Kalashnikov Launches Serial Production Of ZALA Noiseless Drone
Russia's Kalashnikov Group has launched serial production of Russias advanced ZALA 421-16E2 unmanned reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft that features noiseless flight mode. “The companys order book for ZALA 421-16E2 complexes has been formed for this year,” the company announced Tuesday on its website
Pakistan Army To Get Three Bell AH-1Z Viper Helicopters This year
Pakistan Army will get its first three Bell AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters this year making it the first foreign military sales of this helicopter type in 20 years. "The first three helicopters (from an order of 12) are undergoing final assembly in Amarillo, Texas" Bell Helicopters vice president of international military...
Russia Plans Indian Su-30MKI Jet Modernization With Help From Italy- Paris Air...
Russia announced at Paris Air Show that it is planning to modernize India's Su-30MKI multirole fighters with help from Italy. "In cooperation with the Italian side, we will start modernizing Indian Su-30MKIs," Russian Rosoboronexport CEO Alexander Mikheev said during a news conference Monday, in comments quoted mostly by the Russian media...
Airbus Helicopters Unveils RACER High-Speed Rotorcraft Concept At Paris Air Show 2017
Airbus Helicopters unveiled Tuesday the aerodynamic configuration of Rapid And Cost-Effective Rotorcraft (RACER) at the Paris air show 2017. The Racer is being developed as part of the Clean Sky 2 European research programme, the company announced the same day
China Offers FC-31 Stealth Fighter At Half the Price of US F-35-...
China launched the global marketing of its FC-31 stealth fighter jet that costs about US$70 million, about half the price of the Lockheed Martin F-35, at Paris Air Show 2017. "We expect that the plane's price will be around $70 million, about half that of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II...
Dash-8 Q 300 Aircraft To Be Equipped With Searchmaster Surveillance Radar, Amascos...
Force Multiplier Dash-8 Q 300 aircraft, designed by PAL and Thales, will be equipped with a ‘Searchmaster multi-role radar and an 'Amascos' multi-mission system. This aircraft has been specially designed to meet both the needs of maritime and ground surveillance, Thales announced Monday
Lockheed Martin Close To Selling 440 F-35 Fighter Jets To 11 Nations-Paris
Lockheed Martin is in the final stage of negotiating $37 billion worth deals to sell 440 F-35 fighter jets to 11 nations, including the US. The deal includes all three variations of F-35 Lightning II jet, a Lockheed spokesman said Monday to several media outlets at the Paris Air show
Safran's Ardiden 3G Engine Meant For Russian KA-62 Helicopter Type Certified-Paris Air...
Safran Helicopter Engines has received EASA engine type certification for its Ardiden 3G engine, which powers Russian Helicopters' Ka-62. The helicopter made its official maiden flight on 25 May 2017
Kuwaiti Airbus H225M Helicopter Crew To Be Trained On Thales Flight Simulators...
Airbus Helicopters has selected Thales to provide the Kuwait forces with flight and mission training solutions for the pilots and crew of its H225M Caracal helicopters. The Kuwait forces has signed a contract for the purchase of 30 multirole Caracal H225M helicopters (24 for the Kuwait Air Force and 6 for the Kuwait National Guard) in order to carry out combat search and rescue duties, transport and ground support missions, Thales announced Monday
Leonardo Unveils Fighter Attack Version of M-346 Trainer jet At Paris Air...
Leonardo has displayed for the first time the M-346FA Fighter Attack version of its M-346 trainer that will be equipped with a variant of the Grifo multi-mode fire control radar. The aircraft can be equipped with a variety of missiles, cannons and guided bombs making it an ideal light attack aircraft
Sailors Found Dead In US Navy Ship's Flooded Compartments
Several sailors of the US Navy destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) have been found dead Sunday morning in the flooded compartment following the vessel's collision with a Philippine merchant ship. The search and rescue crews were able to access to the spaces that were damaged during the collision this morning
US Army Awards Cyber Defense Operations Research Contract
US Army has awarded IFC a $30 million contract for further research into cyber operations. "IFC [of] Fairfax, Virginia was awarded a $29
India Awards $900M Contract to L&T for K9 Vajra-T Howitzers
Boko Haram Militants Attack Two Nigerian Army Bases with Grenade-strapped Drones
China’s Sixth-Generation Fighter Jet Takes First Flight
Damage by Missile Fragments Found On External Fuselage of Crashed Azerbaijan Aircraft
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
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...