Israeli Surveillance Drone Crashes Over Gaza Strip
Israel's Skylark-model unmanned aerial vehicle crashed Tuesday in the south of the Gaza Strip. The unnamed aerial vehicle fell in the south of the Gaza Strip
Lockheed Martin Wins $73M F-35 Lightning II Aircraft Contract For US, Japan
The Pentagon has awarded multiple contracts worth over $73 million to Lockheed Martin to support production of the F-35B Lightning II aircraft for the US and Japan air forces. The first contract awarded is worth $43 million for long-lead time materials, parts, components, and effort for production of five F-35s
Russia To Manufacture Two More Prototypes Of PAK FA Stealth Fighter This...
Russian Sukhoi aircraft company will produce two more prototypes of PAK FA (T-50) fighters this year. "The work on PAK FA is now at the final stage, and this year we receive the 10th and the 11th planes, which will be tested, and in the future state armament program for 2018-2025...
Heron-TP Armed Drones, Spike Anti-Tank Missile Deals Likely To Figure During Modi’s...
India is expected to sign agreements to purchase Spike anti-tank missiles and Heron TP combat drones during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modis visit to Israel on Tuesday. The Heron-TP armed drones form part of $400 million deal cleared by the Indian defense ministry in 2015
Delays In Regional Jet Development Makes Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp Net Worth Turn...
Japanese Mitsubishi Aircraft posted a net loss of 51.1 billion yen ($454 million) at the end of March due to delays in the development of Japans regional jet
Indian Air Force Plans Building 108 Hardened Aircraft Shelters
Indian Air Force is proposing to construct 108 new generation hardened aircraft shelters at a cost of more than Rs 5,000 crore (US$772.1 million) to protect its fleet of fighter jets
UTC Gets Additional $340 Mln For Propulsion System Spares For Lot 11
United Technologies Corp has won $340 million modification contract to a previously awarded low-rate initial production (LRIP) Lot 11 advance acquisition contract for the procurement of propulsion system initial spares in support of F-35 fighter aircraft. This includes initial spare engines, initial spare modules, and initial spare parts required to support the LRIP Lot 11 aircraft delivery schedule
Huntington Ingalls Wins US Navy LPD 29 Amphibious Transport Dock Contract
Huntington Ingalls Industries has won a $218 million advance procurement contract from the US Navy to provide long-lead-time material and advance construction activities for LPD 29, the 13th amphibious transport dock of the San Antonio (LPD 17) class
US Air Force Debuts Latest Variant Of MQ-9 Reaper Drone
The US Air Force flew the latest Block 5 variant of the MQ-9 Reaper drone for the first time last week. The aircrew flew a sortie of more than 16 hours on June 23 with a full payload of weapons including GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munitions and AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, the air force press release states
Uk Navy Receives 4 F-35 Replica Training Jets For Queen Elizabeth Carrier
UK Navy has received four new full-size replicas of the F-35 Lightning II jets to enable them to train for operations on the nation's future flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier. The replicas are being moved around the tarmac at Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Culdrose in Cornwall, England, as flight deck teams receive training on working with the fighter jets,
Germany, Norway MoU For NATO Tanker Fleet To Reduce Over-reliance On US...
The Memorandum of Understanding for European multinational fleet of Airbus tanker transport aircraft signed by Defense Ministers from Germany and Norway will reduce overall European shortage in air-to-air refuelling and the over-reliance on U.S
Pentagon Awards $179M Contract To Northrop Grumman For Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures
Northrop Grumman won nearly $179 million to provide large aircraft infrared counter measures to Saudi Arabia, Australia, Canada and the United States, the Department of Defense said in a press release. "Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation [of] Rolling Meadows, Illinois has been awarded a $178,969,767 modification for large aircraft infrared counter measures (LAIRCM) calendar year 2017 base hardware buy and needed LAIRCM support," the release said on Thursday
Hanwha, Korea Aerospace Sign $1.65B in KF-21 Contracts for Engines, 20 New
Patria Completes Test Firings of New ARVE Mobile Artillery System
Sweden Signs $900M Deal for IRIS-T SLM Air Defence under European Sky...
China to Debut New Combat Forces at September 9 Military Parade
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...
