DefenceTalkPakistan has won the first order for its JF-17 Thunder jet fighters, an air force spokesman said Monday, a long-held goal for the nation which wants to boost its military exports. The latest models of the jets, which are locally produced in cooperation with Pakistan’s close ally China, are lightweight multi-role aircraft capable of Mach […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-wins-first-jet-order-at-paris-air-show-spokesman-64501/

DefenceTalkPARIS: With air passenger numbers set to double to six billion annually by 2030, the world’s premier air show in Paris will next week focus on green issues even as the aircraft sales war remains center stage. The Paris Air Show brings together some 315,000 visitors and 2,260 exhibitors from 47 countries, with much of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/paris-air-show-goes-green-but-sales-war-takes-center-stage-64474/

DefenceTalkThe State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Lebanon for A-29 Super Tucano Aircraft and associated equipment, parts and logistical support for an estimated cost of $462 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on Jun 5, 2015. The Government […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-approves-sale-of-a-29-super-tucano-aircraft-to-lebanon-64450/

DefenceTalkThe State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea for Aegis Combat Systems and associated equipment, parts and logistical support for an estimated cost of $1.91 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today. The Republic of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/south-korea-to-buy-aegis-combat-system-64448/

DefenceTalkIn an effort to increase sales of its tanks in the face of declining global demand, China North Industries Group Corp, the country’s biggest developer and maker of land armaments, is turning to a popular smartphone social networking app. WeChat is often used by Chinese arms producers to release comparisons between their weapons and other […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-tank-maker-seeks-to-increase-exports-on-land-armaments-64398/

DefenceTalkParis: French arms exports rose 18 percent in 2014, according to a defence ministry report published Tuesday, the country’s best export performance for 15 years. France sold 8.2 billion euros ($9.1 billion) of weapons last year, mainly due to clinching five “large” contracts (defined as more than 200 million euros). These large contracts represented a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/french-arms-exports-in-2014-best-in-15-years-64385/

DefenceTalkThe State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for Guided Bomb Units (GBU-31s and GBU-12s) and associated equipment, parts and logistical support for an estimated cost of $130 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uae-to-buy-guided-bomb-units-gbu-31s-and-gbu-12s-64379/

DefenceTalkThe State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Japan for E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft and associated equipment, parts and logistical support for an estimated cost of $1.7 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/japan-to-buy-e-2d-advanced-hawkeye-airborne-early-warning-and-control-aircraft-64377/

DefenceTalkRussia on Tuesday confirmed its decision to deliver S-300 air defence missile systems to Iran, but said it could not yet announce a date. “The decision on delivering S-300 to Iran has been taken but the realisation of the project will take some time,” Yevgeny Lukyanov, deputy head of Russia’s security council, was quoted by […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-confirms-sale-of-s-300-missile-systems-to-iran-64323/

DefenceTalkThe defence ministry has cleared two crucial deals worth more than $3.1 billion to equip the Indian Air Force with US-built attack and heavy-lift helicopters. Defence minister Manohar Parrikar has sent the proposals to buy 22 AH-64D Apache Longbow attack and 15 CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift copters — both platforms manufactured by US defence giant Boeing […]https://www.defencetalk.com/indian-mod-okays-deals-worth-over-3bn-to-buy-15-chinook-22-apache-copters-64306/