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Gripen E’s WAD Takes Situational Awareness to the Next Level
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RTAF Denies Report Of F-35 Purchase, Opt In For Gripen E/F
The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has downplayed reports it is planning to acquire a new fleet of high-tech, expensive fighter jets, — the US-made F-35 stealth multi-role combat aircraft. Air force commander ACM Maanat […]
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Canada On Track To Select An Winner Of FFCP Programme Next Year
OTTAWA (GDC) — Canada’s top military procurement official says he is optimistic the federal government will finally end its decade-long search for a new fighter jet for the Royal Canadian Air Force next year despite […]
Americas
Colombia To Spend $1 Billion On Fighter Jets Program
Colombia is examining proposals from the United States, Spain and Sweden as it look to replace its aging military aircraft, the South American country’s air force said on Tuesday. Replacing around 20 Israeli Kfir fighter […]
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Brazil Orders Additional 36 Gripen Fighters
In a major shakeup of its aircraft buying plans, the Brazilian air force plans to nearly double its order of Saab Gripen fighters and cut its number of Embraer KC-390 Millennium transports roughly in half, learned GDC citing flight global media. […]
Defense Industry
Finland Receives Multi-vendors Bids For $12 Billion HX Competition
Finland plans to add new fighter jets to its military, having earmarked 10 billion euros ($12 billion) to replace its aging fleet of F-18 Hornet aircraft. The Nordic country said Thursday it had received final […]
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Saab Offers 64 Gripen E And Two GlobalEye In Its Final Bid For Finland’s HX Competition
Saab is offering 64 Gripen E fighters, a pair of GlobalEye surveillance jets, and an extensive weapons package to Finland as its best and final offer for the nation’s HX Boeing F-18 replacement contest. Saab […]
Americas
The USAF Looking To Adopt Saab Design Methodologies To Arm T-7A Red Hawk Or Develop F-36 Kingsnake
The USAF really wants to replace its ageing F-16s and A-10s with a SAAB Gripen like a bird, rather than the F-35A. The USAF is looking at the T-7A program which was developed using SAABs […]
Europe
Swedish DMA Extends Gripen Maintenance Contract With Saab
Saab and the Swedish Defense Materiel Administration (FMV) have today extended a contract to provide support and maintenance services for Gripen. The order value amounts to approximately SEK 1.6 billion for the period from 1 […]
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USAF’s Red Flag 21-1 Exercise Involves Air Combat, Space, Cyberspace Elements
The “Red Flag 21-2” combat scenario training exercise brought aircraft from seven NATO nations and detachments from across the U.S. Air Force together, the branch said. Over 100 aircraft were involved in the weeklong event […]