by | Oct 28, 2022 | Security
SANTIAGO, Chile — The Chilean Air Force has officially launched a program to acquire 33 Pillan II training aircraft, to be developed and produced locally by state-owned Empresa Nacional de Aeronaútica (ENAER), under a contract worth 142 million. The award of the deal...
by | Oct 28, 2022 | Security
MERSIN, Turkey — Turkish defense companies STM and Roketsan unveiled a new loitering munition, dubbed “Alpagut,” at the SAHA defense expo here this week. Speaking at a ceremony to mark the occasion, Ismail Demir, head of the Turkish Defence Agency (SSB), said the new...
by | Oct 28, 2022 | Security
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish Aerospace Industries has signed a contract to deliver two Hurkus-C light trainer and combat aircraft to Niger and three to Chad, a senior company official said. Atilla Dogan, TAI’s deputy general manager, told media that the firm will deliver...
by | Oct 27, 2022 | Security
WASHINGTON — The Canadian government has again increased its cost estimate for its next-generation frigate program, with a report by the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer showing a 9% increase in procurement costs since last year’s approximation. The Canadian...
by | Oct 27, 2022 | Security
WASHINGTON ― The Biden administration laid out a national defense strategy aimed at China, which it views as America’s most consequential strategic competitor, and Russia, which it sees as an “acute threat” capable of cyber and missile attacks on the U.S. The...
by | Oct 25, 2022 | Security
JERUSALEM — Israel and Lebanon are expected to sign on to a Washington-mediated maritime border deal at a ceremony in Israel as early as Thursday, after the country’s highest court turned down a petition by right-leaning groups to block the pact. The agreement,...
by | Oct 25, 2022 | Security
WASHINGTON — Russia’s flagging invasion of its smaller neighbor Ukraine is demonstrating just how effective Western technologies are and how those who wield them maintain an advantage, according to German Air Force Gen. Chris Badia. “The Ukraine war shows us one...
by | Oct 25, 2022 | Security
LONDON — British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace is to remain in the job as part of a Cabinet reshuffle announced by the country’s incoming Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday. Originally appointed to the post in July 2019 by the then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson, he...
by | Oct 25, 2022 | Security
ÄMARI AIR BASE, Estonia — As Germany’s inflation rate hit double digits last month among escalating energy and food prices, concerns have risen over the country’s ability to pay for its planned multibillion-euro military spending run. The air force’s most critical...
by | Oct 24, 2022 | Security
JERUSALEM — Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and German sensor specialist Hensoldt have teamed up to develop a new electronic-warfare capability for the German Air Force, the companies announced last week. The plan is to “integrate and enhance Rafael’s Sky...
