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Japan to protect its warships with RIM-116C missiles

Japan has been given the greenlight to purchase 51 RIM-116C Rolling Airframe Missiles (RAM) Block 2 missiles by the U.S. government. (U.S. Navy photo/Released) 140818-N-ZZ999-003 / Public domain The Foreign Military Sale package is estimated to be $55.311 million. For more information, hit the Source below Source
Canada takes delivery of CC-295

Canada takes delivery of CC-295

The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) has recently taken delivery of its first CC-295, which will be called Kingfisher. The aircraft will be at 19 Wing Comox for aircrew training followed by operational testing. For more information, hit the Source below Source

JASDF has replace PAC2 with PAC3 in Okinawa

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force declared that the PAC2 air defense interceptors stationed at Chinen and Onna Sub Bases are now upgraded to the PAC3 version. Kugel~commonswiki / CC BY-SA The change was carried out in August. Both bases are assigned under the 5th Air Defence Missile Group that protects the Okinawa islands. For more […]
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.

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