GE Aviation has made a mutually beneficial arrangement with the US government to accommodate the environmentally controlled teardown of hardware and recovery of strategic alloys in exchange for credits on future engine/parts purchases. The Military Engine Reclamation Program is an incentivized process for GEs US Navy and Air Force customers to garner financial value from retiring GE products in their fleets, including F404, F414, TF39, TF34, T700 F110, F101 and F118 engine parts
Leonardo has opened its AW101 Norway Training Centre that includes a new AW101 Full Flight Simulator (FFS) which will support the training of the country's aircrew. Having been opened at Stavanger Sola Airport, the center also supports other AW101 customers, the company announced Tuesday
Airbus has revealed plans to manufacture a new fighter jet, replacing military aircraft systems such as the Eurofighter and Dassault Rafale. The plan seeks to do away with the F16 and possibly the F-35 for European allies
Germany is eyeing to use face recognition technology and gaining access to chat services like WhatsApp in order to track militants. “New security measures will be taken to combat terrorism, including the use of face recognition technology to track the movements of terrorists”
Argentina's Ministry of Defense has upgraded an Elta radar systems with ability of wireless communication between the transceiver and the processor, permitting the system to record plots, and remember plots represented on the screen. The Air Force personnel has upgraded a single unit to use as a prototype in order to test the upgrades to fulfill operational requirement for more flexible display systems
Canada is planning to spend $62 billion over next two decades to boost its armed forces' capabilities in offensive cyber-attacks and purchase of armed drones. Though the plan also calls for the addition of 5,000 more full- and part-time troops, Defense minister Harjit Sajjan did not detail if the spike would mean increased deficit budget or reduced spending in other fields,
Logos Technologies that has been developing a hybrid-electric dirt bike ‘SilentHawk since 2015, is currently also progressing on an all-electric motorcycle and multifuel hybrid with a lighter, air-cooled engine. Ultra-quiet, electric motorcycles designed for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will help fighters sneak up on the enemy
Indias second conventional submarine, INS Khanderi, built at the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd will start sea trials this week at Mumbai coast. INS Khanderi is slated to begin its long sea trials from Thursday,
Leonardo Helicopters and IMP Aerospace & Defence (IMP) have re-established “Team Cormorant” to support modernization of the Royal Canadian Air Forces (RCAF) fleet of EH101/CH-149 Cormorant Search and Rescue (SAR) helicopters and expansion of the fleet through the conversion of AW101-519 helicopters. Team Cormorant comprises Leonardo Helicopters, the Original Equipment Manufacturer of the EH101 and AW101 helicopters; IMP, the Prime Contractor for Cormorant In-Service Support; and other key Canadian companies who will supply and support critical aircraft components, technology, systems, simulation and training
Iran has built a third underground ballistic missile production factory and will keep developing its missile program. "Iran's third underground factory has been built by the Guards in recent years