force B-52 aircraft to protect aircrew from enemy radar threats under a new 10-year, sole-source $947 million IDIQ contract.

L3Harris will enhance the aircrafts’ AN/ALQ-172 electronic warfare (EW) self-protection system, provid…

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