Croatia to buy 2 UH-60M Black Hawks for $115M
The US State Department announced it approved Croatias request of buying two UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and related equipment worth $115 million, on Wednesday. “The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Croatia of two (2) UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and related equipment for an...
Turkey to Develop New T629 Gunship
Turkey is presently developing a new T629 six-tonne attack helicopter and has reportedly frozen the design for the same, Temel Kotil, CEO and General Manager of Turkish Aerospace, has said. “The designs (for the six-ton armed helicopter designated T629) have been finalised and we plan to carry out the first flight...
Certification Trials of Turkey's T625 Helicopter Begins
Turkeys T625 Gökbey utility helicopter is currently undergoing certification trials, Temel Kotil, CEO and General Manager of Turkish Aerospace, has said. The six-tonne helicopter made its
Airbus Delivers first NH-90 Helicopters to German Navy
Airbus Helicopters announced the delivery of first of the 18 ordered NH-90 Sea Lion naval multi-role helicopter to the Germany navy, on Thursday. The rotorcraft was delivered to the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw)
Indian Army’s ALH Dhruv Makes Emergency Landing
An Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv belonging to the Indian Army made an emergency landing in Poonch district, Jammu and Kashmir, on Thursday. All passengers on-board are safe
Nigeria Agrees to buy a Dozen Mi-35 Helicopters from Russia
Nigeria entered into an agreement with Russia on the purchase of 12 Mi-35 helicopters, on Wednesday. “Russia and Nigeria have signed a deal for Moscow to supply twelve Mi-35s to Nigeria,” a senior official at Russias federal military-technical cooperation service, was quoted as saying by RIA news agency
Egypt May Buy Ka-52 Gunships for its French Mistral Ships Formerly Meant...
Russia and Egypt are currently holding talks on the latters purchase of additional Ka-52 attack helicopters for Mistral amphibious assault ships, originally built by France for Russia. "We intend to further outfit Egypts Mistral ships with our armament and Ka-52 helicopters," Dmitry Shugayev, Head of the Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation, was quoted as saying by
Russian Military to get 4 Mi-24P Attack Helicopters in October
Russias army aviation brigade of the Central Military District will receive four additional Mil Mi-24P attack helicopters by the end of this month. "The arrival of four multirole strike helicopters will complete the process of forming a squadron of Mi-24P gunships
Lithuania to buy UH-60M Black Hawks for $335M
The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense will buy six UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters for an estimated cost of €300 million ($335 million), a part of which will reportedly be paid by the US. The new choppers will replace the countrys obsolete, Soviet-era Mi-8 helicopters
Bangladesh to Buy Fighter Jets, Apache Gunships & Missile Systems from US
Bangladesh is looking to buy multi-role combat jets, Apache attack helicopters and surface-to-air missile systems from the United States. "Both countries are currently negotiating two agreements that are required by the US law for the purchase to go ahead that will expand the military cooperation between the countries," two US government officials were quoted as saying by
India Gifts 2 Mi-35 Gunships to Afghanistan
The Afghanistan Air Force on Tuesday received two Mi-35 attack helicopters gifted by India. In 2016, Kabul requested India to repair and provide new parts for the Air Forces 11 Mi-35s and 7 transport aircraft
Lockheed Unveils “Raider X” for US Army’s FARA Contest
Lockheed Martin unveiled Raider X design as the companys entrant for the US Armys Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) Competitive Prototype program. The aircraft design was showcased during the annual conference of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) on October 14 in Washington
Iran Developing Russian Lancet-like Kamikaze Drone
Canada Lifts Drone Technology Export Controls to Turkey
Russian Air Defenses Shoot Down Six ATACMS Missiles
Ukraine Launches ATACMS Missiles at Russian Targets in Crimea
Development Trends in Unmanned Surface Vessels
Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have caught the attention of the world following their spectacular success in sinking Russian warships in...
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...
China’s “Moderate” 2024 Defense Budget Hides Frenetic Military Build-up
China on Tuesday revealed a draft defense budget draft for 2024 amounting to 1
Battle of Counter-Drone SAMs- Raytheon's Coyote Vs. Russian Pantsir-S1
The spectacular success of drones on the battlefield in Ukraine has prompted Russia and the United States to develop counter-measures...