Russian Navy’s Su-33 Multi-role Aircraft Crashes During Flight Operations
Russian Navys Su-33 carrier-based multi-role aircraft has crashed during flight operations from Admiral Kuznetsov Saturday. According to the report, the combat plane crashed at its second attempt to land on the aircraft carrier in good weather conditions (visibility +10 kilometers, Sea State 4, wind at 12 knots): it seems that it...
General Atomics To Develop Protector Remotely Piloted Air System For UK Air...
General Atomics will develop their current drone technology into new unmanned aerial vehicles for use by the Royal Air Force. Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has agreed £100 million (US$ 127 million) contract to develop Protector Remotely Piloted Air System especially for RAF
Indian Air Force, Naval Mi-17V5 Choppers To Conduct Surveillance Sorties Over Temple...
The Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Navy have deployed Mi-17V5 helicopters to conduct reconnaissance and surveillance sorties over the Southern temple town of Sabrimala from Monday. “Intelligence reports that extremist elements could use forest routes to asail the temple or pilgrims groups had prompted the unusual move
Indian Navy Junks Home-grown Light Combat Aircraft, Will Look For Foreign-made Plane
The Indian Navy has junked aircraft carrier version of the home-grown Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas and will look for a foreign made plane as the LCA did not meet the requirements. Indian Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba announced that the Naval LCA did not meet his forces requirements and would...
Indian MoD To Review Suspension, Ban, Blacklisting Against Defense Companies
The Indian ministry of defense (MoD) will review existing cases of suspension, ban, blacklisting of business dealings with entities, seeking to enter into contract with or having entered into a contract for the procurement of goods and services by the ministry in the wake of new guidelines. The guidelines lay down...
Lithuania To Receive Upgraded M577 Armored Personnel Carriers From Germany
Lithuanian Land Forces will receive upgraded M577 armored personnel carriers from the German Armed Forces. Representatives of the Lithuanian Armed Forces and the Ministry of Defence of Germany signed a contract on acquiring 168 M577s on November 30 in Vilnius
Lockheed Martin To Supply Two C-130J Aircraft To US Government For $133...
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $133 million contract to provide two US government configured C-130J-30 aircraft. Work is expected to be completed by Aug
Lockheed Martin Conducts Test Flight Of T-50A Aircraft
Lockheed Martin has conducted initial test flight of T-50A aircraft earlier last month. The T-50A was announced as the official Lockheed Martin/Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) offering for the U
General Atomics’ Advanced Arresting Gear Completes First Fly-in Aircraft Recovery
General Atomics Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) system has completed the first fly-in aircraft recovery of an F/A-18E Super Hornet. The demonstration was conducted on October 13, 2016 at the Runway Arrested Landing Site (RALS) at Joint base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey
Iran Completes Payment For Russian S-300 Anti-Aircraft Missile Systems
Iran has made full payments for the deliveries of S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems to Russia. "We have just completed the deliveries of S-300 systems
Australia Expects To Create 400 Direct Jobs From Offshore Patrol Vessel Project
The Australian multi-billion-dollar Offshore Patrol Vessel project is expected to create around 400 direct jobs, Christopher Pyne, Minister for Defence Industry said. The MoD has released the Request for Tender (RFT) for the OPV project to the three shortlisted designers, Damen, Fassmer and Luerssen
Pratt & Whitney Wins $310 Million Propulsion Systems Supporting F-35 Fighter Aircraft
Pratt & Whitney has won $310 million contract for propulsion system services in support of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft. The services will be for the US Navy, US Air Force, US Marine Corps, non-US Department of Defense (DoD) participants and foreign military sales (FMS) customers, the US department of defense said in a statement Thursday
New Russian FPV Drone Injures Five in Kharkiv
Korea to Sell 20 K9 howitzers to Vietnam: Reports
Poland Deploys Bayraktar TB2 Drones to Turkey as Part of NATO Mission
Germany Approves Leonardo-Rheinmetall JV to Manufacture Combat Vehicles in Italy
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U