U.S. Navy Procures Infrared Countermeasure Kits for C/KC-130J Planes
The U.S
German Air Force Begins Phasing Out A310 MRTT Planes
The German Air Force (Luftwaffe) has begun decommissioning its special convertible version of the Airbus A310 plane, called the A310 MRTT. “The 10 + 27 is the first to be dismantled at Deutsche Lufthansa Technik
U.S. Customs and Border Protection P-3 Orion Undergoes Maintenance
Northrop Grumman today announced it recently inducted the first U.S
Boeing Awarded $2.12B to Manufacture 15 KC-46 Aircraft
Boeing Co. has been awarded a $2,124,531,149 modification contract for Lot 7 production KC-46 aircraft, subscriptions and licenses and G081 flat file
Airbus Develops UAV Launcher for A400M Aircraft
Airbus has developed a launcher to release unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) from the belly of an Airbus A400M military transport aircraft. The development of the UAV Launcher project has been performed in a non-traditional way in only half a year
BAE Systems to Demo P-8A Poseidon New Radio Frequency Countermeasure System to...
BAE Systems received a $4 million contract from the U.S
Teledyne to Supply Composite Wing Assemblies for Airbus A400M Airlifter
Teledyne CML Composites has won a contract with Airbus in Madrid for the supply of composite wing components & assemblies on the A400M tactical airlifter. Designed making extensive use of advanced composite materials, the awarded package of parts includes a range of thermoplastic and pre-preg composite components to be supplied to the Airbus A400M composite wing box assembly line at the Filton facility in Bristol in the United Kingdom
CAE Awarded to Build Simulators for French/German C-130J Planes
CAE has been awarded a subcontract from Lockheed Martin to support the design, development and manufacture of a suite of C-130J training devices for the binational French and German C-130J training facility to be located at Evreux-Fauville Air Base in Normandy, France. Under terms of the subcontract, CAE will manufacture a C-130J full-mission simulator capable of reconfiguring between the C-130J-30 airlifter and KC-130J tanker aircraft
Ukraine Orders Neptune Ship-Killing Missile System
Ukraines state-owned Ukroboronprom has announced that the military has placed an order for a new anti-ship cruise missile system. “The State Kyiv Design Bureau LUCH and the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine have signed a contract for the delivery of RK-360MC Neptune coastal defense system to the Army in 2021,” the company said in a
Indian Navy Tests Air-dropped Cargo Container at Sea
Indias Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) along with Indian Navy conducted the successful maiden test trial of ‘SAHAYAK-NG Indias first Air Dropped Container from IL 38SD aircraft off the coast of Goa. The trial was conducted by Indian Navy to enhance its operational logistics capabilities and provide critical engineering stores to ships which are deployed more than 2000 km from the coast
Russian MoD to Receive Modernized Il-76MD-M Plane
The Russian Ministry of Defense will soon receive an upgraded Il-76MD-M transport aircraft. “PJSC Ilyushin has completed the modernization of the next serial heavy military transport aircraft Il-76MD-M
China Bans Korea from Exporting Defense Products to U.S. Containing Chinese Rare...
Danish Political Parties Agree to $612M Naval Fleet Augmentation Plan
Boeing to Sell Parts of Aviation Software Biz to Thoma Bravo for...
U.S. Withdraws From Peace Negotiations As Kyiv, Moscow Shun London Summit
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...
