May 19, 2021 | International, Aerospace
Europe's sixth generation fighter jet takes major step forward
The French, German and Spanish governments have agreed the next phase of the jointly-developed Future Combat Air System.
October 1, 2023 | International, Aerospace
Feds should stand up for Canadian aerospace and defence industries with CMMA procurement
To use a hockey analogy, Boeing plays hard with its elbows up. It does so with the full support of the American government. We need to do the same for our aerospace industry.
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May 1, 2019 | International, Aerospace
Polish defense minister: F-35 acquisition ‘not far away’
By: Jarosław Adamowski WARSAW, Poland — Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said April 29 that the Polish government aimed to sign a deal to station U.S. troops in Poland this year, and a contract to purchase F-35 fighter jets was “not far away” from being signed. Blaszczak's announcement in an interview with local broadcaster TVP indicates that Warsaw could aim to negotiate on the potential troop deployment in parallel with the aircraft acquisition. Poland has pitched for the United States to build a permanent military base in the country, offering to pay at least $2 billion toward the project, dubbed “Fort Trump.” On April 25, during her visit to Warsaw, Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson said that a U.S. Air Force team was to be sent to Poland in May to demonstrate the capabilities of the F-35 to Polish defence ministry officials, as reported by local news agency PAP. Last February, Blaszczak said the planned acquisition of 32 fifth-generation aircraft would be carried out as part of the country's military modernization program. Under the initiative, Warsaw aims to spend 185 billion zloty ($48.5 billion) on new weapons and equipment by 2026. The envisioned procurement is part of Poland's efforts to to replace its outdated Soviet-designed Sukhoi Su-22 and Mikoyan MiG-29 fighter jets. https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2019/04/30/polish-defense-minister-f-35-acquisition-not-far-away/
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April 19, 2021 | International, Aerospace
Sikorsky And Boeing Statement On Continuing To Advance DEFIANT X In U.S. Army’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft Program
DEFIANT X builds on the handling qualities and transformational capabilities proven in flight tests by our SB>1 DEFIANT technology demonstrator and is already undergoing testing and evaluation in a digital...