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Bulgaria’s PM says he favors buying the F-16

Posted on December 16, 2018 by alert5

Bulgarian premier Boyko Borisov disclosed on Dec. 14 that he favors buying the F-16 to replace the country’s MiG-29s.

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TASS: Vietnam’s Spyder air defense missile system is unreliable

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

Russia’s state-run TASS news agency says an anonymous source within Vietnam’s Defense Ministry has said that the country’s Spyder air defense missile system is regularly breaking down.

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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.

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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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