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First Embraer KC-390 for Portugal Enters Final Test Phase

First Embraer KC-390 for Portugal Enters Final Test Phase

GAVIAO PEIXOTO, Brazil — Embraer continues to advance in the test campaign of the first KC-390 aircraft for the Portuguese Air Force (FAP). Currently, the activities carried out at the Embraer unit in Gavião Peixoto, in the São Paulo State, are focused on flight tests that meet the specific requir…
Romania to Buy 18 Turkish TB2 Armed Drones for $300M

Romania to Buy 18 Turkish TB2 Armed Drones for $300M

ISTANBUL — Romania wants to buy Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAV) from [Turkey] after it gained popularity [by] causing losses to the Russian military gear in the war in Ukraine, local media reported Thursday.

According to the reports, the country wants about 18 such UCAVs at…

Finland Boosts 2023 Defence Budget by 20%

Finland Boosts 2023 Defence Budget by 20%

HELSINKI — The appropriations for the defence administration in 2023 amount to EUR 6.1 billion in the Government’s budget proposal. This is EUR 1.0 billion or 20 per cent more than in the current budget.

The increase is mainly attributable to general increases in the Defence Forces’ operating …

Sweden Donates Artillery Ammunition Worth SEK 500M to Ukraine

Sweden Donates Artillery Ammunition Worth SEK 500M to Ukraine

The Government will donate artillery ammunition worth approximately SEK 500 million to help defend Ukraine.

Since February this year, Sweden has donated defence equipment to Ukraine through five different support packages. The sixth support package took the form of a training initiative. Swedish …

GA Wins New Order for France’s Next-Gen Aircraft Carrier

GA Wins New Order for France’s Next-Gen Aircraft Carrier

SAN DIEGO — General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced today that it has been awarded a contract by US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to continue development and evaluation of tailored configurations of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting G…
DOD Takes Steps to Mitigate Harm to Civilians

DOD Takes Steps to Mitigate Harm to Civilians

Defense leaders have noted that the mitigation of civilian harm during armed conflict is a strategic and moral imperative. The Defense Department is putting that idea into action with the publication of Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Action Plan, or CHMR-AP.

The plan details an array of ef…


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