UTC Aerospace Systems is currently testing its new Pulse Health Monitoring System (HMS) to evaluate the airworthiness of sensing systems aboard the USAF's C-5 Galaxy aircraft. The Pulse HMS is a lightweight, scalable vehicle health management system designed to enable real-time evaluation of an aircraft's condition
South Korea's Navy launched a new fast patrol boat in a ceremony held at Busan shipyard on Thursday, to help counter North Korea's hovercraft force along its maritime demarcation line. The new 210-ton patrol boat killer medium, rocket (PKMR), named Chamsuri-211, will gradually replace the existing 20-year-old Chamsuri patrol boats in...
Lockheed Martin has been awarded the US Navy contract worth $9 million for ship integration and test efforts of the AEGIS Weapon System (AWS) for USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) destroyer. “Lockheed Martin Corp
Raytheon has been awarded a Foreign Military Sales contract estimated $21 million to provide technical assistance for deployment of the PATRIOT missile system for UAE. “Raytheon Southeast Asia Systems Co
India signed a contract worth $1 billion on Wednesday to purchase four long-range P-8I aircraft from Boeing Co, defence and industry sources told Defenseworld.net
Bell Boeing has been awarded the US Navy contract worth $80 million to provide repair of various parts on the V-22 aircraft. “Bell Boeing Joint Program Office, California, Maryland, is being awarded $80,250,156 for modification of delivery order 0006 under a previously awarded contract (N00019-09-D-0008) for repair of various parts on the V-22 aircraft,” the US Department of Defense announced Tuesday
Sikorsky Aircraft has been awarded a Foreign Military Sales contract to provide modified UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter standard spares kits to the governments of Taiwan and Jordan. “Sikorsky Aircraft Corp
The US Missile Defense Agency has awarded Raytheon a contract modification worth $132 million for software maintenance and Ballistic Missile Defense System test planning, execution and analysis for X-Band radars. Under this contract modification, the contractor will continue software maintenance, models and simulations, engineering support and Ballistic Missile Defense System test planning, execution and analysis for X-Band radars, the US Department of Defense announced Tuesday
Indias only aircraft carrier capable aircraft, the MiG-29K suffers from an unsatisfactory serviceability rate ranging from 15.93 per cent to 37
Lockheed Martin and Hellenic Aerospace Industry (HAI) hosted a ceremony on Monday at HAI's facilities to mark an official launch of the Hellenic Navy P-3B maritime patrol aircraft modernization and upgrade program. On July 13, the first of two Hellenic Navy P-3B Orions were successfully transferred from Elefsis Air Base to HAI's facilities at Tanagra, Greece, north of Athens
Indias Mi-17 helicopters will be flown to Russia for a major overhaul, which were grounded four years ago for running on outdated parts. Built by Kazan Helicopters, Mi-17 1V choppers are used primarily for disaster rescue operations and transportation of troops to remote areas
Taiwan's Armed Forces have requested a top military research facility to come up with a safety measure which will be applied ahead of any missile launches in future following a deadly misfire incident occurred on July 1. A senior military source told the Central News Agency that the Defense Ministry had asked the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) to come up with new safety mechanism before a missile could be launched