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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…

US Air Force Activates First Europe-Based F-35A Squadron

US Air Force Activates First Europe-Based F-35A Squadron

RAF LAKENHEATH, England — The 48th Fighter Wing has reactivated the first U.S. Air Forces in Europe F-35A squadron. The 495th Fighter Squadron, nicknamed as the “Valkyries,” was activated at exactly 8:49 and 50 seconds, Friday morning, 30 years to the day since its designation as a fighter squadro…
French Patroller Drone Demos Maritime Capabilities

French Patroller Drone Demos Maritime Capabilities

PARIS — The maritime patrol version of Safran’s Patroller drone has shown its ability to meet the maritime surveillance needs of navies or European maritime surveillance agencies, as part of the European project OCEAN2020.

This project is funded by the European Commission within the scope of t…

Latvia Orders Amphibious Bridging Vehicles from GDELS

Latvia Orders Amphibious Bridging Vehicles from GDELS

MADRID, Spain — General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) announced today it has agreed to provide the M3 Amphibious Bridge and Ferry System to Latvia. Latvia will be the newest NATO customer to receive the system.

The contract was awarded to GDELS by the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Det…

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