Egitto ..... dopo i Rafale ..... ora tocca ai MiG-29 .....
Egypt has agreed a deal to buy 46 MiG-29 multirole fighters in a deal that could be worth around USD2 billion, Russian business daily Vedomosti reported on 25 May.
The deal is expected to be signed in "the nearest future", according to two sources in the Russian aviation industry cited by the newspaper.
Per Finlandia e Danimarca si avvicina il momento delle decisioni .....
The final selection process for Finland's and Denmark's fighter replacement programs will be managed by two newly installed governments.
Finland's center-right government took office on May 29 and is expected to provisionally examine aircraft replacement options by the end of June, while assessing the pros and cons of candidate aircraft based on expert reports in August and September.
Denmark is heading into fresh parliamentary elections on June 18 — the same day the Ministry of Defense plans to hold a special fighter aircraft project assessment meeting to evaluate the three short-listed aircraft and guide the selection process.
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The US Air Force’s top acquisition executive says the service wants to do more to support the sale of American-made aircraft and parts abroad, and one proposal gaining momentum is to complete airworthiness certification even before foreign military sales (FMS) cases emerge.
William LaPlante, air force assistant secretary for acquisition, says that normally the military airworthiness certification process starts at the point of sale, but several domestic manufacturers have expressed interest it certifying their products by the air force sooner to make those items more attractive on the international market.
..... la fretta è dovuta al fatto che la loro presenza nel paese arabo è collegata alle celebrazioni per l'inaugurazione del nuovo tratto parallelo al Canale di Suez che ormai incombono .....
The fighter jets are set to be used in securing the inauguration on August 6 of the 72 kilometere-long new canal being dug parallel to the Suez Canal, the military source said.
Egyptian pilots, trained by the French Air Force, will fly the first three aircraft to Cairo.
The new fighters are expected to take part in the inauguration of the expanded Suez Canal, August 6th.
Photo: Dassault Aviation .
Dopo i primi Rafale ..... stanno per essere consegnati all' eterogenea Forza Aerea Egiziana ..... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_ ... e#Aircraft
..... anche alcuni F-16 Block 52 di produzione statunitense .....
Egypt will receive eight Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 52 Vipers from the United States in the coming days following an uptick in diplomatic relations between the two nations.
The US Embassy in Cairo says eight jets will arrive at Cairo West Air Base by 31 July followed by four more sometime between September and November.
French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian talked about the Rafale fighter jet but did not pitch the Mistral helicopter carrier in meetings in Malaysia with his counterpart, Hishammuddin Hussein, a defense official here said Tuesday.
Le Drian has not visited India on his way back to France, the official said.
A visit to India had been planned, French website La Tribune had reported.
La scelta dell' Indonesia ..... un caccia pesante (ad alte prestazioni) in sostituzione di un caccia leggero ..... da acquistarsi, però, col contagocce .....
Indonesia has reiterated its desire to order 16 Sukhoi Su-35 fighters to replace its aging fleet of Northrop F-5Es.
Defence minister Ryamizard Ryacudu says the air force’s familiarty with the Su-27, of which Jakarta has 16, was a key influencer in the air force’s decision for the Su-35.
His comments were carried by state news agency Antara.
Kuwait has agreed to purchase 28 Typhoon combat jets in a multibillion euro deal with the Italian government, industry sources in the region said Friday.
The deal is still in negotiation but Kuwait has agreed to buy 22 single seat and six twin-seat Typhoons in a government-to-government agreement.
Italian firm Finmeccanica's Alenia Aermacchi division has been leading the Eurofighter effort to sell the Typhoon to the Kuwaitis.
Corrono voci .....
..... che, pur generando scetticismo, qualora risultassero veritiere potrebbero portare a conseguenze diplomatiche in un' area fin troppo 'calda' .....
Analysts are generally skeptical at present of reports Pakistan and Russia are engaged in negotiations for the delivery of a number of Su-35 Flanker E fighter aircraft, though there is a potential requirement for such a heavy fighter.
The reports, first published in Russian media (*), cited Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying both sides were negotiating for the delivery of an unspecified number of Su-35 jets alongside the Mi-35M "Hind E" helicopter gunships that have recently been agreed upon.
The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has discussed buying Su-35 'Flanker-E' fighter aircraft from Russia in potentially the largest defence deal between the two countries, but a final decision is yet to be made, a senior Pakistani government official has confirmed to IHS Jane's .
The official was responding to Russian media reports that Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov had said talks were underway for an unspecified number of Su-35s .....
Nella scorsa primavera era circolata la notizia che l' Egitto sarebbe stato sul punto di acquistare un certo numero di MiG-29 dalla Russia ..... http://www.janes.com/article/51691/egyp ... 46-mig-29s .....
Informazioni più recenti precisano che si tratterebbe, in realtà, della più moderna versione MiG-35 .....
Egypt's interest in acquiring the RAC MiG-35 has developed into negotiations with Russia to purchase 46 fighters in a deal which could be worth up to $2.2 billion.
According to Russian media reports, RAC MiG chief executive Sergei Korotkov says the company is ready to supply MiG-35s to Cairo.
Su-30MK ..... l' Algeria ne acquista altri 14 ..... mentre circolano voci che l' Iran sarebbe interessato alla produzione su licenza .....
Russian arms exporter Rosoboronexport is executing a follow-on contract from Algeria for 14 more Sukhoi Su-30MKA multirole fighters.
Meanwhile, according to media reports in Moscow, Iran is negotiating a deal that would see Su-30MK production in the country under license.
JF-17 'Thunder' ..... c'è un primo acquirente ..... la cui identità resta però misteriosa .....
Kamra-based Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) is staying tight-lipped on the identity of the first international customer for its JF-17 Thunder fighter, but says marketing efforts for the single-engined type are going well.
Argentina is expected to sign a contract on 10 November covering the purchase of 14 Kfir Block 60 fighters.
The nation's air force opted to acquire upgraded examples of the Israel Aerospace Industries-produced combat aircraft, which have been non-operational for two decades.
IAI had been offering a Block 60 version of the roughly 40-year-old Kfir design, powered by a GE Aviation J79 engine.
The company says the powerplant will be supplied in a "zero-hour" condition after a complete overhaul, with replacement required after 1,600 flight hours.
Nei mesi scorsi erano circolate voci che, vista l'impossibilità di acquistre caccia 'Gripen' di prossima produzione brasiliana a causa di un veto britannico, il paese sudamericano si stesse orientando verso produttori cinesi .....
Sembra dunque evidente che le scarse risorse finanziarie a disposizione dell' Argentina abbiano avuto il sopravvento nella decisione di scegliere una versione, sia pure molto aggiornata, dell' ormai vetusto caccia israeliano ..... .
La Russia offre alla Cina la possibilità di copiare il proprio caccia (attualmente) più avanzato .....
As China becomes the first export customer of the Russian-built Su-35 multirole fighter aircraft, some observers have raised the question of whether Beijing intends to reverse engineer the plane as it did with an earlier sale with Russia.
A US $2 billion deal for 24 fighters was reported Thursday in the Russian daily Kommersant newspaper and TASS news agency.
Despite having opted for French and Russian fighter aircraft earlier this year, Egypt has reportedly expressed an interest in the Sino-Pakistan JF-17 Thunder.
This has come as a surprise to analysts who had considered the possibility of Egypt acquiring the JF-17 to be lost.
C'è la folla di contendenti anche in Finlandia, secondo Flightglobal in mezzo è riportato anche l'F-15..boh...
Requests for information (RFI) will be issued by March 2016, Finland says, which will include the Eurofighter Typhoon, Dassault Rafale, Saab Gripen, Boeing F-18 and F-15, and Lockheed Martin F-35 and F-16.
Requests for information (RFI) will be issued by March 2016, Finland says, which will include the Eurofighter Typhoon, Dassault Rafale, Saab Gripen, Boeing F-18 and F-15, and Lockheed Martin F-35 and F-16.
Malaysia's Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein has denied media reports that the country is considering the Sino-Pakistani JF-17 Thunder as part of its Air Force modernization plans.
Analysts nevertheless think the JF-17 is on the cusp of export success.
Hussein was responding to a question put to him by Malaysian news media after an interview Malaysia's High Commissioner to Pakistan Dr Hasrul Sani gave the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP).
He was reported to have discussed the JF-17 in the context of boosting the wider bilateral relationship.
The Slovak Air Force is aiming to ink a contract under which it will be provided with eight fighter jets enabled with 1,200 flight hours per year.
The deal is to be modeled on a similar lease contract signed by neighboring Czech Republic.
Prague pays some 1.3 billion krona (US $53 million) annually to operate 14 JAS-39 Gripen aircraft enabled with 2,200 flight hours per year.
Pakistan and Sri Lanka have signed an agreement for an initial eight JF-17 Thunder multirole combat aircraft.
The agreement comes amid Pakistani and Sri Lankan efforts to boost defense co-operation, and in the face of heavy Indian opposition.
The news broke late Tuesday on the second day of Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's three-day visit to Colombo.
It had been widely speculated Sri Lanka would sign a deal for the JF-17 to start replacing its current fleet of Chengdu F-7, IAI Kfir and MiG-27 aircraft.
The pressure from lawmakers could not come too soon for Kuwait’s Air Force, which is sticking to plans to purchase 28 Boeing F/A-18E/F fighter jets, a deal valued at around $3 billion.
US industry executives and military officials have reportedly grown concerned about delays.
"The lengthy US bureaucratic process is really not serving anyone’s interests,” said Abdullah al-Shayji of Kuwait University, also a lecturer at the Mubarak Al-Abdullah Joint Staff Command College.
“Kuwait is fighting in two wars, one in Yemen and another against ISIS. The State Department, Pentagon and the White House need to expedite these sales.” Support for the F-18 remains strong in Kuwait, which is good news for Boeing.
"The Super Hornet is one of the best solutions for us," Abdullah al-Foudary, commander of the Kuwait Air Force, told Reuters Jan. 21.
"We have the legacy F-18s that we have to find a solution for in 2030-2040."
"A debate is ongoing on what sort of air power will Kuwait use,” al-Shayji said.
“This debate included the Eurofighter, Rafales and the F-18s, but the Air Force had clearly stated their preference for the F-18s and they at the end have the power in this matter." The Air Force prefers the F-18 because adding in either Eurofighter or Rafale will “require the conversion of the systems used and will be more costly and time-consuming at a time when the oil prices are collapsing and may cause problems in the future if this deal is further delayed,” he added.
Les tensions au Moyen-Orient obligent les pays à renforcer leurs capacités de défense, ce vendredi ,c’est une double confirmation qui a été donnée par le commandant de la Force aérienne du Koweït le Major général Abdullah al-Foudari, qui a confirmé le choix de l’Eurofighter «Typhoon II». Mais la nouvelle est accompagnée d’une seconde, qui annonce la commande en parallèle de Boeing F/A-18 E/F «Super Hornet».
Kuwait is expected to sign a deal to buy 28 Eurofighter aircraft on Jan. 31, an Italian Ministry of Defense source has told Defense News.
“Italian Defense Minister Roberta Pinotti has been invited by Kuwait to attend the signing for 28 Eurofighter aircraft on Sunday in Kuwait,” the source said on Wednesday.
Italy, which is one of the four industrial partners on the Eurofighter program alongside the UK, Spain and Germany, has taken the lead in marketing the aircraft to Kuwait.
Da RID un breve articolo ..... ricco però di ulteriori dettagli (nonostante alcuni refusi dovuti, con tutta probabilità, ad una sua frettolosa compilazione) .....
A contract for 28 Eurofighter aircraft that was expected to be signed Sunday by Kuwait has been put off for “procedural” reasons, an Italian Ministry of Defence source said. ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
However, the signing did not take place, and a source in Rome said that it had been held up “by internal procedural problems” in Kuwait and did not say if a new date had been fixed.
Italian defense firm Finmeccanica and Eurofighter have to present cost breakdowns to the Kuwaiti State Audit Bureau before they see a signature on a deal for 28 fighter jets secured.
Kuwaiti news portal kuwaitnews.com cited parliamentary sources stating that the deal has been refused by the Kuwaiti State Audit Bureau due to a lack of information on costs regarding technical support, training, spare parts and the construction of building structures.
