Serbia’s Rafale Fighter Jet Acquisition May Stall if It Joins BRICS
In September, Serbia committed to spending €2.7 billion (RM12.88 billion) to acquire 12 Rafale fighter jets from French manufacturer Dassault Aviation.
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In September, Serbia committed to spending €2.7 billion (RM12.88 billion) to acquire 12 Rafale fighter jets from French manufacturer Dassault Aviation.
Saudi Arabia is reportedly considering the acquisition of approximately 100 units of the fifth-generation fighter jet, “KAAN,” currently under development by Turkey.
Slovakia’s defense company, KONŠTRUKTA-Defence, has successfully completed a series of critical tests on the latest variant of its enhanced “Eva” 155mm 52 cal self-propelled howitzer.
The Leonardo AW149 helicopter, set to replace the Nuri or Sikorsky S-61 for the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF), is specifically a military variant and meets the specifications outlined by the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF).
Industry sources have informed Defence Security Asia that Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is “exploring” opportunities to supply the Light Armed Helicopter (LAH) to the Malaysian Army.
The recent warm reception by the Penang state government for the sailors and cadets of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels was described as unusual, said former Deputy Defence Minister, Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz.
Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin, currently on an official visit to Kuwait, personally inspected the current condition of Kuwait Air Force (KAF) F/A-18C/D fighter jets that Malaysia is seeking to acquire.
The governments of Malaysia and Kuwait have agreed to establish a committee to begin negotiations on the acquisition of F/A-18C/D fighter jets from the Kuwait Air Force.
Amidst escalating tensions in the Middle East, it has been reported that Egypt has received significant quantity of long-range anti-tank missiles, “Vikhr-1,” for use with its Russian-made attack helicopters, the KA-52 “Alligator.”
At the outset of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the United States deployed its fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets to Baltic countries such as Estonia, Lithuania, and Romania to patrol the borders with Russia.