Hungarian company Aviation Engineering Zrt will licence-manufacture a modernized version of the the Illyushin Il-103 single-engine propeller aircraft and offer in the European and international market. An agreement was signed today for the modernization and licensed production of the 4-seater piston-engined aircraft, Il-103 between Russias Ilyushin and Aviation Engineering Zrt
The Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD)s Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D) and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) inaugurated a new center established to develop non-GPS accurate navigation technology. The new navigation technology center has been set up at TAMAM, IAIs electro-optics and navigation house in IAIs Systems Missiles & Space Group
Elbit Systems has unveiled the next generation of its Advanced Multi-Sensor Payload System (AMPS NG), adding Shortwave Infrared (SWIR) technology to the existing day CCD (Charge-Coupled Device) TV sensors, and a dual FLIR sensor design. In recent flight tests that were conducted in Israel, the new system was able to produce high resolution imagery of a football game in Midwave Infrared (MWIR) channel from a distance of 25km and aerial target tracking of the Hermes 900 in SWIR channel from dozens of kilometres
Russias Roscosmos state corporation said it will set up an International Lunar Research Station along with China. Zhang Kejian, head of the China National Space Administration (CNSA), and Dmitry Rogozin, General Director of Roscosmos, signed an MoU pertaining to the creation of the station on Tuesday
Israeli company Semi Conductor Devices (SCD) will lead a National Consortium for the development of next generation Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSEL). The consortium is supported by the Israeli Innovation Authority through its MAGNET Consortium program
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced today that the Virginia-class nuclear submarine Montana (SSN 794) was launched into the James River at the companys Newport News Shipbuilding division. The 7,800-ton submarine, which had been in a floating dry dock since being transferred from a construction facility in October, was submerged and moved by tugboats to the shipyards submarine pier, for final outfitting, testing and crew certification
Haluk Bayraktar, CEO of Baykar that manufactures Bayaraktar TB2 drones has claimed that these aircraft cannot be defeated by Russian electronic warfare (EW) systems. “Russian electronic warfare systems will not be able to interfere with the work of Bayraktar TB2 even for one hour
The South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) today announced that its KF-X fighter jet prototype is nearly ready and its roll out planned for April 2021. A photograph released by the DAPA shows the jet in fully assembled form and undergoing what looks like final touches
AeroVironment said it acquired Progeny Systems Corporations Intelligent Systems Group (ISG) for $30 million earlier this week. Under the terms of the transaction, AeroVironment acquired ISG for $30 million in cash and an earnout for Progeny Systems Corporation of up to $6 million over three years, based on the achievement of specific performance targets
Saudi Arabia is negotiating the purchase of S-400 air defense systems and Su-35 jets with Russia, three years after the two countries signed a military cooperation agreement. "Until we sign the contracts, we are not talking about this