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Australia Sets Up F-35 Industry Support Fund

Australia Sets Up F-35 Industry Support Fund

The [Australian] Government is continuing to back Australian industry through the global F-35 Program, with more than 50 Australian companies sharing in $2.7 billion in contracts.

The Program is delivering the fifth-generation Joint Strike Fighter to the Royal Australian Air Force, providing a ma…

Finland MoD Updates on HX Fighter and Squadron 2020 Programs

Finland MoD Updates on HX Fighter and Squadron 2020 Programs

The planned service life of Hornets, Finland’s current fighters, will end by 2030. The HX Program was set up to replace the current fleet with new fighters as the fighters play a key role in Finland’s defence capability. Squadron 2020 is the Navy’s project that aims at replacing the seven vessels th…
Swedish Patriot Program Enters New Phase with Initial Deliveries

Swedish Patriot Program Enters New Phase with Initial Deliveries

FMV has now received the first deliveries to Sweden’s new air defense system. Tools and test equipment are in place for batch packing, power plants and vehicles are next in line.

After months of preparations, such as basic training and procurement work for, among other things, vehicles and mainte…

Ultra-Low Cost Simulation Program Augments Pilot Training

Ultra-Low Cost Simulation Program Augments Pilot Training

A simulation program that can be installed on ordinary computers and laptops — the Joint Immersive Training System, or JTS — is currently being used to support pilot training.

Traditionally, pilot flight instruction involves a combination of simulators and actual flying, said Air Force Lt. Col. E…

China Hails Growing Market Share in Global Arms Sales

China Hails Growing Market Share in Global Arms Sales

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), a Swedish think tank, released a report on December 6 reading that the sales of arms and military services of the global sector’s 25 largest companies for which data are available totaled US$361 billion last year, an 8.5 percent increase …
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