A Boeing official told a Danish parliamentary committee on May 19 that the Danish government had used “incomplete and possibly flawed data” to conclude that the Super Hornet was more expensive to operate than the F-35.
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Continue readingMBDA given SPEAR 3 contract
MBDA has been given £400M for the Weapon Development Phase of the SPEAR air to surface, precision strike missile.
Graphic: MBDA
Swiss Air Force to upgrade the fire control units and guns of its 35mm Oerlikon Skyguard
Rheinmetall has been given a contract to upgrade the fire control units and guns of the Swiss Air Force 35mm Oerlikon Skyguard air defense system.
By Kobel (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Saab unveils first Gripen E
Saab unveiled the first of three Gripen E prototype at its facility in Linköping on May 18. The ceremony was attended by Swedish Minister for Defence, Peter Hultqvist; the Swedish Air Force Chief of Staff, Mats Helgesson; Commander of the Brazilian Air Force, Nivaldo Luiz Rossato.
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Germany wants pricing and availability info for for 41 CH-53Ks
Berlin has approached Washington with a letter of request for pricing and availability of 41 Sikorsky CH-53K heavy-lift helicopters.
Photo: Sikorsky
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