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4 April

Slovak Air Force's F-16 Viper combat aircraft

Slovak Air Force Receives Two More F-16 Vipers

The Slovak Air Force has received two additional F-16 Viper combat aircraft as part of a US foreign military sale in 2019.

4 April

HMS Albion, a Landing Platform Dock (LPD), is shown operating near the coast of Norway as part of Exercise Hairspring in 2008.

Rojoef Manuel

UK Signs Agreement to Transfer Albion Amphibious Warfare Vessels to Brazil

The UK has signed an agreement to pursue the transfer of its Albion-class landing platform docks to the Brazilian Navy.

4 April

Lead Italian FREMM frigate Carlo Bergamini (F 590)

Rojoef Manuel

Fincantieri Begins Construction of Italian Navy’s FREMM EVO Frigate

Fincantieri has cut the steel for the Italian Navy’s next-generation European multi-purpose frigate in Riva Trigoso, Genoa.

4 April

Rojoef Manuel

Airbus Unveils French Army Caïman Special Ops Helicopter Prototype

Airbus has unveiled the prototype of the French Army’s NH90 Caïman Standard 2 multirole helicopter at an international special operations exhibit in Martignas-sur-Jalle.

4 April

Giulia Bernacchi

Netherlands Selects L3Harris Falcon IV Radios in $1.1B Deal

L3Harris has signed a $1.1 billion agreement with the Dutch Ministry of Defence to deliver advanced Falcon IV radios.

4 April

Inder Singh Bisht

OCCAR Signs Contract to Upgrade Italian Navy’s Todaro Submarines

OCCAR has signed a contract amendment to upgrade the first batch of U212A Todaro-class submarines of the Italian Navy under the Near Future Submarine program.

4 April