Thales Delivers Airborne Maritime Situation and Control System To RMAF
Thales announced at LIMA 2015 that it has delivered the first of two further Airborne Maritime Situation and Control System (AMASCOS) mission systems to the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF). The systems will help by converting four Beechcraft B200 King Air aircraft into more capable maritime surveillance platforms, with delivery due...
Philippines Air Force Receives Airbus C295 Aircraft
The Philippines Air Force has received first of three C295 medium transport aircraft from Airbus Defence and Space. The aircraft was formally handed over in Seville, Spain where the final assembly line is located and is now being ferried to the Philippines, the company announced in its press release on Wednesday...
Airbus Helicopters, KAI To Co-Develop Rotorcraft For S. Korea
Airbus Helicopters will co-develop two 5-ton class rotorcraft with Korea Aerospace Industries to meet South Koreas next-generation Light Civil Helicopter (LCH) and Light Armed Helicopter (LAH) program requirements. Both the LCH and LAH will be based on Airbus Helicopters H155 (formerly known as the EC155) – the latest evolution of its...
Lockheed Martin Restarts P-3 Orion Wing Production Line
Lockheed Martins wing production line for the P-3 Orion Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) program has been restarted in Canada and Chile on March 4. The MLU replaces the outer wings, center wing, horizontal stabilizer and horizontal stabilizer leading edges, the company announced in its press release on Thursday
New Hov Pod Carbon Fibre Hovercraft Completes Flight Test
Hov Pod announced today that its new Carbon Infinity 120HP Turbo 7-seater hovercraft has completed its first field test. The first carbon fibre hovercraft can pick up half a tonne in weight 1105 pounds or 500 Kgs from an on-water start subject to operating conditions
Russian Air Force To Receive First Fully Home Made Aircraft Tanker By
Russian Air Force is expected to receive first aircraft tanker (Il-78-90A) fully produced in the nation by 2018, a defense industry source told RIA Novosti on Monday. Earlier the Il-78 aircraft had been assembled by the Tashkent Chkalov Industrial Group in Uzbekistan
Australian KC-30 Multirole Tanker Transport Operational This Year
The Airbus KC-30A multirole tanker transport (MRTT) is likely to achieve final operating capability with the Royal Australian Air Force this year. The RAAF has five KC-30As, including one currently deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Okra
L-3 To Deliver MXTM-15D EO/IR Imaging And Designating Systems To UAE...
L-3 WESCAM has won a contract from IOMAX for delivering 28 MXTM-15D electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) imaging and designating turrets to the UAE. Fitted to a fleet of IOMAX Archangel turboprop aircraft, the MX- 15Ds will support close air support and armed border patrol missions carried out by a customer within the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Embraer To Exhibit KC-390 Military Airlifter, Tanker At IDEX 2015
Embraer is showcasing the A-29 Super Tucano light attack airplane and advanced trainer as well as the new KC-390 military airlifter and tanker at IDEX 2015 this week. The A-29 Super Tucano was selected for the US Air Forces Light Air Support program to perform counter insurgency missions in Afghanistan
Raytheon To Provide Application-Based Architecture To P-8A Poseidon
Raytheon has won a $15 million contract from the US Navy to provide an open system application-based architecture (ABA) to fleet of P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft. Under this contract, Raytheon will deliver two prototype ABA systems featuring software-based mission applications and services-oriented architecture and airborne Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) computing capabilities
HAL To Sign Hawk Maintenance Contract At Aero India
HAL is expected to sign maintenance tot agreement with BAE Systems for Hawk MK 132 aircraft here at Aero India 2015. Designed to provide most efficient and cost-effective method of training pilots by integrating air and ground based elements, the Hawk Mk132 is a dual seat multi-purpose aircraft, primarily used for basic, advanced and weapons training of the pilots
Airbus Set to Sign Indian MRTT Tanker Contract
Airbus and the Indian MoD are set to sign a contract to procure the multirole tanker transporter (MRTT) aircraft based on the A330 platform. Well informed officials told Defenseworld
British Army Declares Readiness to Counter Russian Threats
Australia Delivers Guardian-Class Patrol Boat to Fiji
Australia, India Agree on Air-to-Air Refuelling Cooperation
New Dutch-made Satellite to Strengthen Military Intelligence by 2027
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...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...