India is seeking certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its Dhruv advanced light helicopters, following Ecuadors move to return them due to frequent crashes. Four of seven Dhruv helicopters supplied to Ecuador have crashed during the period October 2009 to January 2015
Ecuador government has considered returning advanced light helicopters ‘Dhruv to Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) after a court case involving both the sides is settled. The Ecuador government intends to return due to long-run issue performance of the chopper
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $55.6 million to upgrade Singaporean, Morocco and Taiwanese F-16 aircraft
The Request For Proposal for India P75(I) program under which 6 more submarines are to be built with the help of private sector will be under the Strategic Partnership (SP) Model after approval of the model in defense manufacturing. Indias minister of defense, Manohar Parrikar, speaking at an International Seminar on Current and Future Challenges in Design and Construction of Underwater Vehicles, organized by FICCI at Federation House, New Delhi said Tuesday that “RFP for the much awaited P75(I) program, under which 6 more submarines are to be built with the help of private sector will be under the Strategic...
The Canadian Army has completed testing NovAtel's GPS Anti-Jam Technology (GAJT) in live-firing conditions on the M777C1 Howitzer. The trial was conducted at Canadian Forces Base Shilo in Manitoba under the Build in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP) of Public Services and Procurement Canada (formerly referred to as Public Works and Government Services Canada), the company said in a statement Thursday
Russian MiG-29K jet crashed during an exercise flight after taking off from the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft-carrying cruiser, the Russian Defense Ministry said Monday. "An aviation accident with carrier-based fighter MIG-29K occurred during exercise flights as a result of a technical fault during the approach landing a few kilometers from the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft-carrying cruiser," the statement said
The Pratt & Whitneys PT6 turboshaft maintenance, repair and overhaul facility in Pakistan is nearing completion. The Chairman of Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) in his presentation to the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), Air Marshal Arshad Malik has now invited the Pakistani private sector to invest and were offered opportunities as joint venture to augment the existing T-56 (Rolls-Royce) engine facility at PAC Kamra and develop new PT6 engines for aircraft,
The Pakistan Aeronautical Complex is eyeing for new design and development programs that include parts for JF-17 Thunder, upgrading Mushshak aircraft, drones and has invited private sector to undertake these ventures in the country. “The PAC Kamra is looking for new design and development programmes like upgrading Super Mushshak aircraft, development of unmanned aerial and many more
Ecuador will sell the three remaining three Dhruv utility helicopters it bought from Indias Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) it purchased between 2009 and 2012. Ecuador's Defence Minister Ricardo Patino announced the decision on October 20, IHS Jane's Defence Weekly reported
Five French military officers were killed when a twin-prop Fairchild Metroliner, part of French customs surveillance operation heading for Libyan coast crashed in Safi after developing engine trouble immediately after it took to air from Maltas international airport. Witnesses on site of the rescue described the scene as a pile of charred, black metal parts, owing to the scale of the explosion that ensued as the aircraft, a Fairchild Metroliner MkIII, crashed into the ground,