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François-Philippe Champagne told industry upgrades to Aurora aircraft a 'Canadian success story' but cautioned not to tell Boeing

Brazilian planemaker Embraer said on Wednesday that Canada's Porter Airlines placed a firm order for an additional 25 E195-E2 aircraft for $2.1 billion.

Iran has finalised arrangements for the delivery of Russian made Sukhoi su-35 fighter jets and helicopters, Iran's deputy defence minister told Iran's Tasnim news agency on Tuesday, as Tehran and Moscow forge closer military relations.

The path to an annual defense policy bill may be unusually tricky this year amid several different provisions in the House and Senate versions.

"If we can relax the heat problem," a DARPA program manager said, "we can crank up the amplifier and increase the range of radar."

L3Harris chief executive Christopher Kubasik said the sale is part of its plan "to optimize our national security, technology-focused portfolio."

France and Spain are also slated to send aircraft for training visits, putting a "European face" on the summer deployment, the German air force chief said.

The race is expected to include MBDA and Rafael, two vendors that already have ties to the European country.

Export markets considered for Bombardier multi-mission plane