China’s Marine Surveillance Aircraft Crashes, Crew Members Killed
China's State Oceanic Administration said four crew members were killed when a Marine Surveillance aircraft crashed in Zhoushan, East China's Zhejiang Province on Tuesday. The plane was carrying a routine mission to monitor conditions in Zhejiang province whose coastline is dotted with hundreds of islands, the administration said in a statement...
All Carbon Fiber Reconnaissance Trainer DART-450 Takes To Skies
Diamond Aircrafts all-carbon fiber tandem, 2-sear civilian and military trainer with a sidestick and pneumatic ejection seats, DART-450 made its first flight Tuesday. The DART-450 (Diamond Aircraft Reconnaissance Trainer) is a +7/-5G aerobatic airplane with a maximum take-off power of 500 hp
Florida Firm To Provide ISR Capabilities To Cessna Aircraft
Florida-based North American Surveillance Systems has won a US Air Force $39 million contract to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities into Cessna 208B aircraft. “This contract involves pseudo foreign military sales to Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Philippines,” the US Department of Defense announced Monday
South Korea To Test Two ISR Planes To Counter North’s Missiles
South Korea plans to conduct flight tests of two new reconnaissance planes that can detect North Korean missile launches and other threats in the US later this week. The planes, part of the enhanced Baekdu program, will undergo their first flight tests in an airfield in Texas later this week, officials...
Indian Navy Deploys P-8I Poseidon To Seychelles
The Indian Navy has deployed a P-8I long-range maritime reconnaissance aircraft to Seychelles for the first time. The aircraft was deployed as per the earlier MoU between India and Seychelles
India To Purchase Two More Israeli Surveillance Aircraft
Indias Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on Tuesday cleared the purchase of two more surveillance aircraft from Israel at a cost of INR 7,500 crore (USD 1.1 billion)
New Amphibious Aircraft For Russia’s Emergencies Ministry To Be Showcased In September...
Russia's first serial Be-200ES amphibious aircraft for the emergencies ministry will be showcased at the International Hydroaviasalon exhibition in the country's southern city of Gelendzhik in September. "Taganrog-based Beriev Aircraft Company plans to present the first serial Beriev Be-200ES amphibious aircraft at the exhibition in Gelendzhik this year," a source in the Russian military and industrial complex told
Belarus Air Force Yak-130 Combat-Trainer Launches R-73 Guided Missile
Pilots of the 116th Guards Assault Air Force Base and Air Defense of the Republic of Belarus carried out missile launches from the Russian-made Yak-130 combat training aircraft. During the exercise, R-73 air-to-air guided missiles were launched and hit the designed target, an Irkut statement said today
Japanese Firm Wants To Set Up Plant In India for US-2 Amphibious...
Japan's ShinMaywa Industries has offered to set up a plant in India for US-2 amphibious aircraft to cater to international demands, according to PTI report. The move comes as the Indian Navy plans to procure six such aircraft, under a government to government deal, between 2017 and 2022
Russian An-30B Aircraft To Fly Over Turkish Airspace Under Open Skies Treaty...
Russia will perform an observation flight over the territory of Turkey within the framework of the Open Skies Treaty, a senior Russian Defense Ministry official said today. "As part of implementation of the international Open Skies Treaty, a Russian group of inspectors plans to conduct a surveillance flight on board a Russian An-30B aircraft over the territory of Turkey," chief of the ministrys National Nuclear Risk Reduction Center Sergey Ryzhkov was quoted as saying by TASS on Monday
Indian Navy To Acquire 12 Japanese Amphibious Aircraft
The Indian Navy will acquire 12 US-2i (Utility Seaplane Mark 2) amphibious aircraft from the Japanese firm ShinMaywa Industries under $1.65 billion agreement
Indian Top Auditor Slams IAF For Underutilization Of AWACS Aircraft
Indias Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has slammed the Indian Air Force (IAF) for underutilization of operational capabilities of Air-borne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft purchased for INR 5,042 crore (US $760 million) in 2004. "There was sub-optimal utilisation of operational capabilities of 'AA' in terms of flying task achieved mainly due to un-serviceability of 'AA'
French DGA Orders 70 New Generation Fuel Tank Trucks
U.S. Army Awards Lockheed Martin $756M for Hypersonic Weapon System Enhancements
Singapore’s F-16 Crash Caused by Gyroscope Malfunction
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...
Development Trends in Unmanned Surface Vessels
Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have caught the attention of the world following their spectacular success in sinking Russian warships in...
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...