GE Aviations Wins $5.4 Million Fighter Engine Contract From U.S Navy
The GE Aviation plant in Rutland has been awarded a $5.4 million U
Experimental X-51A WaveRider Achieves Mach Speed During Flight Test
The U.S Air Forces experimental, unmanned aircraft went hypersonic during a test off the Southern California coast, traveling at more than 3,000 mph, the Air Force said on Friday
Iraq To Get 18 Additional F-16s
The Iraqi Air Force will recieve an additional 18 F-16s, according to a Pentagon statement. Lockheed Martin wsa awarded a contract worth $830 million to supply the fighter aircraft to Iraq
Finmeccanica To Produce Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Wings
Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica company, has been awarded a USD 141 million contract by Lockheed Martin for the production of components and for the assembly of the first complete wing for the F-35 JSF (Joint Strike Fighter) programme. The $382 billion F-35 Joint Strike fighter program may well be the largest single global...
State Trials Of Russian T-50 Fighter Aircraft To Begin In 2014
Russia will begin state-run flight tests of its fifth T-50 fighter aircraft next year, according to United Aircraft Corporation's President Mikhail Pogosyan. “In 2013 we are expected to wrap up its preliminary tests and start operational testing
Dassault To Incorporate Major Upgrades To Rafale F3R
While attending the 9th edition of LAAD, aircraft-maker Dassault Aviation has promised to deliver the most wide-ranging material to be incorporated on the Rafale aircraft which is in the running for the Brazilin F-X2 program. According to reports, the Rafale is being upgraded to a new standard with major software upgrades and will known as the Rafale F3R
Raytheon Wins Korea’s F-16 Upgrade
Raytheon has been selected by the Republic of Korea to upgrade the countrys KF-16C/D Block 52 Fighting Falcon fleet. “Raytheon Advanced Combat Radar (RACR) complements and leverages Raytheons F-16 avionics heritage to provide the lowest risk, most affordable and highest reliability AESA retrofit solution,” said Jim Hvizd, vice president of International Strategy and Business Development for Raytheons Space and Airborne Systems business
India Awaits INS Vikramaditya Delivery This Year, MiG-29K To Be Inducted In...
With the first squadron of carrier-based fly-by-wire MiG-29 K fighters to be formally inducted into the navy next month, India is now keeping its fingers crossed on Russia delivering the 45,000-tonne INS Vikramaditya aircraft carrier by 2013 end, after a delay of over five years. The Admiral Gorshkov warship will be put on trial on Barents Sea between May and July and commissioned by Sevmash shipyard on White Sea in November 2013
MiG Fighter Aircraft Complete 50 years in India
April 21 2013 marks a momentous day for MiG fighter aircraft in India as it completes 50 years of its relationship with the Indian Air Force (IAF). Built in 1956, the worlds most common fighter aircraft emerged from the shadows in 1962 when India announced that it would be buying the newly developed Russian jets
U.S Offers Korea F-35 Aircraft At Subsidized Rates
The U.S has offered Korea 60 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Conventional Take Off and Landing (CTOL) aircraft at a subsidized cost of $10
U.S. Navy Plans Purchasing Boeing's P-8A In Large Numbers
Boeing handed over the seventh production P-8A Poseidon to the U.S
SAAB Chooses Swiss Companies For Gripen E Components Supply
Defence and security company SAAB has taken the strategic decision to find Swiss companies as long-term partners to the Gripen program to develop, produce and assemble major components of the Gripen E aircraft, having more than 35 per cent of the work placed in the French- and Italian-speaking regions. The decision to grow the Gripen E supplier base in Switzerland is an important step for Saabs Swiss Industrial Participation (SIP) programme, demonstrating the companys willingness and commitment to deliver major direct SIP packages for Gripen E and results from a continuous dialogue with armasuisse, Swissmem, GRPM (Groupe Romande Pour le...
Indian Rafale Jets Fired SCALP Missiles, Hammer Precision Bombs at Pakistani Targets
U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Loses Second F/A-18 Fighter Jet in Red Sea...
Three of 4 Yemenia Airlines' Aircraft Destroyed, Sana’a Airport Rendered Unusable in...
AeroVironment Unveils Titan 4 Counter-Drone System
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...
