Reuben F. Johnson

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Conflict Over An-124 Program Continues

A conflict over the An-124 freighter between Ukraine and Russia puts Germany In the middle.
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Iran’s Aerospace Sector Remains Isolated

Sanctions imposed on the country limit the options of home-grown manufacturers.
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Russian EW Weaknesses Endure While Other Nations Innovate

Russia’s EW system development has failed to change direction to account for inherent weaknesses.
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U.S., Allies Take Notice of China's Advances In Defense

China rattles sabres in escalating tension with the U.S.
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Russia’s Volga-Dnepr Expands Business Profile

Changes in its relationship with Russia have prompted Volga-Dnepr to pursue new opportunities.
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Ukrainian Industry Expands Niche In Several Markets

Ukraine's aerospace industry serves companies operating Soviet-era platforms and nations looking to build their own industry.
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Poland’s Defense Procurement May End Up Only Half Complete

The country is working to reduce its reliance on Russia-built models.
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Ukraine Industry Enhancing Independence From Russia

Political tensions between Russia and Ukraine in recent years have prompted companies such as Antonov to look to the rest of the world.
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Poland’s Defense Procurement May End Up Only Half Complete

As the first line of defense against Russian aggression, Poland's military forces play a pivotal role
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Boeing’s Max Loss May Be Embraer’s Gain in Ukraine

The former Soviet republics represent what could be just one example of a region where Embraer E-Jets are making more headway due to Max issues.
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Thrust-vectoring J-10 Stars at Zhuhai

Among the new systems that were unveiled at the Zhuhai show is a J-10B demonstrator equipped with a thrust-vectoring nozzle
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Russia Faces Military Aircraft Quandry

India pulling out of the Su-57 and weak fighter sales leaves questions over the future of the Russian military aerospace sector.
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Saab Seeks European Customers for Aerospace Products

Underestimated by many, Sweden’s Saab punches above its weight and believes Farnborough is the perfect stage for it to pitch products.
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AESA Radar and Technology Developments

The technology features prominently in fighter competitions.
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Canada: PRC Is a Threat More Than a Partner

Security Intelligence Service takes its view of China's technology threat to a new level
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Malaysian Defense Show Sees Increased Chinese Presence

Low prices are an attraction to southeast Asian nations, despite their concern about Beijing’s expansion in the South China Sea.
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Russia Fears Losing Ground to the PRC in World Arms Market

Russia's arms industry is being squeezed out of some of its traditional market regions by Chinese hardware that draws heavily on Russian technology.
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Fifth-generation Fighters Officially Move Into Next Phases

Both China's J-20 and Russia's Su-57 have reached significant milestones—at least officially—but the programs both face engine-development delays.
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Sukhoi Su-57: Will India Join the Program?

India has other more pressing priorities, not to mention the cost of pursuing the Su-57 rather than purchasing Rafales.
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Indonesian Air Force Ponders Fighter Choices

Indonesia is considering its options for replacing and/or improving its current fleet of F-16s, F-5Es, Su-30MKs and Hawk 200s.
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Fighter Quandary Bugs New Chinese Carriers

China needs a new carrier-capable fighter but is unlikely to be able to develop a viable one any time soon.
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China Fifth-gen Fighters May Still Not Match Up

Defense analysts believe China has still not achieved Western levels of fighter design experise, despite appearances.
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North Korea Makes Progress on Missile Programs

U.S. intelligence did not correctly identify how quickly the nation could field a nuclear missile.
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Poland To Get ‘Next-generation’ Patriot System

The latest U.S. offer seems to conclude a lengthy evaluation process. Meanwhile, Romania has made a quick choice.
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Belarus Defense Industry Eyes Middle East Prospects

Belarus has been busy nurturing ties with China.
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Iran Goes West for Airliners, But East for Fighters

Iran at last starts to receive Western airliners as sanctions are lifted but is looking East for military aircraft.
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UAE To Acquire 'More Than 10' Sukhoi Su-35s

UAE is interested in the fighters partly due to access to technology, with an order announcement expected to be made at the 2017 Dubai Air Show.
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Russia To Expand Export Sales

Russia does not believe the U.S. has much chance of breaking into markets such as India and Pakistan that it has dominated.
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India Could Have Doubts About Russian Fifth-gen Fighter Buy

India's air force is reportedly sceptical about the benefits of committing to Sukhoi’s fifth-generation fighter.
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Chinese Fighter Developments Revealed

New information on the J-10, J-20 and FC-31 emerged on the margins of this week’s Communist Party Congress.
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