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Czechia to Buy Spyder SAM in $430M Deal

Czechia to Buy Spyder SAM in $430M Deal

On Friday, September 25, 2020, Minister of Defense Lubomír Metnar informed the government that the Ministry of Defense of the Czech Republic had decided to initiate negotiations with the Government of the State of Israel on the possibility of acquiring a new modern anti-aircraft missile system for t…
Swiss Voters Approve $6.5Bn Fighter Jet Buy by Razon-Thin Margin

Swiss Voters Approve $6.5Bn Fighter Jet Buy by Razon-Thin Margin

By a margin of just 9,000 votes, Swiss citizens have given a cautious all-clear for a multi-billion purchase of new fighter jets for the air force.

In the end, 50.2% of voters approved the CHF6 billion ($6.49 billion) funding package after a surprising afternoon that left pollsters unable to call…

Boeing Prepares Deeper Cuts, from Executive Ranks to Real Estate

Boeing Prepares Deeper Cuts, from Executive Ranks to Real Estate

Boeing Co. is thinning its corps of vice presidents and winnowing real estate holdings, including a splashy outpost near the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as the planemaker works furiously to counter plunging aircraft sales and mounting costs for the grounded 737 Max.

About 170 midlevel …

China Deploys J-20 Stealth Fighters in Signal to Taiwan

China Deploys J-20 Stealth Fighters in Signal to Taiwan

A J-20 stealth fighter jet of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) was reportedly spotted soaring through the skies above an East China city only 500 kilometers away from the island of Taiwan, sparking fear on the island and delivering a powerful warning to Taiwan separatists and the US, as th…
RAF Supports Airbus A400M Sales Pitch to Kazakhstan

RAF Supports Airbus A400M Sales Pitch to Kazakhstan

After landing in Nur-Sultan, representatives from the RAF explained their operational experience and the aircraft’s capabilities to the Kazakh Prime Minister, Askar Mamin; Minister of Defense, Nurlan Yermekbayev; Minister of Emergency Situations, Yuri Ilyin; Minister of Industry and Infrastructure D…
UAE Submits Request to Buy F-35s, Israel Asks They Be Downgraded

UAE Submits Request to Buy F-35s, Israel Asks They Be Downgraded

The United Arab Emirates has submitted a formal request to purchase next-generation F-35 jets from the U.S. after the signing of a diplomatic agreement with Israel this month, according to a U.S. official familiar with the issue.

The request to the State Department is the first step in a potentia…

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