The army of the Czech Republic has selected Israeli SPYDER anti-aircraft missile systems (AAMS) as replacement for its outdated Soviet-era “Cub” AAMS . This was announced by the Czech Defense Minister Lubomir Metnar, several local media repoted on September 26
Turkey's first indigenous multirole helicopter, the T625 Gökbey, will make its first flight powered by a locally-built engine in this year. “Certification and development test flights of the Gökbey are continuing successfully
The Israeli Navy on Friday tested a new sea-to-sea missile system that would arm its newest Saar-5 and Saar-6 corvettes. “The Israeli Navy & Israel Ministry of Defense have been testing the waters
Iran will unveil its first Amphibious Transport Dock (ATD) - helicopter carrier ship this November on Navy Day. The ship will carry up to 7 helicopters, an assortment of drones and electronic warfare equipment among others
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Israel and Italy concluded a reciprocal procurement agreement under which the Israeli Ministry of Defence (MoD) will acquire 12 training helicopters and Italy will receive Rafael Systems “Spike” missiles and Elbit Systems simulators. The agreement brought to fruition a 2011 agreemen between Israel and Italy in which Israel purchased 30 training aircraft and Italy purchased an Israeli observation satellite and two airborne early warning systems
A new unmanned helicopter drone carrying the designation Z-5 B/H was displayed at 6th China Military Intelligent Technology and Equipment Expo that opened on September 22 in Beijing. While the Z-5 helicopter drone has been around for several years now, it is not clear what the B/H designation stands for
Russian Helicopters has started assembling the first pre-production prototype of Mi-171A3 offshore helicopter. The helicopter is being built by Russian Helicopters and “National Helicopter Center” (NHC) - a joint venture between Mil and Kamov companies
A Russian warship collided with a Swedish container ship Ice Rose in the entrance to the Baltic on Wednesday morning. The incident reportedly occured due to thick fog
Austrian Defence Minister Klaudia Tanner announced plans to order 18 AW169M helicopters for €300 million. The new rotorcraft will replace Austrias fleet of five decades-old Alouette III helicopters