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Airbus, Korea Aerospace to launch Light Armed Helicopter Serial Production

Airbus Helicopters and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) have entered into a pact to commence the serial manufacturing phase of the 5-tonne class Light Armed Helicopters (LAH). This follows the contract awarded by the countrys Defence Acquisition Programme Administration to KAI in December 2022 to supply an initial batch of ten LAH to the Republic of Korea Army

Lockheed Martin Delivers Initial 5G Prototype U.S.M.C., Commences Mobile Network Experimentation...

Lockheed Martin handed over the Phase 1 Initial Prototype of the 5G testbed variant for the Open Systems Interoperable and Reconfigurable Infrastructure Solution (OSIRIS) to the Marine Corps program management team at Marine Corps (USMC) Base Camp Pendleton, California. This marks the commencement of mobile network experimentation

Damen to Provide Royal Navy with “Triton” Digital Solution

Aero Engine Maker General Electric Subject to a Money Laundering Probe in...

Following allegations of multimillion-euro tax avoidance through profit transfers abroad, the General Electric site in Belfort, eastern France, has undergone a new raid eight months after the initial investigation. The investigation was initiated by the National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) based on a report filed by Fabien Roussel, the national secretary of the French Communist Party (PCF), in July 2019

GDELS, Rheinmetall Reveal HX 8x8-based ANACONDA Bridge-Laying System

General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) – Bridge Systems and Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV) have presented for the first time the ANACONDA tactical bridge-laying system mounted on a high-mobility 8x8 HX2 carrier vehicle at the 5th User Forum Armament and Utilization – RÜ.NET 2023 conference held on August 30 - 31 in Koblenz

Thales, Schiebel Conduct Factory Acceptance Test for UK Peregrine Programme

Thales and Schiebel have announced the completion of the Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) for the UK Ministry of Defence's (MOD) Peregrine Programme. It marks an important step towards the final delivery of the CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS Peregrine System, which is a rotary wing Uncrewed Air System (UAS) which aims to provide a protective ‘eye in the sky capability for Royal Navy warships

Import-Substituted Russian 'Superjet' Completes its First Flight

Russias state-owned Rostec has announced that the prototype of the 'SJ-100' short-haul aircraft, equipped exclusively with domestically sourced components, has completed its inaugural flight. The flight lasted 54 minutes, taking place at altitudes of up to 3,000 meters and reaching speeds of up to 343 km/h

China Operates Upgraded J-11B Fighter Jets from South China Sea Islets

Chinese J-11B fighters featuring enhanced radars and the ability to carry powerful weapons took part in a maritime strike and air-to-air combat exercise from an islet-based airfield in the disputed South China Sea. A military expert informed state-controlled media that two J-11B variants participated in the drills - one featuring an older black-nosed configuration and the other showcasing a newer gray-nosed configuration

Japan to Develop Indigenous Missile for Sixth-gen Fighter jet

Japan, in collaboration with Britain and Italy, has strategic plans to create a novel missile for the upcoming generation of fighter jets that are jointly being developed. The intention is to incorporate these missiles into the fighter jets upon their initial deployment in Japan by 2035, an insider source was quoted as saying by

Bell-Boeing Osprey: Accident Prone?

An Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with 23 people on board crashed during a U.S