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State Trials of Russia's Third Alexandrit-Class Minesweeper Begins

December 18, 2019 @ 09:49 AM

The state trials of "Vladimir Emelyanov," third of Russia's
Turkish Military to Buy Domestically Produced ‘Machine-gun’ Drone

December 18, 2019 @ 08:33 AM

The Turkish military is set to buy ‘Songar, a locally-made armed drone capable of firing automatic weapons. Eight ‘Songar drone systems, equipped with automatic machine guns, will enter service with the deal signed between Turkey's Defense Industries Presidency and the drones' manufacturer, Asis Elektronik, Hurriet Daily News reported
Montenegro To Get 2,700 Oshkosh Vehicles

December 18, 2019 @ 07:48 AM

The US Army has awarded Oshkosh Defense a contract valued $804 million to supply 2,721 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs) and related support. "Oshkosh Defense was awarded an $804 million modification to Foreign Military Sales (Montenegro) contract for the procurement of 2,721 Joint Light Tactical Vehicle and 16,714 associated packaged or installed kits," the US Department of Defense said in a statement Wednesday
GE To Supply 5 Engines for Presidential Helicopters

December 18, 2019 @ 07:23 AM

General Electric has won a $11.1 million modification contract involving procurement of five engines to be equipped on Presidential helicopters
Domestically Produced Aircraft Carrier Commissioned into Chinese Navy

December 18, 2019 @ 07:12 AM

China's first domestically built aircraft carrier, the Shandong (hull 17), was delivered and commissioned to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy (PLA-N) on Tuesday in Sanya, South China's Hainan Province. Overseen by President Xi Jinping, the aircraft carrier received a grand commissioning ceremony at a naval base in Sanya
Bell Wins US Navy’s $815M H-1 Upgrade Program Contract

December 18, 2019 @ 07:04 AM

The US Navy has awarded Bell Textron a contract worth $815 million involving repair, upgrade and replacement of components under its H-1 Upgrade Program. “Bell Textron is awarded $815 million for an indefinite-delivery, performance-based logistics requirements contract for the repair, upgrade or replacement of 35 items used on the UH-1Y and AH-1Z helicopter, along with inventory management, warehousing and establishing supply response time metrics,” the US Department of Defense said in a statement Wednesday
Huntington Ingalls’ Launches Aircraft Carrier, John F Kennedy into Water

December 18, 2019 @ 06:02 AM

Huntington Ingalls Industries' (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division launched John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) aircraft carrier into the James River for the first time, on Monday
Elbit to develop Next Gen Hand-Held Targeting System for US Marines

December 17, 2019 @ 01:09 PM

The United States Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) has selected Elbit Systems of America to develop the prototype of the Next Generation Hand-Held Targeting System (NGHTS). The company's solution merges multiple capabilities into a single, lightweight device that delivers superior performance for the forward deployed, foot mobile Marine
Montenegro Oshkosh Vehicles To Be Equipped with Israeli Remote Control Weapon Stations

December 17, 2019 @ 12:46 PM

Israeli defense firm Elbit Systems has won a contract to supply the Montenegrin Armed Forces with Remote Controlled Weapon Stations (RCWS) to be equipped on their Oshkosh Defense 4X4 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles. "Following a contract signed between Israel's Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Defense of Montenegro, the company has been awarded a $35 million contract to supply the Montenegrin Armed Forces with Remote Controlled Weapon Stations (RCWS) for the new Oshkosh Defense ("Oshkosh") 4X4 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV)," Elbit Systems said in a statement Monday
With 400 737-Max Planes in Storage, Boeing Halts Production of Troubled Jets

December 17, 2019 @ 11:51 AM

Boeing announced a “temporary” halt to production of 737-Max passenger jets even as it is making efforts to deliver 400 aircraft kept “in storage” which had not been picked up by Airlines due to lack of safety clearance. In 2018, all 346 people on board the two flights- a Lion Air 737 Max 8, and the same model operated by Ethiopian Airlines in March- were killed in the crashes, causing worldwide grounding of Boeing MAX planes

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