Boeing Awards Tata For Interior Panels For P-8 Aircraft
Tata Advanced Materials Limited (TAML) has been awarded a contract from Boeing to provide composite interior closeout panels for the P-8 aircraft that cover the interior wall structure of the aircraft. The P-8 is designed for long-range anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, as well as armed intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions
Indonesia Acquires Nine Australian Used C-130H Aircraft And Full Mission Simulator
The Indonesian Air Force has recently taken delivery and accepted for training a CAE-built C-130H full-mission simulator that was previously in-service with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The Indonesian Air Force has acquired nine ex-RAAF C-130H aircraft along with the CAE-built simulator as part of a government-to-government agreement established several...
Spain’s First Airbus A400 Airlifter Takes To Skies
The first Airbus A400M new generation airlifter ordered by the Spanish Air Force has made its maiden flight. The aircraft, known as MSN44, took off from Seville, Spain where the A400M Final Assembly Line is located at 15:25 local time (GMT+1) on 5 September and landed back on site 3 hours...
South Korea Likely To Buy 4 Boeing P-8 Poseidon Anti-Submarine Aircraft
The South Korea is likely to buy four Boeing's P-8 Poseidon antisubmarine patrol aircraft in the wake of the successful test-firing of a submarine launched ballistic missile (SLBM) by North Korea last week. The advanced maritime surveillance aircraft Boeing's P-8 Poseidon costs between $223 to $268 million per jet, the JoongAng...
Indian AF To Induct Locally-made HTT 40 Basic Trainers In ‘Large Numbers’
The Indian Air Force will induct indigenous HTT 40 basic trainers in ‘large numbers to boost domestic capability. IAF chief Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha on Thursday speaking at a seminar said, “Although the IAF was keen on Swiss trainers earlier, now plans to induct home-grown HTT-40 trainer aircraft
Ukraine's Antonov, China's AVIC Sign Cooperation Agreement On AN-225 Transport Aircraft
Ukrainian Antonov and Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) have signed a cooperation agreement to build a second prototype of the An-225 transport aircraft. The agreement gives China access to the aircraft's designs and technologies to facilitate the serial production of the aircraft in China, UNIAN news agency reported
US To Replace V-22 Osprey Transport Aircraft With New Variant
The US navy has considered to replace V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft in Japan with latest variant, likely from 2021. CMV-22Bs will replace the two aging C-2 Greyhounds attached to the US aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan, which is based at the US Navys Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture starting in 2021, or as late as 2026, the official was quoted as saying Monday by
Antonov AN-178 Aircraft Passes Test To Transport HMMWVs Military Vehicles
The Ukrainian Antonov AN−178 aircraft has passed ground tests of loading/unloading of light wheeled self−propelled vehicles. The tests were performed using three HMMWVs and М1097А2
Lithuanian Army To Get 88 Boxer Vehicles
ARTEC, a joint venture between Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Rheinmetall, has won a $440 million contract to supply 88 high-protection Boxer Vehicles to the Lithuanian army in 2017. The Lithuanian Ministry of Defence and European Organization for Joint Armament Cooperation have jointly commissioned ARTEC GmbH to deliver the vehicles with medium-calibre weaponry in a remote-controlled turret, the company announced Monday
Lockheed Martin Wins $10 Billion To Cover Future Delivery Orders Of C-130J...
Lockheed Martin has been awarded $10 billion contract to cover all future delivery orders of C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. This is a cumulative ceiling to cover all future delivery orders within scope of this contract
Boeing To Provide 2 P-8A Poseidon Maritime Aircraft To UK
Boeing has won a $68 million contract to provide long-lead parts and manufacture of two P-8A Poseidon maritime aircraft to UK. Work is expected to be complete by July 2017, US department of defense said in a statement Friday
Boeing Wins $2.8 Billion US Air Force KC-46 Tanker Aircraft Contract
Boeing has been awarded a $2.8 billion contract for the acquisition of low-rate initial production (LRIP) of KC-46 tanker aircraft Lots 1 and 2 for the US Air Force
Dark Eagle Hypersonic Missile Tested in Secretive U.S. Launch from Cape Canaveral...
Kim Jong-un Attends Launch of 5,000-Ton Destroyer at North Korean Naval Shipyard
India Closer to Hypersonic Weapon: DRDO Conducts Second Test of Scramjet Engine
Poland’s First Locally Built AW149 Helicopter Takes Flight
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...
