Issues With Sukhoi-30 MKI Ejection Seats, Indian Air Force Preliminary Study Says
The inadvertent ejection of Indias Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter aircraft seats is because of possible issues with their functioning, the countrys air force officers have found out through their preliminary study. An ejection or ejector seat in an aircraft is a system designed to rescue the pilot or other crew of an...
Rockwell Collins To Upgrade Pakistan Air Force's C-130 Aircraft With Flight2 Avionics...
Pakistan Air Force has selected Rockwell Collins Flight2 avionics system for the upgrade of up to 11 C-130E and 5 C-130B aircraft. Rockwell Collins will provide the integrated avionics suite along with training and technical support during installation, the company announced today
Australia Invites Bids From BAE, Fincantieri, Navantia For World's Biggest Frigate Project
Australia today issued a Request for Tender (RFT) to BAE, Fincantieri and Navantia who have been shortlisted in its AU$35 billion Future Frigate project, said to be the largest project of its kind in the world. Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne said in an official release, “Todays announcement shows the...
Russia Accelerates Yasen-Class Submarine Plan
Russia is accelerating its plan to built seven Yasen class nuclear submarine by 2023 with second one being floated out today and third scheduled for launch in 2019. The nation's second modernised Yasen-class project 885M submarine, the Kazan, has been floated out at the Sevmash shipbuilder in north-western Russia today
Single-Vendor Tender For Indo-Russian JV To Supply Ka-226T Helicopters
India has finalized the roadmap with Russia to co-produce 200 Kamov Ka 226T light Utility helicopters under $1 billion deal in the South Asian country. Russias Rostec Corp
Poland To Sign $7.5 Billion Patriot Missile System Contract By Year-End
Poland will sign a $7.5-billion agreement on the purchase of eight Patriot anti-ballistic missile batteries by the end of 2017
General Electric To Install Engines On US Navy's Super Hornet Aircraft
General Electric has won a $114.8 million contract from US Navy to install new engines on F/A-18 and EA-18G aircraft
IAI Wins Targeting And Surveillance Pods Order From Asian Country
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has signed a $200 million contract with a customer in Asia to provide targeting and surveillance pods to the local air force. The contract will be carried out by ELTA Systems, the subsidiary of the Israeli firm, IAI announced Wednesday
Airbus Signs LOI With Indonesia's Pelita Air Services On A400M Transport Aircraft...
Airbus Defence & Space has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with an Indonesian Pelita Air Services for Jakartas possible acquisition of the A400M transport aircraft. The LOI was signed with Pelita Air Services, which represents a consortium of companies involved in aerospace, Airbus said in an email to
Israel's Innocon Wins Indian Order For Micro Falcon UAV
Israels Innocon has won a order from an Indian law enforcement agency to deliver its Micro Falcon unmanned air vehicle. The manufacturer has teamed with an Indian partner, complying with the terms of New Delhi's "Make in India" procurement policy, Innocon's chief executive Zvika Nave was quoted as saying by
Japan Deploys Home-Made Kawasaki C-2 Military Transport Aircraft to Local Airbase
Japan's Air Self-Defense Force has deployed local-made Kawasaki C-2 military transport aircraft to the Miho airbase in the Tottori Prefecture, located in the Chūgoku region. The Miho airbase has become the first place of deployment of these aircraft, the Kyodo news agency reported today
Schiebel's Camcopter S-100 UAS To Be Integrated With Patria's Airborne Networking Data...
Schiebel and Patria have been working together to integrate Patrias sophisticated Compact Airborne Networking Data Link (CANDL) communication network onto the Camcopter S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS). The two European companies joint effort is the first step of an ongoing program of work examining how the CAMCOPTER S-100 can be deployed to directly support manned helicopter operations, the Austrian company announced today
British Army Declares Readiness to Counter Russian Threats
Australia Delivers Guardian-Class Patrol Boat to Fiji
Australia, India Agree on Air-to-Air Refuelling Cooperation
New Dutch-made Satellite to Strengthen Military Intelligence by 2027
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...