Ukraine Discusses Cooperation With UAE in Guided Weapons, UAVs
UAE and Ukraine have signed an agreement for cooperation in the production of precision-guided weapons for the Emirati Armed Forces and the delivery of Antonov transport aircraft to the UAE Air Force The agreement, signed earlier this month during a visit of an Emirati defence delegation to Ukraine also includes the...
Russia Likely To Sign Su-57 Fighter Aircraft Deal In 2018
Russias defense ministry is in talks with state-owned United Aircraft Corporation on purchase of fifth-generation Su-57 fighters and is expected to sign contract next year. "We are working on signing a contract for the supply of the first batch of these fighters in 2018 with the delivery of the planes to...
Two USAF Squadrons To Receive F-35 Fighter Jets Next Month
US F-35 jets are set to be delivered to two US Air Force squadrons next month with the latest Block 3F software, which will enable pilots to use its full suite of war fighting capabilities. The 34th Fighter Squadron at Utahs Hill Air Force Base will receive the aircraft in early...
SolAero Technologies Delivers Solar Wing For Bye's StratoAirNet UAV
SolAero Technologies Corp (SolAero) has delivered the first solar wing for Bye Aerospace's "StratoAirNet", a solar-electric unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). SolAero is integrating their advanced high-efficiency solar cell technologies on the graphite composite StratoAirNet wing using proprietary methods to maintain the critical laminar flow surface on the wing, the company announced...
Elbit Wins $93 Million Contract to Upgrade Asia-Pacific Nation’s F-5 Fleet
Elbit announced that it was awarded an approximately $93 million contract from an Asia-Pacific country to upgrade its F-5 aircraft fleet. The contract will be performed over a three-year period
USAF Picks AAI Textron Systems, General Atomics for $499M ASAPTR Program
AAI Corp. Textron Systems, and General Atomics part of the six companies awarded a previously announced $499 million contract for the Aerospace Systems Air Platform Technology Research (ASAPTR) program
Boeing Wins $95 Million USAF F-15 Radar Upgrade Modification Contract
Boeing has been awarded a $95 million modification contract for USAF F-15 Radar Modernization program (RMP) radar upgrades. The contract modification provides for the exercise of options for 13 RMP Group A kits, 13 RMP Group B kits, 38 RMP installs, 14 conformal fuel tank installs, and other required support being produced under the basic contract, the US department of defense said in a statement Tuesday
India To Issue RFI To Lockheed Martin, Saab For Single Engine Fighter...
India will be issuing a request for information next month to Lockheed Martin for its F-16 Block 70 and Saab for its Gripen E, for manufacturing single-engine fighters in India. The Ministry of Defence will float a request for information, or RFI, to US firm Lockheed Martin and Swedish Saab to produce single-engine fighters in collaboration with a private company in the India,
New Russian Su-30SM Jet Fighters join Combat Aviation Regiment in Kursk region...
New 4+ Generation Sukhoi Su-30SM jet fighters have made a flight from the Irkutsk aviation plant to the Western MD to reinforce squadrons in the Kursk regions. The regiment has received two Su-30SM supermanoeuverable fighters
Lockheed Martin to Provide F-16 Jet Tech Services to 12 Countries
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $47.8 million contract for engineering and technical services in support of the F-16 fighter aircraft requirements to 12 foreign military sales customers in the Middle East, South America and Asia
Russia Yet to Respond to Indonesia’s Barter Offer For 11 Sukhoi Su-35...
Indonesia is waiting Russias decision to barter 11 Sukhoi fighter jets with Indonesian commodities including furniture, coffee and sugar, trade minister Enggartiasto Lukita said in Jakarta Monday. "We give them time to discuss it internally," he said at the Presidential Palace compound
India Favoring Additional Rafale Jets Over Russian Stealth Fighter?
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is planning to acquire an additional 36 Dassault Rafale jets over the proposed procurement of Russias Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA).
Switzerland Protests F-35 Price Increase by U.S.
Russia Builds Su-57 Shelters at Key Airbase after Ukrainian Drone Strike
U.S. Army General Details Measures to Deter China in Asia-Pac Region
Polish Air Force Commander Visits South Korea to Inspect FA-50PL, Test-Drive KF-21...
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...
