Lockheed Adds Some Israeli SPICE To Kinetics Market
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It’s a global coming-out party for the precision munition, already used by the Israeli Air Force in Syria.
State Blocks Israeli Sale of F-16s To Croatia: Deal All But Dead
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Croatia, a NATO member, was ready to sign off on the largest defense deal in its history: $500 million for 12 Israeli F-16 fighters. But the State Department didn’t like the looks of the deal.
Russians Tried to Jam NATO Exercise; Swedes Say They’ve Seen This Before
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The Russians played around at the edges of this month’s Trident Juncture exercise in Norway, but that was to be expected. New moves in the Baltic Sea, however, have some concerned.
NATO, Russia Prep Biggest War Games Since Cold War
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WASHINGTON: Within the next several weeks, both Russia and NATO will kick off some of the largest military exercises since the end of the Cold War. Hundreds of thousands of troops, tens of thousands of vehicles, hundreds of aircraft, and dozens of warships will charge into action in a series of mock engagements stretching from… Keep reading →
Despite Trump’s Rhetoric, U.S. Defense Firms Pitch Moving Production To India
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As big defense firms line up to pitch their fighter planes to India, the government of Narendra Modi is demanding they build in India, something that might be at odds with the Trumpian America First philosophy.
Europe’s Combat Aircraft Conundrum: Will UK Partner With France, Germany?
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Barring the collapse of the British government, London plans to unveil its Combat Air Strategy during the Farnborough Air Show. Unlike its Brexit strategy to leave the European Union, there is general consensus here around the broad thrust of the document: position the UK to remain a key player in the design, development and manufacture… Keep reading →
Nordics Unite For Cross Border Air Combat Training; Thanks Russia!
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During the past couple of years, I’ve focused on the part of Europe which is very serious about defense, namely, Northern Europe. The Danes, the Norwegians, the Swedes and the Finns, all have refocused efforts on defense of their nations, but they’ve done so in a broader regional context. As my colleague Harald Malmgren… Keep reading →
Uneasy Times In Europe As Continent Mulls Next Fighter
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If the re-emergence of an assertive and occasionally belligerent Moscow was an unattractive possibility for Europeans of a cautious nature, an American president whose election campaign comments inadvertently or otherwise questioned his commitment to Article 5, the very heart of NATO, seemed unimaginable. Today, Europe is faced with both a Russia that is a strategic rival… Keep reading →
Acrobatics, Big Planes (A380 & A400M) & Little Planes (Gripen & Starduster)
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The F-35B isn’t flying again til Friday so you won’t see it here. Today was the first day of halfway decent weather at the biennial air show so we’ve got some pretty lovely flying and perspectives here. Enjoy!
The Paris Air Show and Military Aviation’s Future
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The Paris Air Show is dominated by the commercial sector, which in terms of market and money is clearly more important than the defense aerospace market. But the simple size of that civilian market is not the most critical consideration. As the aerospace world meets in Paris in 2015, national survival is becoming a more pressing concern… Keep reading →