Northrop Grumman Wins $164 Million To Provide E-2D Hawkeye Aircraft To Japan
Northrop Grumman has won $164 million contract to provide one E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft configured for the Government of Japan. Work is expected to be completed in March 2018, the US DoD said in a statement Friday
Netherlands, Luxembourg To Buy 2 Airbus A330 Tanker Transport Aircraft
The Netherlands is ready to purchase two Airbus tanker transport aircraft with Luxembourg. The aircraft will be NATO property and will be stationed at Eindhoven airbase in the Netherlands for pooling and sharing
UTC Aerospace Flight Trials New Pulse Aircraft Health Monitoring System With USAF...
UTC Aerospace Systems is currently testing its new Pulse Health Monitoring System (HMS) to evaluate the airworthiness of sensing systems aboard the USAF's C-5 Galaxy aircraft. The Pulse HMS is a lightweight, scalable vehicle health management system designed to enable real-time evaluation of an aircraft's condition
India Buys Four Boeing P-8I Aircraft Worth $1 Billion
India signed a contract worth $1 billion on Wednesday to purchase four long-range P-8I aircraft from Boeing Co, defence and industry sources told Defenseworld.net
Lockheed Martin Flies Second T-50A Upgraded Aircraft for South Korean T-X Competition...
Lockheed Martin and Korea Aerospace Industries have completed the initial test flight of its second T-50A configured aircraft in Sacheon, South Korea. The T-50A is the companys aircraft offering in the US Air Forces Advanced Pilot Training (APT) competition, the company said in a statement Tuesday
Indian Air Force C-17 Globemaster Aircraft Underutilized: CAG Report
Indias Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), in its report tabled in the Parliament Tuesday, has slammed both the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Boeing for various shortcomings in $2.7 billion contract for the C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft
Bell Boeing Wins $80 Million US Navy Contract For V-22 Osprey Parts
Bell Boeing has been awarded the US Navy contract worth $80 million to provide repair of various parts on the V-22 aircraft. “Bell Boeing Joint Program Office, California, Maryland, is being awarded $80,250,156 for modification of delivery order 0006 under a previously awarded contract (N00019-09-D-0008) for repair of various parts on the V-22 aircraft,” the US Department of Defense announced Tuesday
Lockheed Martin Launches Hellenic Navy P-3B Patrol Aircraft Modernization Program
Lockheed Martin and Hellenic Aerospace Industry (HAI) hosted a ceremony on Monday at HAI's facilities to mark an official launch of the Hellenic Navy P-3B maritime patrol aircraft modernization and upgrade program. On July 13, the first of two Hellenic Navy P-3B Orions were successfully transferred from Elefsis Air Base to HAI's facilities at Tanagra, Greece, north of Athens
Upgraded IL-76 Service Life Extended by 40 Years: Russian Company Claims
The Ilyushin Il-76MD-M military transport plane is currently performing test flights as part of its production flight tests. "As of today, the plane has performed ten test flights
Boeing Anticipates Production Approval For KC-46 Tanker Following Milestone C Testing
Boeing has completed all necessary Milestone C testing to receive customer approval to enter production for the KC-46 tanker. The airborne tanker recently refuelled F-16, A-10 and C-17 aircraft to signal the end of Milestone C testing, a Boeing statement said
IAF AN-32 Transport Plane Goes Missing With 29 People Onboard
An Indian Air Force AN-32 plane enroute to Port Blair from Chennai has gone missing with 29 people on board on Friday morning. The plane took off from the Tambaram air base near Chennai at 8
Pilatus Completes Test Flight Of First Of 49 Australian PC-21 Aircraft
Pilatus has completed its initial production test flight of the first of 49 PC-21 aircraft destined for the Australian Defence Forces. Under a contract signed in December 2015 aimed at harmonising Australian Defence Force flight training across all three services – Army, Navy and Air Force – Pilatus will deliver a total of 49 PC-21 which will operate from four Royal Australian Air Force bases
Bangladesh Navy Signs Do228 Fleet Maintenance Deal with General Atomics AeroTec Systems
Rostec Begins Deliveries of New Anti-Drone System Dvina-100M
South Korea Converting KF-21 Jet into 5th-generation Fighter
Israel Test Rail-Mounted Robotic Eye for 24x7 Perimeter Surveillance
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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...