Northrop Grumman has won a $285 million contract to support the production and delivery of one E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft to Japan under the Foreign Military Sales program. Under the terms of contract awarded by the US Navy, work is expected to be completed in September 2019, the US Department of Defense announced Wednesday
Lockheed Martin Corp has won a $1 billion contract from the US Air Force for production of 32 C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, the US Department of Defense announced Wednesday. As per the terms of the contract, Lockheed Martin will provide 13 C-130J-30, five HC-130J, 11 MC-130J, two KC-130J and one U
Russia will equip its fifth generation fighter PAK-FA with an advanced Radio-Optical Phased Array Radar (ROFAR). KRET will be developing the new electronic systems for the aircraft, deputy general director of concern Radio-Electronic Technology (KRET) Vladimir Mikheev was quoted as saying by Sputnik news daily Wednesday
Fear of intellectual property loss combined with inexperience in helicopter manufacture led Russia's Rostec Corp to select Hindustan Aeronautics Limited over a private firm in the 'Make in India' program to manufacture KA-226T helicopters. The helicopter manufactured by Russian Helicopters boasts of certain unique technologies never before employed in any helicopter in its class anywhere in the world- It is the only chopper with a co-axial twin rotor and no tail rotor
Delivery of three unmanned helicopter systems to China Customs has been rescheduled for early 2016 due to additional requirements and features. The delay was caused by additional requirements and features and the fact that the complex system required extensive verification testing and some upgrades, which are now complete, CybAero said in a statement Wednesday
Rosoboronexport will begin promoting its Uran-9 combat multipurpose robotic system in the international market next year. The Uran-9 is designed to provide remote reconnaissance and fire support to combined arms, recon and counter-terror units
A Bahraini F-16 fighter aircraft has crashed in Saudi Arabia-Yemeni border due to a technical error. The aircraft was taking part in the Saudi-led coalition battling rebel forces in Yemen, AFP reported Wednesday
Russia has begun deliveries of S-300 air defense systems to Iran they have paid for. “The contract is being executed and is being paid for
Russia is expected to begin delivery of 10,000 Kalashnikov assault rifles to Afghan police in coming months. "The issue of delivery of 10,000 AK-47 automatic rifles with ammunition rounds to Kabul via the Russian Interior Ministry has been practically resolved and the shipment is expected to take place in January of 2016," Russian presidential special envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov said in an interview with the TASS news agency on Tuesday
India has successfully test-fired its Long Range Surface-to-Air Missile (LRSAM), Barak-8, from a warship today. Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense tweeted Wednesday, "Successfully test fires long range surface to air missiles from INS Kolkata