India Approves $650 million Upgrade of Ilyushin Aircraft Fleet
India has approved a Russian proposal to upgrade its Ilyushin tactical transport fleet with new engines and avionics costing INR 4250 crore (US$650 million) to extend its service life by 20 years. A meeting of the Indian MoDs defence acquisition council (DAC) decided on the Indian Air Force (IAF)s upgrade proposal...
Finmeccanica Pitching To Sell 6-8 Additional Alenia C-27J Transport Aircraft To Peru...
Finmeccanica is discussing a sale of 6-8 additional Alenia C-27J transport aircraft to Peru. “There are no bad surprises in the third quarter accounts, business is going as planned, and maybe before year-end well be able to do something better” than expected, Reuters quoted Finmeccanica CEO Mauro Moretti as saying Oct...
Lockheed Martin To Build 28 C-130 Hercules Air Transport Plane For USAF
Lockheed Martin has won a contract from the US Air Force to build 28 C-130 Hercules military air transport airplanes in fiscal years 2016 and 2017. The aircraft is expected to be complete, further the work on the contract will be completed by April 30,2017, the company announced Monday
Antonov's AN-178 Transport Aircraft Makes First Appearance At Dubai Air Show
Ukraine's Antonov will present the AN−178 transport aircraft that can be effectively operated under conditions of Near East and Africa at the Dubai Air Show. The aircraft was developed to replace the AN−12 aircraft, the company announced today
Saab Signs $48 Million Swedish SK60 Trainer Support Agreement
Saab has won an $48.5 million order to maintain SK60 trainer aircraft of the Swedish Armed Forces
India To Buy 194 Micro-light Aircraft From Slovenia
India will buy 194 microlight aircraft from Slovenian Pipistrel light aircraft manufacturer for training, surveillance and high-altitude operations. The deal is being inked after four years of protracted negotiations with Pipistrel
India’s Tata Group Assembles Air-to-air Refuelling Pod for Airbus A400M
Cobham Mission Systems accepted the first 908E Air-to-Air Refuelling (AAR) pod structures assembled by Tata Advanced Systems Limited in Hyderabad, India. The AAR pods are designed to be used on the Airbus A400M military tanker
BAE Systems Hawk Based Aerobatics Team For Indian Air Force
The Indian Air Forces (IAF) Surya Kiran aerobatics team will fly for the first time in five years using its new BAE Systems Hawk 100 aircraft. Surya Kiran team of four advanced Hawk aircraft will mark their debut at Air Force Station Hindan, near Delhi, when the IAF marks its 83rd day on October 8
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 said in a statement
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
RAF Typhoons to Help Defend Polish Air Space Following Russian Drone Incursion
AIM-120 AMRAAM Missile Achieves Longest Range in U.S.A.F. Test From F-22...
China's New Z-20T Assault Helicopter to Make First Flight at Helicopter Expo...
Qatar Abandons Gaza Mediation Over Israeli Bombing
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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...