Japan's C-2 Transport Aircraft Makes International Debut At Dubai Airshow
Japan Air Self-Defense Force's (JASDF) C-2 jet-powered transport has made its debut at the Dubai airshow this week, for the first time outside Japan to tap the foreign market. The C-2 airlifter, which was developed and made in Japan by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, is a successor to the Kawasaki C-1 in...
Dubai Airshow: Russia In Talks To Produce Largest Version Of Irkut MC-21...
Russia's state-owned military-industrial giant Rostec said Sunday during the first day of Dubai airshow that it is looking to jointly produce the Irkut MC-21 narrowbody airliner overseas -- potentially in the United Arab Emirates. According to a report by CNN Money, Rostec delegates held talks about the potential joint production of...
UK MOD Orders Threat Simulation Equipment For A400M Transport Plane
Leonardo has announced a contract on Sunday, signed with the UK Ministry of Defence, to provide equipment that will simulate radar threats to the RAFs new A400M transport aircraft prior to take-off. By simulating threat radars while the aircraft is still on the ground, commanders will be able to ensure that...
Twenty Aircraft per year Production Line for MC-21 Airliner
Irkut Corporation of Russia is setting up a 20 aircraft per year production line for its MC-21 commercial airliner project at the Irkutsk Aviation Plant (IAP). The aircraft has received advanced orders of some 175 aircraft, mainly from Russia-based airlines
Korean Aerospace in Talks with Nine Countries to Export Trainer Aircraft
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is in talks with nine countries to export its trainer aircraft. In a press meeting, KAI President and Chief Executive Kim Jo-won said talks with Botswana and Argentina are at an "advanced stage" and "good results" are expected later this year or early next year, Yonhap...
Malaysian Air Force Tech Team to Evaluate Maritime Patrol Aircraft
The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) will set up a technical team to evaluate several types of maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) following government approval of the purchase of the surveillance aircraft as announced in the 2018 Budget recently. The technical team will analyse several aspects of the contender's aircraft and choose the best option which fits the RMAF requirements, RMAF Chief, Gen Tan Sri Affendi Buang was quoted as saying by
Lockheed Martin Awarded $260 Million for Greek P-3B Aircraft Upgrade
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics has been awarded $260 million to provide structural mid-life upgrades and other modifications to four Greek Air Force P-3B surveillance aircraft. This modification provides for the modernization and upgrade of four P-3B aircraft in support of structural mid-life upgrades, tailored phased depot maintenance, a country-specific designed mission integration and management system, and new avionics in support of the government of Greece
Irkut MC-21 Jetliner Flight Tested at 12000 Meters Altitude
The MC-21-300 test aircraft performed the first flight from the airfield of Flight Research Institute, M M Gromov in Zhukovsky city near Moscow today. During the more than three hours flight, stability and controllability were assessed at altitudes varying from 6,000 to 12,000 meters
Lockheed Martin Airborne Tactical Mission System for German Navy’s P-3C Orion Aircraft...
Lockheed Martin received a $158.5 million contract for the second phase of the German Navy P-3C Mission System Refresh (MSR) program
Russia Considers Setting Up Maintenance Center For MC-21 Aircraft In Uzbekistan
Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Rogozin said Russia is considering setting up a MC-21 Aircraft Maintenance Center in Uzbekistan. "We also wanted to talk about the MC-21
Northrop Grumman Pulls Out from MQ-25 Stingray Unmanned Aerial Tanker Competition
Northrop Grumman has dropped out from the competition to produce the US Navys unmanned aerial tanker, the MQ-25A Stingray, the company's CEO announced Wednesday. Wes Bush, CEO of Northrop Grumman, was quoted as saying by Defense News during an October 25 earnings call that “the particular nature of that final RFP,” or request for proposals, triggered Northrop to withdraw from the competition, but did not further clarify what parts of the solicitation raised eyebrows
IAI Elta Radar for Canada’s Airbus C295 Maritime Patrol aircraft
Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) unit Elta's ELM-2022A maritime patrol radar will be installed in 16 aircraft to be supplied to Canada's search and rescue service. IAI has announced that it was recently awarded a new contract by Airbus Defense & Space to supply 16 ELM-2022A maritime patrol radars
China to Showcase New Weapons at V-Day Parade In Beijing on September
Israel Chooses Xtend to Supply 5,000 Combat Drones to IDF Ground Forces
Netherlands to Send Patriot Air Defense Systems to Poland after Suspected Russian...
Poland’s FA-50 Jets Set for Combat Duty in 2026 as Training Accelerates
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...