The twin seater Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet helicopter being offered to the Indian Navy can receive information from drones, MH-60R Maritime Helicopter besides the P-8I maritime surveillance aircraft to increase the lethality of the carrier based fighter jet. Ankur Kanaglekar, Vice President, India fighter sales told
India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has shown the concept of a helicopter drone called RUAV designed to carry load in high altitude regions. The concept shown at Aero India 2021 can be fitted with a surveillance payload too if desired
Russias Kalashnikov may have marked the first international sale of its Strela 9М333 Guided Missiles systems to India. Sources in the know told defenseworld
Indias Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will display the naval variant of Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas and Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter (TEDBF) besides a host of other equipment at the 13th edition of Aero India International Air Show scheduled to be held from February 3 to 5, 2021 at Bengaluru city. More than 300 products, technologies and innovations are being presented in indoor, outdoor, static and flying displays
Russias United Engine Corporation (UEC) has begun testing the VK-650V engine, which is planned to replace the Safran Arrius 2G1 powerplant that powers the Ka-226T and Ansat-U light helicopters. The power plant, which has no analogues in Russia, has been successfully launched at the UEC-Klimov test bench in St
China launched the third Type 075 landing helicopter dock (LHD), and second Type-054 frigate ordered by the Pakistan Navy at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard today. Development work on Type 075 helicopter carriers began in 2011
Airbus Helicopters has started in-flight tests on board its Flightlab, a platform-agnostic flying laboratory exclusively dedicated to maturing new technologies. Airbus Helicopters intends to pursue the testing of hybrid and electric propulsion technologies with its Flightlab demonstrator, as well as exploring autonomy, and other technologies aimed at reducing helicopter sound levels or improving maintenance and flight safety
Israeli firm Rafael Defense Systems said it has demonstrated SPIKE LR missiles to Slovenia. “The Slovenian Armed Forces (SAF) successfully fired Rafael's SPIKE-LR missiles in a live demonstration for members of the Slovenian Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces,” the company
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company and Boeing today released details of its new helicopter offering- dubbed the Defiant X - for the U.S
Myanmar today signed a contract for Pantsir S1 air defense systems during Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigus visit to the country. Aside of Pantsir, Russia will also supply Orlan-10E reconnaissance drones and radar stations,