Tag: Dassault Aviation

• Wednesday, May 26th 2021 - 08:02 UTC

  Argentine Air Force faces another hurdle for its re equipment plans

  

  Another hurdle has cropped up for the Argentine Air Force attempt to begin recovering its once might, which succumbed during the Falkland Islands conflict and with obsolescence. In effect, a long list of countries have been most willing to sell supersonic fighter jets to Argentina, but mainly costs and the British arms embargo have conspired.

• Saturday, November 8th 2014 - 09:18 UTC

  Anglo-French defence co-operation contract to develop unmanned combat air systems

  

  A set of defence co-operation contracts, worth £120 million, for the early phase of a joint development of Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) between the UK and French governments have been awarded in Paris. A UCAS capability would, by the 2030’s, be able to undertake sustained surveillance, mark targets, gather intelligence, deter adversaries and carry out strikes in hostile territory.

• Monday, December 16th 2013 - 17:19 UTC

  Brazil again delays fighter jet contract; France rapidly losing ground in the bid

  

  France will lose out in its bid to win a multi-billion-dollar fighter jet contract with Brazil, the Folha de Sao Paulo daily reported over the week-end. It said France’s 4 billion dollars proposal for 36 Rafale fighter jets, from a consortium led by French giant Dassault, will be shot down for cost reason.

• Tuesday, October 1st 2013 - 03:55 UTC

  Argentina buys 16 Mirage F 1 from Spain; half have air-refuelling capacity

  

  Argentina has confirmed the purchase of 16 second hand Mirage F-1 decommissioned from the Spanish Air force in an operation valued at 170 million Euros. The expenditure is contemplated in the 2014 budget bill approved in the Lower House and which awaits debate in the Senate.

• Monday, December 10th 2012 - 19:55 UTC

  Brazil leaning for the US F-18 Super Hornet fighter bomber, says Sao Paulo media

  

  The Brazilian air force, awaiting the outcome of the selection process for purchasing 36 fighter jets, is leaning toward the F-18 Super Hornet of the US, which is competing against the French Dassault Rafale and the Swedish Gripen, Istoe magazine said.

• Friday, September 28th 2012 - 01:31 UTC

  Indonesia replacing counter-insurgency fighters with Brazilian Tucanos

  

  Four Brazilian manufactured A-29 Super Tucano fighter planes arrived at East Jakarta’s Halim Perdanakusuma Base in the first wave of new “counter-insurgency” turboprop fighters purchased as part of the Indonesian Military’s (TNI) push to modernize its fleet.

• Tuesday, August 28th 2012 - 03:52 UTC

  Brazil’s defence industry booming and promoting projects with neighbours

  

  Brazil's defence industry is booming, fuelled by government incentives to modernize the country's armed forces and develop a robust, export-oriented military industrial complex. With the world's sixth largest economy, Brazil was ranked as the eighth largest arms exporter in the 1980s but currently languishes in 30th place, according to industry experts

• Monday, July 9th 2012 - 05:51 UTC

  Brazilian Air Force delays for another six months bidding for huge contract

  

  Brazilian Air Force has asked bidders to renew their offers on a contract to provide 36 next-generation fighter jets, extending for six months a race between US, French and Swedish contestants.

• Friday, February 3rd 2012 - 06:12 UTC

  Following on the Indian deal, France expects Brazil will purchase Rafale fighter jets

  

  French Defence minister Gerard Longuet said that following on the deal to sell 126 Dassault Rafale fighter jets to India, Paris is hopeful it can seal a similar contract with Brazil.

• Friday, September 23rd 2011 - 01:31 UTC

  Brazil will hold off plans for fighter jets purchase for another twelve months

  

  Brazil will hold off plans to purchase new fighter jets until at least 2012 as the government cuts spending to fight the global economic crisis, Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota said in New York.