Russia Delivers 151 Mi-17V-5 Helicopters To India
Russian Helicopters has delivered the final batch of 151 Mi-17V-5 helicopters to India under a previously signed agreement. The Mi-17V-5 helicopters supplied to India are some of the best technically equipped helicopters of the Mi-8/17 series and gathered the best solutions of previous generations
Japan Places Missiles On Land, Sea To Shoot Down North Korean Rocket
Japan is preparing to shoot down North Korean rocket with Aegis destroyers in the Japan Sea and Patriot missiles onshore if Pyongyang threatens Tokyo with the said satellite launch. Japan has placed its military on high alert on Wednesday after North Korea notified the UN the International Maritime Organization of its...
New Russian Navy Search and Rescue Ship Enters Service
The Russian Navy Pacific Fleet has put their newest deep-water search and rescue vehicle – Bester-1 into service. The vehicle completed state trials in November 2015 and is now waiting for the search and rescue ship Igor Belousov to arrive at the Pacific Fleet base in Vladivostok, Russia, Naval Today reported...
S.Korea Drives Chinese Military Jets Out Of Its Airspace
Two Chinese military planes is said to have entered the overlapping air defense identification zone of South Korea and China on January 31, South Korean authorities said Tuesday, prompting them to scramble fighter jets. According to South Koreas Joint Chiefs of Staff spokesman Jeon Ha-kyu, the Chinese jets entered...
Indonesia, Timor Leste Sign Cooperation Agreement On Defense
The governments of Indonesia and Timor Leste have signed an agreement to establish cooperation in the field of defense, in particular, education and training. The agreement was reached during Indonesian Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudus visit to the Port of Dili, East Timor on Monday, where he was reviewing the Indonesian Health...
General Dynamics Wins $440M Fire Control Systems Contract For US, UK SSBN...
General Dynamics has won a $440 million seven years term contract to continue work for providing fire control systems and subsystems aboard US Navy and UK's Royal Navy nuclear ballistic-missile submarines (SSBN). General Dynamics will deliver support and modernization of the existing SSBN strategic weapon system including fire control subsystem installation, maintenance, sustainment, training and repairs to navigation and launch subsystems
Textron To Supply Three Combat Tactical Vehicles To Ukraine
Textron has signed a contract with Ukroboronprom subsidiary SpetsTechnoExport (STE) for the sale of three Survivable Combat Tactical Vehicles (SCTV) to Ukraine. The contract entails the sale of three SCTVs that will be delivered to Ukraine in an ongoing effort to improve the survivability and mobility of its light tactical vehicle fleet, the company said in a statement Monday
Thai Air Force To Recruit Female Pilots To Fly Military Transport Aircraft
The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) is looking to recruit female pilots for the first time to fly military transport aircraft in order to address the shortage of male pilots. Air force chief ACM Tritos Sonchaeng was quoted as saying Bangkok Post on Friday that the RTAF will, for the time being, recruit female pilots to fly military transport aircraft
Rolls-Royce Completes Factory Acceptance Test Of MT30 Gas Turbine For Royal Navy’s...
Rolls-Royce on Monday marked the completion of a successful factory acceptance test for the first MT30 Gas Turbine for Royal Navys new Type 26 Global Combat Ship programme. Rolls-Royce has signed a contract to supply MT30 gas turbines for the first three Royal Navy Type 26 Global Combat Ships
Elbit, KBR Joint Venture Awarded $713 Million For UK Military Flight Training
Elbit Systems UK JV, Affinity Flying Services along with Kellog, Borwn and Root has been awarded a contract to support Ascent Flight Training in the delivery of UK Military Flight Training System programme. Elbit Systems and KBR, each holding a 50% share in Affinity, will evenly support and benefit from the programme, the company said in a statement Tuesday
Rheinmetall Wins 390 Million Euros To Modernize air defence system For An...
Rheinmetall has won a 390 million euro contract to modernize its Skyguard air defense systems from an international customer. The modernization program consists of equipping the missile/gun air defence systems with advanced radar technology
US Army Developing Universal Control Interface For Drones
US Army is developing a universal control interface for drones to let operators fly more than one type using the same controls. The US Armys 15W soldiers are trained for a singular platform which includes AAI RQ-17 Shadow or General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle,
Germany Commissions HENSOLDT to Upgrade ASUL Drone Defence System
L3Harris Joins Airbus to Integrate Systems on MQ-72C Unmanned Helicopter
U.S. Navy Awards Raytheon $580M Contract for Next Generation Jammer
Type 45 Destroyer Conducts First Royal Navy Intercept of Supersonic Threat
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...
