Saab has signed a support agreement with the United Arab Emirates regarding the advanced airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) solution GlobalEye. The agreement is valid between 2020 and 2022, with an order value of 144.9 MUSD.
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July 2020 news
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On 14 July, the Royal Netherlands Air Force has received two more F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters at Leeuwarden Air Base, with some delay due to the covid-19 lockdown in Italy, where the aircraft were built.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has signed a £65 million contract to build the UK’s first three Protector aircraft - the first UK operated system capable of strike missions anywhere in the world.
According to information published by the South China Morning Post on July 12, 2020, the Chinese aviation industry has launched the mass production of the Chengdu J-20B stealth fighter aircraft. The Chengdu J-20 also known as Mighty Dragon is a single-seat, twinjet, all-weather, stealth, fifth-generation fighter aircraft developed by China's Chengdu Aerospace Corporation for the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF).
Japan accepted delivery of its first Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey on July 10, making it the first nation outside the U.S. to own and operate the tiltrotor aircraft, Megan Eckstein reports on USNI News.
Amid tensions with China, Indian Air Forces are planning to acquire Heron surveillance drones and Spike anti-tank guided missiles from Israel to enhance its surveillance capabilities and firepower.
According to news published by the Philippine News Agency website, the Philippine Air Force (PAF) will acquire two more American-made Lockheed Martine C-130 "Hercules" cargo aircraft. The new aircraft could be delivered in July 2020.
China has ramped up production of JF-17 fighter jet, which was jointly developed with Pakistan. In the first half of 2020, the number of aircraft delivered was the most in the past five years, according to industry reports echoed by Global Times.
Ruselectronics Group (part of the state hi-tech corporation Rostec) has developed an Ataka-Trophy mobile anti-drone system, Rostec said in a statement on Tuesday.
The Department of the Air Force awarded a nearly $1.2 billion contract for its first lot of eight F-15EX fighter aircraft, July 13, 2020.
Rostec state corporation plans to introduce new helicopter at the MAKS-2021 airshow next year for operations on offshore fields of the Arctic shelf, First Deputy General Director of the state corporation Vladimir Artyakov said in an interview with TASS.
According to information released by the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency, on July 10, 2020, the U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea of items and services to extend follow-on support to its Peace Krypton reconnaissance aircraft for an estimated cost of $250 million.
A new intelligent, smart factory is set to increase productivity and revolutionise combat aircraft production in the UK. A first-of-its-kind industry 4.0 factory is applying game-changing digital technologies to advance manufacturing on the UK’s next-generation combat aircraft system, Tempest.
The RAF’s newest anti-submarine Boeing P-3 Poseidon aircraft has participated in a multi-national training exercise for the first time since arriving in the UK in February 2020.
Ukraine is willing to buy another batch of armed drones from Turkey, a topic that was discussed during the Turkish Defense minister’s official visit to Kiev, according to media reports.
The Brazilian Navy received on July 10, 2020, the second UH-17 aircraft in the 1st General Employment Helicopter Squadron (HU-1).
Russia continues the development of the MiG-41 also called PAK DP, a new long-range bomber aircraft. In August 2018, the Head of Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG Ilya Tarasenko announced that the upcoming fighter MiG-41 “is not a mythical project”.
The Government of Spain on July 9, 2020, announced the launch of negotiations with Airbus on buying 20 additional Eurofighter fighter aircraft for the Spanish Air Force. Both parties intend for the contract to be signed in 2021 and for the new aircraft to join Wing 46 of the Air Force between 2025 and 2030.
According to information released by the Philippine News Agency, on July 9, 2020, the Philippine Air Force expects to receive six new A-29 Super Tucano Light Attack Aircraft manufactured by the Brazilian company Embraer, at the end of July 2020.
According to a press release published on July 10, 2020, American company Boeing has completed delivery of all new AH-64E Apache and CH-47F(I) Chinook military helicopters to the Indian Air Force (IAF). The final five of the 22 Apache attack helicopters were handed over to the IAF at Air Force Station, Hindan. Earlier in March, Boeing handed over the last five of 15 CH-47F(I) Chinook heavy-lift helicopters to the IAF.
