The US Navy has awarded a $34.4 million worth contract to Boeing in support of the F/A-18A-F and EA-18G fighter jets for the U
Uzbekistan has signed a contract to purchase 10 Russian-built Mi-35 helicopters, deputy head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation Vladimir Drozhzhov told TASS at the ArmHiTec exhibition on Thursday. "Weve got a delivery contract for Mi-35 helicopters signed in accordance with the agreements
Poland has signed a multi-billion dollar deal with the US firm Raytheon to purchase combat proven Patriot missile defense system on Wednesday. The agreement worth $4
RFA Tidesurge, the third of four new Royal Navy support tankers, has arrived in UK for customisation and trials before entering service with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and being deployed on operations with the Royal Navy. The 39,000-tonne tanker can carry up to 19,000 cubic metres of fuel and...
Dassault Aviation announced Tuesday that it has begun exercising an option to deliver more Rafale fighter jets to Qatar. The firm said that it has received Qatars down payment for a follow-on batch of 12 Rafale fighters, bringing into force the order it awarded in December last year
Leonardo has begun deliveries of its new ‘BriteCloud decoy to the UKs Royal Air Force for combat missions following the Ministry of Defences formal go-ahead for the new technology. The drinks-can-sized countermeasure, which protects fighter jets from modern radar-guided missiles, will be available for use by Tornado GR4 crews in the near future The RAF will be the first air force in the world to field this new protective technology
Poland today formalized an agreement to purchase Lockheed Martin's Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missiles and related support equipment. "We're honored to partner with Poland in support of the WISŁA Air and Missile Defense system to protect and defend their armed forces, citizens and infrastructure
The largest British warship, the former Royal Navy flagship HMS Ocean (L12), has been decommissioned during a ceremony Tuesday aboard the amphibious ship at the RNs Devonport Naval Base, with plans for the Brazilian Navy to take possession of the ship in June 2018. Last month, the British government announced it had inked a deal with Brazil, which agreed to pay about $118 million to buy the Royal Navy amphibious warship
The US Army's Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) has awarded Lockheed Martin a next-phase contract to continue maturing the Modular Active Protection Systems (MAPS) controller base kit hardware and software and to support government integration efforts ahead of platform demonstrations scheduled to take place through 2019. MAPS is designed to enable protection of vehicles and their occupants by integrating sensors and countermeasures in a common framework to detect and defeat existing and emerging threats
Chinese researchers are developing a smart, real-time sensing system for the military vehicles to enable smooth movement at night without lighting or in changeable lighting, local media reports. The researchers at the Second Academy of the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation told Science and Technology Daily on Tuesday that an intelligent sensor underdevelopment has a microchip a few centimeters in size that empowers the system to realize accurate real-time sensing of the driving environment
The United Kingdom has awarded MBDA a £400 million contract for the capability sustainment programme (CSP) of the advanced Brimstone air-to-surface missile, to extend its service life beyond 2030. Under the CSP effort, MBDA will manufacture new Brimstone missiles for the UK Armed Forces in order to replenish the countrys inventory and to maintain the UKs battlefield edge into the future
The US Congress on Monday approved a record $705 million for Israels missile defense programs in 2018. Israels Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman announced that the increase of funding was requested for production of the Iron Dome, Davids Sling and Arrow 3 missile defense systems