Category: Defence

Saudi Arabia has reportedly expressed interest in buying six P-8 Poseidon maritime reconnaissance aircraft as well as an unspecified number of MH-60R anti-submarine helicopters. The US Defense Security Co-operation Agency is reportedly working with the kingdom to procure the aircraft as well as new ships and anti-ship missiles. This content is available exclusively to Australian

The Swiss government has elected to continue with its plan to replace its F-5E/F fighters but has delayed its decision to 2010 in the wake of increasing community opposition. The US$2.2bn (A$2.5bn) proposal to replace the remaining F-5s, most of which entered service in the 1980s, with up to 33 new Eurofighter Typhoons, Saab Gripens

Boeing says it has submitted two bids for AH-64D Apache and CH-47F Chinook helicopters to the Indian Air Force. The bids are to meet requirements for India’s attack and heavy lift helicopter competitions, and come on the heels of Boeing selling P-8I Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to India, its bid for at least 126 F/A-18E/F

The Pentagon’s Joint Estimate Team (JET) has re-affirmed its previous assessment of the F-35 JSF program, saying “substantially more money and time will be required” to complete development of the aircraft than is currently scheduled. The assessment suggests the program may even come close to the 25 per cent overrun trigger point which would incur