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• Dominic Perry
Saab is continuing to pursue a Gripen E sale to Canada and has promised to establish a domestic final assembly line if it wins an Ottawa contract. The offer comes as fighter demand grows and Saab prepares to increase production rates.
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Saab is continuing to pursue a Gripen E sale to Canada and has promised to establish a domestic final assembly line if it wins an Ottawa contract. The offer comes as fighter demand grows and Saab prepares to increase production rates.
Russia has accused the UK of “pouring fuel on the fire” over plans to provide Ukraine with Storm Shadow missile blueprints. The proposed transfer is intended to support Ukrainian efforts to establish local assembly lines, potentially shifting elements of the weapon’s production closer to the battlefield.
Finland’s ICEYE has established an Indian entity to provide Earth-observation and intelligence capabilities to local agencies, while planning local production capacity for radar satellites. The move targets India’s defense and space markets and supports the country’s ambitions for sovereign space-based intelligence and national-security capabilities.
Switzerland’s government plans to request CHF 970 million to reserve delivery slots for air-defense purchases, warning that rising security threats and a saturated international arms market could delay procurement. The move underscores the growing premium on securing production capacity for defensive systems.
Peru has selected L3Harris Technologies’ Viper Shield electronic warfare suite for its planned F-16C/D Block 70 fighters. The decision adds a key survivability system to the modernization program, which will replace the country’s decades-long reliance on Soviet-designed combat aircraft.
The first new-build F-16 Block 70 fighters ordered for Taiwan have been seen departing Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth, Texas, production facility and traveling toward Asia. Two aircraft were previously spotted landing at the facility, marking visible progress in Taiwan’s long-awaited fighter acquisition.
The U.S. Army has selected Hanwha Defense USA, a unit of South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace, to supply prototypes for its new Mobile Tactical Cannon. The decision gives South Korea’s largest defense company a significant entry point into the U.S. weapons market.
A photograph appearing to show a Chinese J-10C/CE fighter in flight has renewed claims that Uzbekistan may have ordered the type. The aircraft’s landing gear is extended, while apparent coverings over markings—including on the vertical stabilizer—make its identity and operator difficult to verify.
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