Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI)
KAI is a South Korean aerospace company engaged in the design and manufacture of military and civilian aircraft, including trainers, fighters, and helicopters.
Indonesia to Stay in S.Korean KF-X Jet Program
Indonesia will stay in the KF-X fighter jet program with South Korea even as it pursues potential purchase of French Rafale or U.S
S Korean KF-X Jet Prototype Roll-out in April
South Korea will roll-out its KF-X fighter jet prototype around end-April, weeks ahead of schedule, Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said in comments quoted in
S.Korea’s FA-50 Jet Completes Tests with Sniper Targeting Pod
Lockheed Martins Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) just successfully completed ground and flight testing, clearing the way for FA-50 airworthiness certification. The tests resulted in a successful long-range guided munition hit...
Europe’s Taurus May Develop Advanced Bunker Buster Missile with Seoul for KF-X...
Taurus Systems, a joint venture between MBDA and Saab, could collaborate with a South Korean company to develop a new air-based cruise missile with range of over 600km to arm...
Canadian International Test Pilots School Signs MoU With Korean Aerospace to Promote...
Canadas International Test Pilots School (ITPS) announced today it signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) to promote the FA-50/ T-50 for tactical and adversary training.
Jakarta, Seoul to Reboot Indonesia's Stalled Participation in KF-X Jet Project
Indonesias participation in the ambitious KF-X jet development project stonewalled by delay in payments is all set be revived with Jakarta working with Seoul on a fresh agreement. Officials from Defense...
South Korea Begins Assembling KF-X Fighter Jet's First Prototype
Korea Aerospace Industries Co. (KAI) has commenced final assembly of a prototype jet at its assembly line in Sacheon, south of Seoul on Thursday, according to the Defense Acquisition Program...
South Korea sets aside $5.4B for KF-X Jet Project in 2021 Budget
In its 2021 budget, the South Korean Ministry of Defense plans to spend $5.4 billion for the development of indigenous KF-X jet
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KAI Looks To East-South Asia, Middle East, Africa and South America For...
First 6 Rafales for the Croatian Air Force just Landed in Zagreb
Croatia’s first batch of six Rafale fighter jets landed in the country on April 25
Rostec firm Develops Portable Radar to Detect Drones at Ultra-low Altitudes
Rostec’s Ruselectronics holding has completed the first delivery of a portable multifunctional radar station (MRLS) capable of detecting drones, including those flying at ultra-low altitudes or in hovering mode, to an unspecified customer
Oshkosh Defense Secures $40M Contract Extension for ROGUE-Fires UGV
Oshkosh Defense has announced the award of an additional delivery order worth $40 million for the procurement of the Remotely Operated Ground Unit for Expeditionary Fires (ROGUE-Fires) intended for use in the Navy/Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System
European Defence Fund Supports STORE Project to Enhance Land Forces' Imaging Systems with AI
The European Defence Fund (EDF) is providing financial backing to the STORE collaborative project, aimed at accelerating the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and shared databases into imaging systems for land forces in Europe
RTX Wins $344M to Develop Standard Missile Variants
Raytheon, an RTX business, has won a $344 million contract for the development of two missile variants – the SM-2 Block IIICU and SM-6 Block IU – which will be based on a common guidance section, where the electronics and software that guide a missile to its target are housed
Kazakhstan Sold 81 Soviet Era Fighter Jets to U.S. for Possible Transfer...
Belgium Inaugurates Factory to Manufacture Griffon Armored Vehicles
Boeing to Use GKN Aerospace's St. Louis Facility for F/A-18, F-15 Programs...
Sierra Nevada Bags $13 Billion U.S. Air Force “Doomsday Plane” Contract
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...