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Berlin Ignoring Its Own Defense Industry: BDLI

Berlin Ignoring Its Own Defense Industry: BDLI

BERLIN — Germany’s aerospace industry risks coming out almost empty-handed from Berlin’s planned purchase of F-35 fighter jets and CH-47F Chinook heavy helicopters worth over 16 billion euros, the industry’s lobby group has warned.

Executives of the Association of the German Aerospace Industry …

UK to Provide 1,000 More Surface to Air Missiles to Ukraine

UK to Provide 1,000 More Surface to Air Missiles to Ukraine

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has announced that the UK will shortly complete the delivery of approximately 1,000 additional surface-to-air missiles to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

This comes in response to Ukrainian requests for more air defence capabilities, and the missiles will play a …

US Approves $495M Sale of HIMARS Rocket Launchers to Lithuania

US Approves $495M Sale of HIMARS Rocket Launchers to Lithuania

WASHINGTON — The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Lithuania of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) Launchers and related equipment for an estimated cost of $495 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency…
US Approves $385M Sale of JSOW Stand-Off Missiles to Oman

US Approves $385M Sale of JSOW Stand-Off Missiles to Oman

WASHINGTON — The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Oman of Joint Stand Off Weapons (JSOW) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $385 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certificatio…
Indonesian Pilots Training on Rafale in France

Indonesian Pilots Training on Rafale in France

JAKARTA — The Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) has dispatched six pilots to France to attend training sessions to man the 4.5-generation Dassault Rafale fighter jets purchased by Indonesia.

“We have dispatched six pilots and eight engineers to France to attend the training sessions,” TNI AU Chief …


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