Indian Arms Dealer Under Scanner For Involvement In Pilatus Trainer Deal
Delhi-based arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari has come under scanner once again after the media reports allege that he is also involved in financial crime related to Pilatus trainer aircraft deal. Investigators are probing what kind of services his company, the Offset India Solution Private Limited, had provided to Swiss aircraft major...
Lockheed Martin Flies First T-50A Upgraded Aircraft for South Korean T-X Competition...
Lockheed Martin has conducted an initial flight test of its T-50A jet aircraft. The newly configured T-50A is a variant of the T-50 developed by Korea Aerospace Industries and Lockheed Martin
Gripen, Rafale, Typhoon On Malaysian MRCA Wishlist
Malaysia is in the final stages of studying companies that meet the Royal Malaysian Air Force's (RMAF's) multirole combat aircraft (MRCA) requirement to replace its ageing MiG-29 fighter aircraft. "We are now in the final stages of studying which of the companies are able to meet with our requirements and the...
Malaysia Reduces MiG-29N Fighter Aircraft Operations
Malaysia will reduce the use of its MiG-29N fighter aircraft following increasing operating costs, Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) chief said. “Apart from that, the capabilities of the fighter aircraft were also getting more limited as the aircraft have been in service for 21 years since they were first used in...
China's J-20 Stealth Aircraft, Y-20 Transport To Enter Service "In Near Future"
Chinas J-20 stealth fighter-bomber Aircraft and Y-20 tactical transport plane will be put into service “in the near future” and this will effectively enhance the PLA Air Forces capability. The official Chinamil
Lockheed Martin Delegates Meet C-130J RORO University Challenge Winners
A team of Lockheed Martin executives visited the Tata-Lockheed Martin Aerostructures Limited (TLMAL), and Tata Sikorsky Aerospace Limited (TSAL) facilities in Hyderabad on May 31 to meet the winners of the C-130J Roll-On/ Roll-Off University Design Challenge. The purpose of the visit was for the winners from IIT Chennai and University of Petroleum & Energy Studies who received a grant to develop a prototype of their modular design, to interact with LM & TASL Aerospace engineers and receive valuable feedback and guidance on their designs
Israel To Receive Three Super Hercules Transport Planes By Yearend
The Israel Defense Forces will be receiving another three Super Hercules transport planes by the end of the year, supplementing the three aircraft it already has at its Nevatim airbase in the southern part of the country. In 2014, Haaretz reported that the Israel Air Force had reached agreement to buy one additional Hercules and was considering buying three
Insitu To Provide Six Blackjack Unmanned Aerial Systems To US Navy For...
Insitu has won a $71 million contract for six low-rate initial production Lot V RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aircraft systems for the US Navy. This contract provides for the procurement of the air vehicles, ground control stations, launch and recovery equipment, shipboard equipment kits, and systems engineering and program management, the US department of defense said in a statement Wednesday
France Greatly Lowered Rafale Price For lndia: Dassault CEO
France has “greatly” lowered the price of the Rafale fighter jet for India and all requirements (concerning technical, financial and offsets) have been met, CEO of Dassault Aviation, Eric Trappier said today. In an interview to French publication Les Echos, Trappier said that we (meaning the French government which is negotiating the government-to-government deal) are ready to enter at any time (to sign the contract) since the ball in the camp of the Indian government
Kalashnikov to Unveil UAV Control System
Russian Zala Aero will exhibit its new small-scale real-time control system RCS-7 that can be used to control drones as well as any other robotic vehicles, including terrestrial and submerged ones during KADEX-2016 exhibition. The new control system works without an operating system
Turkey Relying On Local Drone Tech After US Restrictions On Weapons Sale
Turkey is now relying on the local drone technologies after the US restricted the sale of weapon systems to the country, defense industry head said last week. Defense Industry Undersecretary Ismail Demir said during a panel discussion at the Atlantic Council think tank on May 27 that the US restriction on defense projects has driven Turkey to develop its own technologies
F-35 Is 3 Decibel Noisier Than F-16
The Netherlands last week conducted noise tests of two F-35s around their two future air bases – Volkel and Leeuwarden. The Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) conducted noise level test during these test flights
India, Pakistan Agree To Immediate Ceasefire After U.S.-Brokered Talks
Leonardo Sets Up New Division for Aerostructures
Pakistan Launches “Operation Bunyan Marsoos” after Alleged Indian Missile Raids on Military...
Indra Unveils 'Valero' Air-Ground Launched Weapon
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...
