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Britain Blocks Sale of S. Korean A/F-50 Fighters to Argentina

Britain Blocks Sale of S. Korean A/F-50 Fighters to Argentina

BUENOS AIRES — The United Kingdom has effectively barred the sale of the FA-50 Fighting Eagle to Argentina, with the South Korean manufacturer informing Buenos Aires that it is unable to supply the light fighter and strike jet since it has British-made parts.

In a letter dated 28 October, a sen…

US Seeks to Sell Up to 50 F-35s to UAE for $10.4 Bn

US Seeks to Sell Up to 50 F-35s to UAE for $10.4 Bn

The State Department notified Congress Thursday that it backs the proposed sale of as many as 50 F-35A fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates for $10.4 billion, according to four people familiar with the matter.

It’s the latest step in the Gulf nation’s efforts to secure the stealthy Lockheed M…

Hyundai Picked As Preferred Bidder for Korean KDDX Destroyer

Hyundai Picked As Preferred Bidder for Korean KDDX Destroyer

The arms procurement agency plans to pick Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. as a preferred bidder for an indigenous Aegis-equipped destroyer development project despite a suspected leak of classified information by military officers to the company, officials said Friday.

Several Navy officers now stan…

Pentagon, Chinese MoD Meet to Discuss Crisis Communications

Pentagon, Chinese MoD Meet to Discuss Crisis Communications

On October 28 and 29, 2020, U.S. and Chinese defense officials convened the first Crisis Communications Working Group by video teleconference to discuss concepts of crisis communications, crisis prevention, and crisis management.

The meeting provided an opportunity to build mutual understanding b…

US Orders Two More KC-46A Tankers for Japan

US Orders Two More KC-46A Tankers for Japan

The Boeing Co., Seattle, Washington, has been awarded a $342,120,528 firm-fixed-price modification (P00009) to contract FA8609-18-F-0006 for KC-46A Aircraft 3 and 4 for Japan.

This modification provides for the exercise of an option for an additional quantity of two KC-46A Japan aircraft being p…


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