Aerospatiale of France has signed a preliminary agreement with Turkey for co-production of Eryx anti-tank missiles. The deal, revealed by the Turkish defence ministry, is worth around Fr2.6 billion ($420 million) and the ten year production run will be carried out locally by an Aerospatiale-led consortium which includes two Turkish companies. The contract follows last year's accord with Turkey for the supply of 30 Eurocopter Cougar helicopters.
Source: Flight International
Italy has followed fellow Eurofighter partner nation Spain and placed a long-trailed follow-on order for up to 24 examples of the multirole jet. Disclosed on 23 December, the order, placed via the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency, will see the new fighters replace the Italian air force’s current Tranche ...
Two US naval aviators safely ejected from their Boeing F/A-18F over the Red Sea after the jet was mistakenly targeted by one of the guided missile ships escorting the aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman.
Sweden’s Defence Materiel Administration has awarded Saab a SKr466 million ($42 million) contract to support further development of the nation’s Gripen C/D fighter fleet.
