RFP likely for Indian Il-76 Upgrade
The Indian Air Force is likely to issue a request for proposal (RFP) to upgrade its large transport fleet of Ilyushin IL-76 aircraft with new avionics, engines besides other changes. The upgrade plans also include the Phalcon AWACS fleet of three which is based on the Il-76 platform
Finmeccanica To Supply Two C-27J Airlifters To African Nation
Finmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi has won an order to supply two C-27J tactical airlifters to an undisclosed African nation. The two aircraft will be delivered starting from 2017 and will be used for the transport of troops and materials and for homeland security and civil protection operating also on semi-prepared strips, the company...
Boeing To Showcase P-8 Poseidon, Maritime Surveillance Aircraft At Dubai Airshow
Boeing will be displaying two newest military surveillance aircraft at the Dubai Airshow held in November for pushing up international sales. Boeing is bringing P-8 Poseidon, a military version of 737 airliner and the still-in-development Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) is a military modified Bombardier Challenger
Airbus C295M Ordered by Philippines Lands in Clark Air Base
The Philippines Air Force has received the second of three Airbus C295 airplanes ordered for humanitarian assistance and Disaster Response (HADR) besides troop transport and logistics. “Pilots of Airbus Defense and Space (ADS), manufacturer of the C295M medium-lift fixed-wing aircraft from Spain, flew the plane to Clark,” Col...
AgustaWestland AW609 TiltRotor sets speed record
The Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland AW609 TiltRotor has set a speed record on a 1000 km ‘point-to-point journey. The aircraft, with its combination of the turboprop airplanes speed and helicopters take-off and landing capabilities, flew from its Yeovil facility in southwest England to its Cascina Costa facility near Milan, Italy, a distance of 1161...
Aero Vodochody Completes L-39NG Trainer Aircraft Test Flight
AERO Vodochody announced today that it has successfully completed the first test flight of the L-39NG trainer demonstrator. The trainer features the new FJ44-4M engine from Williams International and avionics built around Genesys Aerosystems multi-functional displays and head-up displays (HUD) by SPEEL Praha
Airbus Withdraws From Japanese Tanker Aircraft Tender Citing Terms Favor Boeing
Airbus has decided not to bid for the Japanese air-to-air refueling tanker aircraft contract worth over a billion dollars citing terms of tender favor its rival, Boeing. “The RFP allowed Japan to buy tankers under the US government's foreign military sale mechanism, which involves the two governments negotiating the contract directly,” Airbus was quoted as saying in a statement by Reuters Tuesday
China Displays Tanks, Armored Vehicles and Howitzers In Military Parade
China displayed the Type 99A battle tanks, PGZ-07 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun and ZBD-07 8×8 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle during the military parade today, held to mark the 70th Anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing today. The Type 99 is a third-generation main battle tank (MBT) fielded by the Chinese People's Liberation Army
Ukraine, Saudi Transport Aircraft Joint Production Program Launched
Antonov has formally announced the launch of its new An-132 military transport aircraft program jointly produced by Ukraine and Saudi Arabia. Antonov announced the signing of a contract for co-development and co-production by Antonovs chief designer, Dmitry Kiva, and Turki Bin Saud Bin Mohammed Al-Saud, chairman of Taqnia Aeronautics and president of the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology on May 6 this year
Russia Starts Il-112V Light Military Transport Aircraft Production
Russian Voronezh Aircraft Manufacturing Company (VASO) has started the production of its first Il-112V military-transport aircraft. “The work is on schedule
Lockheed Martin Delivers Additional MC-130J Commando II To US Air Force
Lockheed Martin has delivered an additional MC-130J Commando II aircraft assigned to the US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). Crews from the US Air Force ferried the aircraft to Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, from the Lockheed Martin facility in Marietta, the company said in a statement Thursday
Irkut Signs Contract with Belarus To Sell 4 Yak-130 Jet Trainers
Russias Irkut Corp signed a contract with Belarus to sell four Russian Yakovlev Yak-130 jet trainers at the MAKS-2015 air show near Moscow. "We hope to one day sign a contract for larger aircraft," Oleg Demchenko, president of Russian aircraft manufacturer Irkut Corporation, told reporters at the signing ceremony
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The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
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...
