DEFENSE-AEROSPACE

Giovanni de Briganti

Editor of Defense-Aerospace.com, a news aggregator covering all aspects of the aerospace and defense industries, principally focused on primary sources (governments, industry, international organizations, think tanks, etc) and selected international media as well as original opinion and analysis articles.

Defense Budgets / Policy

Romania Submits €10 Billion Military Upgrade Plan to Parliament

Romania’s defense ministry has asked lawmakers to clear a modernization package worth just over €10 billion. The request, sent earlier this month, covers new air-defense batteries, tracked fighting vehicles, NATO-calibre artillery, air-to-air missiles, and a first batch of Abrams tanks. Lt. Gen.

March 27, 2023

Italian Navy Landing Helicopter Dock Trieste Nears Full Service

Italian Navy Landing Helicopter Dock Trieste Nears Full Service

Trieste — The Italian Navy’s new landing helicopter dock Trieste is finishing fit-out work in its namesake port. Crews install last cables, test pumps, and seal bulkhead gaps that slipped first reviews. Yard teams say hand-over stays on the late-2024 window, with

January 15, 2023

Contract Award for the Next Phase of the NGWS/FCAS Project

Contracts & Deals

Contract Award for the Next Phase of the NGWS/FCAS Project

MADRID - France, Germany, and Spain signed a trilateral contract on December 15 that launches Phase 1B of the New-Generation Weapon System/Future Combat Air System (NGWS/FCAS). The deal names Dassault Aviation, Airbus Defence and Space (Germany and Spain), Indra Sistemas, and Eumet

December 15, 2022

Award of the Contract for the Next Phase of the SCAF Project

Award of the Contract for the Next Phase of the SCAF Project

The French, German, and Spanish defense ministries have committed to the next stage of the tri-national Future Combat Air System. Their signature on Phase 1B unlocks €3.2 billion for a thirty-six-month round of design and demonstration work. The agreement comes two weeks

December 15, 2022

The Netherlands Buy Additional F-35 Fighter Aircraft

Contracts & Deals

The Netherlands Buy Additional F-35 Fighter Aircraft

The Dutch government has ordered nine more Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighters, lifting the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) plan from 37 to 46 aircraft. State Secretary Barbara Visser told Parliament the purchase slots into the Joint Program Office (JPO) production

October 8, 2019

All Issues Pertaining to Serviceability of MiG-29K Sorted Out – Indian Navy

Aircraft

All Issues Pertaining to Serviceability of MiG-29K Sorted Out – Indian Navy

The Indian Navy has fought hard to keep its carrier aviation alive after retiring the Sea Harrier. MiG-29K fighters now fill that hole on INS Vikramaditya and the soon-to-sail INS Vikrant. Admiral Sunil Lanba told reporters on the eve of Navy Day

December 4, 2018

Finland extends Thales radar support deal, keeping key surveillance systems active through 2023 with NATO integration updates in 2025.

Missiles / Drones / Directed Energy

Agreement on Maintenance of Long-Range and Medium-Range Surveillance Radars Extended

Finland has decided to keep its backbone air-surveillance radars in shape for another five years. Defence Minister Jussi Niinistö authorized the Defence Forces Logistics Command to sign an extension with Thales LAS France S.A.S.

July 2, 2018

GAO Reports Highlight New F-35 Deficiencies

Electronic Warfare

GAO Reports Highlight New F-35 Deficiencies

The Government Accountability Office released two companion studies dated April 25 that paint a stark picture of the F-35’s technical health and budget outlook. The auditors describe a fighter still haunted by fresh defects even as procurement ramps up. They note that

April 26, 2018

Lockheed F-16V, Saab Gripen Compete for Slovakian Order

Aircraft

Lockheed F-16V, Saab Gripen Compete for Slovakian Order

Slovakia has reached the point of decision after more than a decade of debate over its MiG-29 replacement. Formal offers now sit on the defence minister’s desk from two camps: Lockheed Martin with the F-16V Block 70/72 and Sweden’s Saab with the

April 12, 2018

Pakistan Strikes Back

Pakistan Strikes Back

Pakistan Air Force jets crossed the Line of Control at dawn and released laser-guided bombs against selected sites on the Indian side of Kashmir. Islamabad called the targets “non-military” and said the aim was to show both resolve and restraint. No casualties

February 27, 2018

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Giovanni de Briganti

Editor of Defense-Aerospace.com, a news aggregator covering all aspects of the aerospace and defense industries, principally focused on primary sources (governments, industry, international organizations, think tanks, etc) and selected international media as well as original opinion and analysis articles.