Four F-35s Included In US Marin Corps’ $2.7 Billion Wishlist
The US Marin Corps wishlist for Financial Year 2017 includes $1.7 billion for aircraft program funding under the Nays aircraft procurement account
Airbus To Showcase Scaled Models Of C295 Aircraft, Helicopters During Defexpo 2016
Airbus Group will showcase scaled models of its military helicopters, surveillance radars and observation systems based on its participation in Make in India programs at the upcoming Defexpo 2016 in Goa later this month. Scaled models of C295W as well as the military helicopters H125M Fennec, AS565MBe Panther, EC725 (now marketed...
Embraer Consolidates Two Business Operations
Embraer Defense & Security will consolidate the operations of two of its subsidiaries, Savis Tecnologias e Sistemas S.A
Zen Technologies To Unveil Unified Combat Training Center At DefExpo 2016
Zen Technologies will unveil Unified Combat Training Centre (UCTC) to meet individual and collective training requirements of combat units of the Indian Army at the DefExpo 2016 at Goa later this month. Zen Combat Training Centre (Zen CTC) comprises Virtual, Live and Constructive Simulators which fully addresses individual and collective training...
US Starts David’s Sling Missile Components Delivery To Israeli Air Force
The Israeli Air Force has begun receiving the main components of the Davids Sling air defense system from the US Missile Defense Agency. The Israeli Defense Ministry said Tuesday that the handover would take a number of weeks to complete
Kuwait Approves $500 Million Advance Payment For 28 Eurofighters
Kuwaiti parliament has approved $500 million (150 million dinars) as advance payment for the purchase of 28 Eurofighter Typhoons. Kuwait signed a MoU in September last year with the consortium in a deal worth up to 8 billion euros ($8
Honeywell No Longer Pursuing UTC
Honeywell announced that it is no longer pursuing a strategic combination with United Technologies (UTC) due to their unwillingness to engage in negotiations. Honeywell was interested in a combination because of compelling value creation for both sets of shareholders and a readily executable transaction due to two largely complementary business portfolios
Sikorsky Introduces S-76C+ Helicopter Upgrade Program At Heli-Expo 2016
Sikorsky on Tuesday introduced a program that will enable operators to upgrade their S-76C+ helicopter to the S-76C++ configuration. The announcement was made at the 2016 Helicopter International Association Heli-Expo show
General Dynamics Wins $156 Million Maintenance Contract For US Navy Wasp-class Ship
General Dynamics shipbuilding division in San Diego, California has won a $156 million contract to provide maintenance services to US Navys Wasp-class amphibious assault ship. “General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co
ID Awarded $5 Billion US Army For IT infrastructure Requirements
Intelligent Decisions (ID), Inc has been awarded an Information Technology Enterprise Solutions 3 Hardware (ITES-3H) contract by the US Army. The contract has a ceiling value of $5 billion and a potential period of performance of five years - one 3-year base plus two option years
Rheinmetall To Equip 88 Brazilian, Sweden Gripen Fighters Fitted With Automatic Cannon
Rheinmetall will be equipping a total of 88 Gripen NG fighter aircraft with the BK27 automatic cannon with a newly developed linkless ammunition feeding system. The order is worth a mid eight-figure euro amount
New Indian Defence Procurement Policy Shortly: Minister Parrikar
India will soon roll out a new Defense Procurement Procedure (DPP) and will concentrate on promoting indigenization and self-reliance in defense through public and private sector. The Indian defense minister, Manohar Parrikar in a
Russia's Geran-3 Jet-Powered Kamikaze Drone Ready for Operations
Taiwan Worried over China-Developed Tactics in Indo-Pak Aerial Engagement
AeroVironment Unveils Red Dragon Kamikaze Drone with 400km Range
Finnish Patria, Sweden’s ACC Innovation to Develop Military Variant of World’s Largest...
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...
