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BAE Systems To Provide Head-Up Display Systems For Scorpion Jet

January 31, 2017 @ 10:41 AM

BAE Systems has been selected to provide its LiteHUD head-up display for Textron AirLands multi-mission Scorpion jet. “This award marks the second new platform order for LiteHUD, further validating it as the future of head-up display technology,” said Andy Humphries, director of Advanced Displays at BAE Systems
Indian Navy Decommissions Old Ships

January 31, 2017 @ 10:35 AM

The Indian Navy has decommissioned about more than quarter-century-old ships, INS Agray and INS Matanga, on 27 January in a ceremony at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai. Agray was a Russian-built Project 1241 PE (Pauk II) anti-submarine corvette, which was converted into a patrol vessel and a trials platform for electronic warfare systems after being severely damaged by an onboard explosion in 2004,
General Atomics Wins $532 Million To Manufacture EMALS On-board CVN 80 Aircraft

January 30, 2017 @ 03:11 PM

General Atomics is being awarded a $532.6 million contract to manufacture, assembly, inspection, test and checkout of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) delivered on-board the CVN 80 aircraft carrier, including installation and checkout spares, repairs, technical data, and drawing changes
Boeing F15-SA Fighter Jet Joins Royal Saudi Air Force Fleet

January 25, 2017 @ 12:47 PM

Saudi Arabia today commissioned new batch of US-built F15-SA fighter aircraft during the inauguration of King Faisal Air Academys 50th anniversary marking its foundation. Inaugurated by the King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, these F15-SA jets, also known as ‘Eagle Fighters joined Saudi Royal Air Force fleet after a deal was penned with the United States in 2012 for the purchase of 84 units,
Saab Buys 25% Stake In Akaer

January 24, 2017 @ 10:46 AM

Saab has acquired additional 10 per cent of shares, reaching 25 per cent of stakes in Akaer one of the largest companies within development of aeronautical projects in Brazil. In conjunction with the expansion of the Saab-Akaer partnership, Akaer acquires 100 per cent of the shares of the Space and Defense Division (E&D) of the Brazilian optronic company Opto Eletrônica S
US Approves $525M Threat Detection Systems Contract For Saudi Arabia

January 24, 2017 @ 09:43 AM

The United States has approved the sale of a new threat detection system for $525 million to Saudi Arabia, the US Department of State announced in a statement. "The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for 74K Persistent Threat Detection System (PTDS) Aerostats and related equipment, support and training," the statement said on Monday
Japan Plans Transfer Of Secondhand Military Assets For Low Cost Or Free

January 21, 2017 @ 09:06 AM

Japan plans to submit a bill to the ordinary Diet session to be convened Friday that would allow supply of the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) secondhand defense equipment to other countries for free or low price. The government intends to provide secondhand SDF defense equipment mainly to member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, including the Philippines, which has a territorial dispute with China in the South China Sea
US Eyeing To Replace Cluster Bomb Rounds With New Munitions

January 20, 2017 @ 08:04 AM

US officials are hoping that a new artillery warhead that would replace a cluster-bomb round could help eliminate unwanted casualties in the future. The M30A1 guided multiple launch rocket system alternate warhead recently debuted during a test fire exercise in Kuwait, US Army announced Tuesday
Russian Helicopters Delivers 2 Ка-32А11ВСs Choppers To China

January 19, 2017 @ 07:51 AM

Russian Helicopters has completed deliveries of the first batch of multirole Ка-32A11BC helicopters, which are built at Kumertau Aviation Production Enterprise. After the delivery of the first batch, two more helicopters will be handed over to the Chinese operators in 2017, the company said in a statement Thursday
Russia To Possibly Refurbish Pakistan Air Force's Ilyush IL-78 Tanker

January 17, 2017 @ 01:47 PM

A photo of a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Ilyushin IL-78 in-flight re-fueling tanker at the 360th Aircraft Repair Plant in Ryazan city most likely indicates that Russia would be refurbishing the PAFs IL-78 four-engine tanker. In a post written by a Russian aviation observer, the 360th Aircraft Repair Plant will begin refurbishing the IL-78s in May, and will complete the process by December 2017,

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