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US approves $385m sale of surface-to-air missile defence system to Ukraine

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WASHINGTON – The United States on Wednesday announced the approval of a US$285 million (S$385 million) sale of a National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (“NASAMS”) air defence system and related equipment to Ukraine as Kyiv seeks to boost protection against Russian strikes. “Ukraine has an urgent need to increase its capabilities to defend against Russian…

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Lockheed paces JADC2 information-sharing at Northern Edge

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WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest defense contractor by revenue, said its products were used in an exercise near Alaska to consistently share military information across services and environments. The testing during Northern Edge, a biennial experiment put on by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, marked the first time “true” synchronization was demonstrated at such scale,…

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Air carrier Ford arrives in NATO member Norway, to take part in drills

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford, on its first deployment under the aegis of a combatant commander, arrived Wednesday in Oslo. The flattop will remain in the Norwegian capital until Tuesday and then take part in drills with the Norwegian armed forces, reportedly in the Arctic. Norwegian military leaders say the training…

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GAO blasts T-7 delays, cites ‘tenuous’ Air Force-Boeing relationship

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WASHINGTON — Boeing’s effort to build a new trainer aircraft for the Air Force is plagued by safety problems, schedule and testing delays, and the risk the T-7A Red Hawk could fall even further behind schedule, the Government Accountability Office said in a scathing report. Boeing’s relationship with the Air Force has also been strained…

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World’s biggest aircraft carrier sails into Oslo for Nato exercises

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OSLO – The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, sailed into Oslo on Wednesday, a first for such a US ship. It is a show of Nato force at a time of heightened tension between the regional alliance and Russia over the war in Ukraine. The ship and its crew will be…

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Go First Grounded: Decade Sees 11th Private Airline Exit Indian Skies

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A wave of uncertainty swept across India’s already unstable aviation sector as Go First, a once thriving private airline owned by the Wadia Group, announced a halt to its operations, making it the 11th airline to cease its services in the last decade. The budget airline opted for voluntary insolvency resolution proceedings before the National…

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U.S. Air Force wants to avoid F-35 mistakes on sixth-gen fighter

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WASHINGTON — The Air Force is focused on avoiding the mistakes that plagued past programs like the F-35, as the service officially kicks off its effort to build a sixth-generation fighter, Secretary Frank Kendall said Monday. That includes ensuring the Air Force has access to all the sustainment data it needs from the contractor building…

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Russia’s international flight connections expanding

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Indonesia is launching the flight because “Russia is now looking to the East, so we are also looking towards Russia,” Helmi explained. Also on Friday, the first Russian plane landed in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi after a four-year hiatus. The arrival was met by a small group of anti-Russia protesters at the airport. On Saturday, meanwhile,…

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Biden backs advanced fighter jets, pilot training for Ukraine

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U.S. President Joe Biden told G7 leaders that Washington will support providing advanced warplanes including F-16s to Ukraine and will back efforts to train Kyiv’s pilots, a senior White House official said Friday. The U.S. move signals a major breakthrough for Kyiv, which has repeatedly — and until recently unsuccessfully — pushed its Western supporters…

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Thales Faces Bribery Probe Over IAF Mirage 2000 Upgrade Contract; French Firm Refutes Allegations

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Thales, a French multinational defence firm, is now facing a bribery probe from French prosecutors over allegations related to a contract to modernise the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) Dassault Mirage 2000 planes. Sanjay Bhandari, who claims to have assisted Thales in winning the $2.5 billion contract in 2011, has made the accusations, with the focus…

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