Embraer-Lockheed Martin Vie for IAF Transport Aircraft Contract
Embraer and Lockheed Martin are trying to sell multi-mission tactical air transport aircraft, C-390 Millennium and C-130J, to the Indian Air Force. The IAF issued a Request for Information (RFI) in December to acquire a medium transport aircraft (MTA) which has the capability of lifting 18-30 tones
Nepal Orders Poland’s M28 Block 5 Aircraft
Polands PZL Mielec has won $30.4 million to provide M28 Block 05 aircraft to Nepal
DARPA Initiates Design Phase of Liberty Lifter Seaplane Project
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has initiated design work on America's most ambitious and revolutionary transport plane ever, the Liberty Lifter Seaplane.Two teams -- General Atomics working with Maritime Applied Physics Corporation and Aurora Flight Sciences working with Gibbs & Cox and ReconCraft -- will develop designs for...
China Tests Quick Deployment with Y-20 Transport Aircraft
Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Forces surface-to-air missile unit for the first time tested its quick deployment capability by flying with Y-20 large transport aircraft during recent exercises. Long-range, rapid deployment of heavy surface-to-air missiles has great tactical and even strategic significance, as it enables the PLA to enhance regional...
Sabena technics, Thales to Upgrade French CN-235 Fleet
The consortium formed by Sabena technics and Thales will upgrade the French Air and Space Forces fleet of CN-235 twin-turboprop tactical transport and logistics aircraft. The 27 CN-235s will be upgraded with state-of-the-art avionics to allow integration into general air traffic, significantly enhance capabilities for tactical and public service operations, increase...
France to Modernize CN235 Aircraft, Leclerc Tanks
Frances Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) has awarded contracts for the upgrade of CN235 transport aircraft and 50 Leclerc tanks. Sabena Technics Bod and Thales Avs France SAS won €107 million on December 20 to renovate cockpit of the Air Forces CN235-200 and CN235-300 aircraft
Japan to Replace U-125A Planes with Satellite-based Radio Equipment for SAR Missions...
Japans government wants to phase out the Air Self-Defense Forces U-125A search and rescue (SAR) planes with new satellite-based radio equipment to locate pilots in distress. According to the ASDF, a total of 26 U-125A jets are currently deployed at air rescue units across the country, including in Hokkaido, Miyagi, Akita, Niigata, Ishikawa and Shizuoka, Fukuoka, Miyazaki and Okinawa prefectures
Chinese Yun-5B Aircraft Tested to Drop Fire-Fighting Bombs
Chinas state-owned company Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) said its Yun-5B fire-fighting aircraft completed all tests involving dropping of fire-fighting bombs. The Yun-5B fire-fighting aircraft has now entered the comprehensive final stage, laying a solid foundation for subsequent product development and airworthiness certification
Russia Plans A-50U ‘Flying Radar’ Upgrade Based on Ukraine Experience
Russia is planning to upgrade A-50U airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft following the results of their deployment to Ukraine. "A-50U aircraft are actively employed for accomplishing missions in the special operation
In a First, Airbus & German Military Launch Drone from A400M Cargo...
Germanys Bundeswehr, Airbus, the German Aerospace Center DLR, and German companies SFL and Geradts jointly carried out the worlds first successful launch and operation of a Remote Carrier flight test demonstrator from a flying A400M on December 12. Multiplying the force and extending the range of unmanned systems will be one of the future roles of Airbus military transport aircraft in the Future Combat Air System (FCAS)
New Zealand Receives First Boeing P-8A Poseidon MPA
Boeing handed over first of four Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to New Zealand in a ceremony at the Museum of Flight. The delivery comes four years after the New Zealand Government entered into an agreement with the U
Hard Landing Static Tests Completed for Russian MC-21 Airliner
Irkut Corporation and the Central Aero hydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) have conducted the static tests of the MC-21 aircraft. The airframe underwent tests for its ability to withstand loads during a rough landing, that is, a landing with excess vertical speed
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Brunei MoD Orders Six H145M Multipurpose Helicopters
Peru Selects Hyundai Rotem's K-808 White Tiger Armored Vehicles
South Korea to Double Military Drone Fleet by 2026
Avation PLC Orders 10 ATR 72-600s
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...
Development Trends in Unmanned Surface Vessels
Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have caught the attention of the world following their spectacular success in sinking Russian warships in...
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...
China’s “Moderate” 2024 Defense Budget Hides Frenetic Military Build-up
China on Tuesday revealed a draft defense budget draft for 2024 amounting to 1