Philippines To Buy C130 Transport Planes From US Navy
The Philippine military signed a pact with the US Navy last Friday to buy two secondhand C-130 transport planes for territorial defense and humanitarian operations. “The United States is helping us pay for these two aircraft”, said Colonel Restituto Padilla, a spokesman for the Armed Forces of the Philippines was quoted...
Indian Firm Develops Technology For IAF
Indias Radel Advanced Technology (RAT) is developing a series of indigenous technologies for the Indian Air Force (IAF). "An electronic Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) for the Dornier (maritime reconnaissance) aircraft is under development and has successfully undergone functional testing at Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL)
Boeing Tests KC-46 Tanker
Boeing and the US Air Force successfully completed the first flight of the KC-46 tanker test program on 28 December. As part of a contract awarded in 2011 to design and develop the Air Forces next-generation tanker aircraft, Boeing is building four test aircraft – two 767-2Cs and two KC-46A Tankers...
Alenia Aermacchi Wins 120 million Euros Contract For M-346 Trainers
Alenia Aermacchi won a contract worth 120 million Euros to provide the Italian Air Force with further three advanced trainer aircraft M-346. The contract is part of a wider agreement already signed by the parties in 2009 for the total supply of 15 M-346s
Elbit Systems To Upgrade Brazilian Navy's Grumman C-1A Aircraft
Elbit Systems has won a contract valued at $106 million from the Brazilian Navy to upgrade four Grumman C-1A aircraft. The subcontract, valued will be performed by Elbit Systems of America over a five-year period whereas, the prime contract is held by Marsh Aviation Company of Mesa, Arizona
Germany Receives First A400M Transport Aircraft
Airbus Defence and Space has formally delivered the first Airbus A400M military transport ordered by Germany. A total of nine aircraft have now been delivered and the aircraft is in service with four nations
Bell Helicopter Demos V-22 Osprey's Forward-Firing Capability
Bell Helicopter successfully demonstrates forward-firing weapons capability by a V-22 Osprey tiltrotor during an exercise at the US Army Proving Ground held in November. “Weve shown the V-22 can be armed with a variety of forward-facing munitions and can hit its targets with a high degree of reliability,” said Vince Tobin, Bell vice president and program manager
Rockwell Collins To Debut RealFires Transportable Trainer At I/ITSEC 2014
Rockwell Collins announced that it will debut RealFires transportable trainer along with its newest mobile training and electronic publications capabilities for the first time at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC), which takes place Dec. 1-4 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando
Elbit Systems To Showcase Fourth Gen Tactical Battle Ground Trainer At I/ITSEC...
Elbit Systems is unveiling a new version of the Tactical Battle Ground Trainer (TBT) at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) in Orlando, Florida, December 1-5, 2014. Recent improvements to the TBT's interface include upgraded C4I hardware and software elements, enhanced visual displays and computer-based 3G imaging capabilities, and integration of advanced post-mission analysis and debriefing tools that can be synchronized across multiple locations
Airbus DS To Supply 12 Phoenix Aircraft To France For $3 Billion
Airbus DS announced last week that it has won $3 billion contract by the French Ministry of Defence to supply 12 A330 Multi-Roles refueling and transport (MRTT) new generation air-to-air refuelling aircraft for the French Air Force. The first delivery is foreseen for 2018, followed by the second in 2019, and then at a rate of one or two per year
India Likely To Order 106 More Pilatus PC-7 Basic Trainers
India is likely to order 106 Pilatus PC-7 basic trainer aircraft (BTA), valued at an approx $1.1 billion, of which most are expected to be produced indigenously, the Times of India reported today
Lockheed Martin Sold Defective C-5 Airplane Parts, According To A US DoD...
The US Department of Defense has accused Lockheed Martin of supplying C-5 aircraft to the US government with defective parts, according to a report released Tuesday. The report released by the Inspector General of the Department of Defense states Lockheeds defective parts caused the government to use its money to repair or replace the parts
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...