Technodinamika To Supply 9 Auxiliary Power Units For Indian Ilyushin-76 Fleet
Russian Technodinamika has bagged a contract to supply nine auxiliary power units (APUs) for the Indian Air Force (IAFs) Ilyushin-76 (IL-76) fleet. According to the terms of the tender, Technodinamika will supply 9 auxiliary power units for the IL-76 aircraft and its modifications owned by the Indian Air Force
HAL Delivers First Dornier Ship-Set To RUAG
HAL has delivered the first ship-set of the new generation Dornier Do-228-212 NG aircraft to RUAG, Germany at a function held at its Transport Aircraft Division (TAD) at Kanpur recently. “We have manufactured and supplied the ship-set in a record time, ahead of schedule commitment”, says Mr
Russian Eastern UAV Units Receive 5 Orlan-10 Drones
Russian UAV units of the Eastern MD located in the Sakhalin region received 5 Orlan-10 complexes. Orlan-10 UAVs are capable to operate during 18 hours and perform tasks at the altitude of dozens of meters to several thousand on transmitting the image to the operator in online mode
India's Tejas Aircraft Integrated With Russian, US missiles
Indias indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), the Tejas will be integrated with the US- and Russian-origin missiles and is expected to fly this month during the Indian Air Force show. The jet is currently undergoing final operational clearance and will soon be inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF)
France Offers Fresh Proposal For Indian Rafale Deal
Since France has offered a fresh proposal to break the impasse over Rafale deal, a delegation of Indian and French officials met on Wednesday afternoon. “During the meeting, it was believed that French authorities gave a fresh proposal with amendments to make the Rafale deal more attractive
Three IAF Women Pilots To Take Up Combat Roles In June
Indias first batch of women fighter pilots will be commissioned on June 18, the forces chief Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha said Tuesday. “The floodgates have opened for women to prove their mettle in all streams,” Air Chief Marshal Raha said at an event on International Womens Day
UAE Buys 8 Hammerhead Drones For $346 Million
The UAE has signed a €316 million ($346 million) contract to purchase eight Piaggio P.1HH Hammerhead unmanned aerial vehicles
Philippines Acquires 2 Additional C-130 Transport Planes From US
Philippines has acquired two additional C-130 Hercules planes from the US for $34 million (P1.6 billion) for its Air Force (PAF)
Airbus To Set Up Military Transport Aircraft And Helicopters Assembly Line In...
Airbus is looking at setting up assembly lines to manufacture military transport aircraft and helicopters under the ‘Make in India program. Airbus sourcing of equipment from India is likely to reach $2 billion (INR 13, 395 crore) by 2020
Two Indian Universities Win Lockheed Martin C-130J Roll-On/Roll-Off Design Challenge
Lockheed Martin has named teams from two Indian universities as winners of its C-130J Roll-On/Roll-Off University Design Challenge on Tuesday. Lockheed Martin launched the Indian University design challenge in November 2014
F-35 Operational Clearance Threatened As Radar Turns Off In-Flight
The US Air Force' F-35 fighter jet is facing a software glitch involving the radar as it requires the pilot to turn it off and on again in-flight and poses threat to delaying the USAF plans to declare the jet operationally deployable. "What would happen is they'd get a signal that says either a radar degrade or a radar (AN/APG-81 AESA) fail -something that would force us to restart the radar," Jeffrey Harrigian, director of the air force's F-35 integration office at the Pentagon was quoted as saying by
Hungarian Gripen Fighters Commence Night-Flying
The Hungarian Air Force has started to train for night flying missions using newly-delivered night vision goggles (NVGs). This capability will further enhance the combat readiness of the Hungarian Air Force and boost the contribution of Hungarys Gripens to international missions
Ukraine Expands Soviet Armored Vehicle Upgrades With Spanish-made Guardian Turret Modules
India Clears Army, Air Force ALH Dhruv Helicopters for Operations After Safety...
Bulgaria Rejects Claims of Sabotage at Air Base Over F-16 Issues
Saudi Arabia Set to Acquire 1,000 AMRAAM Missiles worth $3.5B
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...
