Indian UAV Crashes in Chinese Territory, New Delhi Clarifies
An Indian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) intruded into Chinas airspace and crashed evoking strong reaction from the Chinese MoD, state-run Chinese media outlets reported. The Indian UAV intruded into China's airspace and crashed recently, and China's border troops have conducted identification and verification over the vehicle, Xinhua reported quoting Zhang Shuili,...
France Offers Economic, Technology Partnership to Belgium to Sell Rafale Jets
France has not submitted formal offer to Belgiums bid to replace its aging F-16 fighter jets, has now offered economic and technology partnerships to sell Rafale fighter jets. Belgium had called for tenders in March to replace its ageing fleet of 34 F-16 fighter aircraft for an estimated $4
Seventh Boeing KC-46A Tanker Completes First Flight
The first Boeing KC-46A tanker that will be delivered to the U.S
Russian Su-57 Jet Performs First Flight with Production Standard Engine
Russias Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jet performed its first test flight with a new ‘Product 30 engine which will be the production standard when the aircraft enters serial manufacturing in 2020. The test was performed at the Gromov Flight Research Institute on Tuesday with the older NPO Saturn Product 117 engine placed...
Canada to Announce Older Australian F-18 Buy Next Week, Scraps Boeing Super...
The Canadian government will announce its intention to buy a used fleet of older Australian F-18 fighter jets scrapping the plan to buy 18 new Super Hornets from Boeing. The decision comes amidst growing dispute with the US aerospace company,
Spare Parts Shortage for F-35 Fighters Degrading Readiness: GOA Report
The shortage of spare parts for the F-35 aircraft has degraded readiness. The aircraft were not able to fly about 22 per cent of the time in the past year due to shortage of spares, Government Accountability Office has stated in its latest report
F-35 Fighter Jet Life Cycle Costs Increased, Not Fully Transparent: GOA Report
The US Department of Defense has taken actions to reduce F-35 fighter sustainment costs, but the estimated life cycle costs have increased and are not fully transparent to the military services, the Government Accountability Office has stated in its October 2017 report. According to the GAO report published October 30 this year, the services do not fully understand how the costs they are being charged by the F-35 program office are linked to the capabilities they are receiving
S Korean Army to set up Attack Drone Unit
South Korean Army will set up a combat unit of drones next year to counter North Koreas threats. The drone units will be called ‘dronebot, a combination of the words, ‘drone and ‘robot, Yonhap quoted an unnamed official as saying Tuesday
Airbus, Rolls-Royce, Siemens Partnership to Develop Hybrid-electric Propulsion Tech Flight Demonstrator
Airbus, Rolls-Royce, and Siemens have announced a new partnership to develop a hybrid-electric propulsion technology flight demonstrator for commercial aircraft. The E-Fan X hybrid-electric technology demonstrator is anticipated to fly in 2020 following a ground test campaign, provisionally on a BAe 146 flying testbed, with one of the aircrafts four gas turbine engines replaced by a two-megawatt electric motor
Russia Offers MiG-29 Aircraft for Argentina’s Fighter Jet Program
Russia has offered MiG-29 fighter aircraft for Argentinas fighter jet program. Moscow sent all the necessary materials for taking part in the tender
L-3 Communications Wins $37 Million to Maintain US Navy T-45 Goshawk Aircraft
L-3 Communications is being awarded a $37.6 million modification contract to support 200 US navy T-45 Goshawk aircraft
CybAero Demonstrates Flights for Belgian Navy
CybAero has performed demonstrations flights for the Belgian Navy. Two separate flights were conducted during the demonstration to show the systems operational performance in both daylight and darkness, the company said in a statement Monday
Lockheed Martin Awarded $1 Billion For Naval Hypersonic Missile Launching Platform
Huge Display of Russian Arms in Libyan Parade
First central Fuselage for India’s LCA Tejas MK1A Version Handed Over...
Indra Tests its NEMUS AESA Radar-Based Protection System on Leopard Tanks
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...
