Ukraine, faced with Russian troops on two fronts, has gone public with plans to buy combat aircraft that are not Russian-made. The vulnerable NATO partner plans to become independent of Vladimir Putin’s military in a […]
With all its fighter jets dating from the Soviet era, the Ukrainian Air Force is in dire need of modern equipment. During the annexation of Crimea by Russia, it even lost 45 of its MiG-29s. […]
After an earlier attempt to buy Israeli jets collapsed in 2019, Croatia has finally opted to bolster its airforce capabilities with 12 used Dassault Rafale F3R jets from France, learned GDC citing Balkan Insights. Croatia […]
The Indonesian Ministry of Defense (MOD) has made further progress in its effort to procure 36 Rafale multirole fighter aircraft from Dassault Aviation but a formal contract may be delayed by a lack of clarity […]
At the end of May, the Air Force will have 24 Rafale fighter jets in India, with another seven kept for training purposes in France and only five more to be handed over before the […]
Egypt will add 30 more jets to its 24-strong Rafale fleet for reportedly for $4.5 billion (~150 million apiece), making it the biggest buyer of the French aircraft, overtaking India and Qatar. In recent years, […]
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 […]
Egypt received its first order of Russian Sukhoi Su-35 jet fighters. On February 25, Russia officially announced that Egypt had received five Sukhoi Su-35 advanced multi-role fighter aircraft, the first of an order of 24. […]
PARIS (GDC) — Egypt has signed a contract with France to buy 30 Rafale fighter jets in a deal that investigative website Disclose said was worth 3.75 billion Euros (US$4.5 billion). Egypt’s defence ministry revealed […]
Abu Dhabi, UAE (GDC) — After a busy November full of military drills, not least of which took place at sea, Egypt is continuing its training efforts into December and throughout 2021, sending a message […]
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