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Hungary orders 16 H225Ms

Posted on December 15, 2018December 15, 2018 by alert5

The Hungarian Ministry of Defence has ordered 16 H225Ms that are equipped with the HForce weapon management system.

The H225Ms selected by Hungary will be equipped with state-of-the-art communication capabilities and will be used for transport, combat search and rescue, and special operations missions.

Poland exercises option for 4 M346s

Posted on December 15, 2018December 15, 2018 by alert5

Back in March this year, Poland signed a contrac to buy 4 M346 advanced jet trainers, the contract includes the option to buy another four aircraft. Poland has now decided to exercise its option for those four jets.

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France orders three more Airbus A330 MRTT tankers

Posted on December 14, 2018December 14, 2018 by alert5

Airbus Defence and Space has received a firm order from the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) for a further three A330 MRTT Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft.

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Bundeswehr orders H145 search and rescue helicopters

Posted on December 14, 2018December 14, 2018 by alert5

The German Armed Forces’ (Bundeswehr) is buying seven H145 LUH SAR (Light Utility Helicopter Search and Rescue) helicopters to replace its obsolete Bell UH-1D search and rescue fleet.

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Slovakia signs contract to buy F-16s

Posted on December 13, 2018 by alert5

The Slovak government has signed a contract with representatives from Lockheed Martin on Dec. 12 to buy 14 F-16 fighters.

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