[ad_1] PARIS, March 9 (Reuters) – France and China reaffirmed on Tuesday their commitment to working together in the field of space exploration, said France’s CNES space studies organisation. A…
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Swiss voters approve $6.5 billion purchase of fighter jets
[ad_1] ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss voters backed the government’s plan to spend up to 6 billion Swiss francs ($6.46 billion) on new fighter jets in a surprisingly close referendum that…
General Dynamics profit misses estimates as pandemic delays Gulfstream deliveries
[ad_1] By Sanjana Shivdas, Mike Stone (Reuters) – Defense contractor General Dynamics Corp GD.N missed Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit on Wednesday as travel restrictions linked to the new…
Boeing loses case against Denmark over fighter jet deal
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: The Boeing Company logo is projected on a wall at the “What’s Next?” conference in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., October 4, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Young/File Photo COPENHAGEN (Reuters) –…
‘Good progress’ in Rafale jets negotiations between France and Indonesia – minister
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A French Air Force Rafale fighter performs during a presentation of the French Air and Space Army at the BA 105 Evreux-Fauville Air Force Base, France, October…
EU keeps defence fund alive with 8 billion euro proposal
[ad_1] BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission proposed on Wednesday spending 8 billion euros ($8.81 billion) of its next budget on a new European Union defence fund, keeping alive a…
Alongside Sisi, Macron says France will sell arms to Egypt irrespective of rights
[ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday he would not condition the sale of weapons to Egypt on human rights because he did not want to…
Paris Airshow cancelled in blow to aerospace recovery
[ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – The Paris Airshow has been cancelled for the first time since World War Two, raising questions about the speed of the aerospace industry’s recovery from the…
Swiss to vote on banning the funding of weapons makers
[ad_1] ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss voters decide on Sunday whether to ban the funding of arms makers, the latest anti-military referendum in the neutral country that hasn’t fought an external…