S Korean Govt Seeks $38.7 Billion Military Budget For 2017
South Korea's defense ministry has sought a record 43.7 trillion won ($38
China’s C919 Aircraft Uses Gore Tapes And Gaskets For Panel Sealing And...
Chinas first domestically produced single-aisle passenger jet uses Gore Skyflex Aerospace Materials for panel sealing and surface protection throughout the aircraft. Gores materials remain in place under compression and do not...
BAE Systems’ Advanced Hawk Trainer Jet Demonstrator Completes First Flight
A concept of a future variant of BAE Systems' Hawk trainer jet aircraft has flown for the first time at the Companys military aircraft facility in Warton, UK. The concept demonstrator...
Russian Knights Perform First Aerial Refueling Of Su-30SM Fighters
Russian Knights aerobatic team carried out an aerial refueling of the advanced multipurpose Su-30SM fighter jets for the first time. "Flights of the advanced aircraft, which involved aerial refueling, took place...
AAI Corp, Insitu Receive US$950 Million Contracts for Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft ISR...
The US Special Operations Command has awarded multiple contracts worth $950 million to the US firms for Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft Systems intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) services. Boeing Co's Insitu Inc...
North Korea Launches Four Anti-Ship Missiles
North Korea has fired four anti-ship missiles into the sea east of the Korean Peninsula, probably to demonstrate its "precise targeting capability". The projectiles, launched near the eastern port city of Wonsan, were believed to be...
No Contract Yet Between Turkey, Russia On S-400 Missile System
While technical specifications of the S-400 'Triumf' Anti-aircraft Missile System have been discussed between Russia and Turkey, the contract itself is yet to be clinched. "We, as providers, demonstrate the needed technical and technological level of...
Russia, Indonesia Reach Agreement on Su-35 Contract
Russia and Indonesia have reached an agreement for the latter to purchase eight Su-35 fighter jets. A formal contract is expected to be signed before the end of the year
Egypt Takes Delivery of Russian S-300 Air Defense System
Egypt has taken delivery of first batch of Russian-made S-300 air defense system, according to a picture posted on Russian social media site vk.com
France's Safran Likely To Equip Indian Multi-Role Helicopter With Engines
French firm Safran is likely to become a partner of India's Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL), which has floated a global request for information to manufacture engines to equip locally made multi-role helicopter. HAL might prefer Safran as...
Chinese Soldiers Getting Addicted To Mobile Games
The huge popularity of mobile games among the rank and file of Chinese military personnel has created a controversy following the demotion of an army engineer to the lower position after he missed an important...
TASL Delivers India’s First CH-47F Chinook Crown, Tailcone To Boeing
Boeing and Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) have delivered the first crown and tailcone assembly for the Indian configuration of the CH-47F Chinook helicopter. Manufactured by TASL in Hyderabad, the parts will be delivered to Boeing...
Blast in Iranian Port: Negligence or Sabotage?
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
