After Mi-35 Deal, Pakistan Could Be Eyeing Russian Yak-130 Trainers
Pakistan could be showing an interest in the Yak-130 trainer of Russia after concluding a deal to purchase four Mi-17 Hind helicopters. The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) does not have a modern combat trainer though it operates advanced aircraft such as the American F-16, and the Pakistani-Chinese JF-17
IAF Wants Three C-17 Globemasters, Boeing Has Only One
The Indian Air Force (IAF) plans to acquire three additional Boeing C-17 transport aircraft may not be possible as Boeing is left with only one aircraft after it sold four of them to Qatar in June. Boeing has halted the production line after it expressed to shut it down in April...
Lockheed Martin To Upgrade US C-5 Galaxy Aircraft
Lockheed Martin has won a $240 million contract from US department of defense for enhancing reliability of the C-5 Galaxy transport aircraft and Re-Engineering program (RERP) Lot 7 installation. Contractor will provide the final lot of 11 aircraft to the C-5M fleet, the company announced Thursday
Israel Likely To Transform Boeing 767 Into Refuelling tanker
Israel is working to convert a Boeing 767 into a refuelling tanker with the intention of bringing Iranian targets within striking range of its fighter aircraft. Initially, Israel had planned to replace its converted Boeing 707 with the KC-46A Pegasus but changed its plans because of the company put the date...
Japan to Donate Maritime Surveillance Planes to the Philippines?
Japan is considering donating three Beechcraft TC-90 King Air planes fitted with air surveillance radar to the Philippines for conducting patrols in the South China Sea. Japan may donate the planes as an alternative to more sophisticated Lockheed Martin P3-C aircraft that Manila wants to buy to track Chinese submarine activity,...
MRTT, Aegis Destroyer In Japan’s $40 Billion Defense Budget For 2016
Japanese ministry of defense (MoD) plans to spend more than 5 trillion yen ($40.3 billion) for fiscal 2016 to buy new airborne refueling aircraft and continue building an Aegis destroyer
Russia Tests Light Aircraft Prototype Meant For An-2 Replacement
Russia has successfully flight tested a prototype of a light multi-role aircraft as a replacement for AN-2 aircraft. The light aircraft developed by Siberian Aeronautical Research (SibNIA) was tested at Eltsovka airfield of the Novosibirsk Aviation Plant, Sukhoi said in a statement
Boeing Ends $4.7 Billion HAL Contract Citing ‘Shoddy’ Production Quality
Boeing has ended $4.7 million contract with Indian Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) citing shoddy production quality of components for the nations P-8I Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft and F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
Alenia Aermacchi Tests C-27J Battlefield Airlifter With New Winglets
Alenia Aermacchi has completed dedicated flight-testing following the modification to add winglets to the C-27J battlefield airlifter configuration. A Finmeccanica statement claimed that this was part of a series of product developments underway on the only "real" military medium turboprop airlifter on the market
Boeing Delivers Seventh C-17A Globemaster III aircraft To Australia
Boeing has delivered its seventh C-17A Globemaster III aircraft to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), strengthening its military, humanitarian and disaster relief support capabilities. The arrival of the new aircraft at RAAF Base in Australia marks the fastest C-17A delivery to the RAAF fleet as it is delivered after three months it was ordered from the United States, the company announced Wednesday
Embraer Delays Two-Year For KC-390 Certification
Embraers certification for the KC-390 tanker-transport has delayed to the second half of 2017. Further, Embraer is planning to deliver the first KC-390 cargo jets in the first half of 2018, extending a deadline originally set for the end of 2016
Iran Has Ordered 100 Russian Refueling Aircraft, Claims DEBKAfile
Iran has ordered 100 Russian IL78 MKI Tanker Aircraft to extend its air forces range up to 7,300 km, DEBKAfile, an Israel based Intelligence website has claimed. DEBKAfile intelligence and security news service reported today that the move is in opposition to international arms sanctions
Dark Eagle Hypersonic Missile Tested in Secretive U.S. Launch from Cape Canaveral...
Kim Jong-un Attends Launch of 5,000-Ton Destroyer at North Korean Naval Shipyard
India Closer to Hypersonic Weapon: DRDO Conducts Second Test of Scramjet Engine
Poland’s First Locally Built AW149 Helicopter Takes Flight
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...
