Japanese Firm Wants To Set Up Plant In India for US-2 Amphibious...
Japan's ShinMaywa Industries has offered to set up a plant in India for US-2 amphibious aircraft to cater to international demands, according to PTI report. The move comes as the Indian Navy plans to procure six such aircraft, under a government to government deal, between 2017 and 2022
MD Helicopters To Supply Six MD 530G Scout Attack Choppers To Malaysia
MD Helicopters has won a bid to supply six MD 530G scout attack helicopters to Malaysia and will be delivering the first chopper by year-end. It will complete full fleet delivery by the end of first quarter of 2017, the company said in a statement Monday
HAL’s HTT-40 Trainer Prototype Enters Production
HAL has rolled-out the first prototype of its Hindustan Turboprop Trainer (HTT-40) with the aircraft sporting all the aircraft lights and powered on cockpit. HTT-40 is a tandem seat trainer aircraft being developed at HAL for the first stage training of rookie pilots
Russia To Receive First Prototypes Of S-500 Air Defense System This Year:...
Russia will begin pre-tests of its S-500 air defense system prototypes this year. The deliveries of the prototypes of new system will be delivered this year after the tests are carried out,
Fifteen Companies Awarded USAF Contract Worth $975 Million To Counter Narcotics and...
The US Department of Defense has awarded a $975 million US Air Force contract to 15 companies for counter narcotics and global threats operations and logistics support. The winners are: Atlantic Diving Supply Inc
DynCorp Wins Maintenance Services Contract For US Army Command Ops in Afghanistan
DynCorp International has been awarded a $7 million foreign military sales contract for aviation field maintenance services for the US Army Aviation and Missile Command operations in Afghanistan. Work will be performed in Afghanistan with an estimated completion date of Dec
Rolls Royce Wins US Navy Contract For KC-130J Propulsion Systems Support
Rolls Royce has won a contract worth $64 million from the US Navy to support KC-130J aircraft propulsion systems. “Rolls Royce will provide performance based logistics supplies, services, and related support for KC-130J aircraft propulsion systems, including the AE2100D3 turboprop engine and the R391 propeller system, quick engine change kit, and associated propulsion components,” the US Department of Defense announced Monday
Russian Su-35S Begins Combat Missions In Syria
Russia's advanced supermaneuverable Su-35S fighter jets have started performing combat missions in Syria last week, the Defense Ministry spokesman said Monday. "Supermaneuverable Su-35S fighters started to carry out military tasks last week at Khmeimim airbase", Maj
US Navy Plans Aerial Refuelling Drone
The US Navy is planning to develop a new unmanned drone to be used solely for a refueling purpose, Defense One reported. The new drone will be produced by the Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike program with refueling as its primary role, and will have an initial limited strike capability, but more could be added in coming years, Defense One noted
India To Replace MiG Fleet With 106 Upgraded Tejas Jets
The Indian Ministry of Defense has decided to replace the aging MiG fighter fleet of the Air Force with 106 upgraded indigenous Tejas jets. The new upgraded Tejas Mark 1-A would be a 1000 kg lighter than existing version which is 6500 kg along with 43 other improvements,
Are Countries Buying Israeli Drones Vulnerable To UK, US Spying?
The recent revelation by former NSA contractor and Whistle-blower, Edward Snowden on UK assisting US National Security Agency in Spying Israeli drones shows the ease with which the program ‘Anarchist was carried out. This makes the nations who have bought or are in the process of buying Israeli attack drones vulnerable to spying from the US and the UK
Israel Encrypted Drone Data Following UK Spying
Israel appears to have increased encryption across its drone fleet following spying by the UK as part of a US National Security Agency (NSA) led snooping program using a method similar to that used to protect the signals of subscriber-only TV channels. Israel also expanded encryption or scrambling of the feeds grabbed by UK's intelligence analysts based in the Greek Troodos mountains, showing up like the black-and-white snow on a TV screen
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...
