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,...
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...
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
India To Buy C-130J Super Hercules For $134 Million
The Indian Ministry of Defense has approved buying one C-130J Super Hercules military transport aircraft for INR 900 crore (US $134 million). The Defense Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by defense minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday made a decision to buy the aircraft which, will replace another C-130J aircraft that crashed while practising a tactical operation after taking off from Agra on March 28, 2014
Azerbaijan Interested In Russian MC-21 Planes
Azerbaijan is interested in buying 10 Russian MC-21 planes, Russian deputy prime minister said adding Moscow hopes to sign a contract by February 2017. "Azerbaijan is interested in buying Russian MC-21 planes
Indian Air Force Hawk Trainer Crashes, Pilots Ejected Safely
An Indian Air Force Hawk advanced jet trainer crashed soon after take-off from Air Force Station Kalaikunda, in West Midnapore due to a "technical snag" but both the pilots ejected safely. Indian Air Force (IAF) sources said that the aircraft developed a technical problem at about 1100 hours, minutes after taking off from Kalaikunda air station in West Bengal, where another Hawk had crashed in June last year, PTI reported Thursday
India Calls Off Airbus MRTT Aircraft Deal, Might Consider Russian IL-78 Tanker
The Indian government has cancelled the much awaited multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) aircraft deal worth $1 billion on the grounds of planes high operational cost. "We have [recently] cancelled the MRTT deal with Airbus Defence and Space because platforms are too expensive and not economically viable to operate", an MoD official who declined to be identified told
Northrop Grumman Wins $164 Million To Provide E-2D Hawkeye Aircraft To Japan
Northrop Grumman has won $164 million contract to provide one E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft configured for the Government of Japan. Work is expected to be completed in March 2018, the US DoD said in a statement Friday
Netherlands, Luxembourg To Buy 2 Airbus A330 Tanker Transport Aircraft
The Netherlands is ready to purchase two Airbus tanker transport aircraft with Luxembourg. The aircraft will be NATO property and will be stationed at Eindhoven airbase in the Netherlands for pooling and sharing
AeroVironment Delivers New P550 Recon Drones to U.S. Army
Russia, Ukraine Announce Separate Boat Strikes in Black Sea
Russia Fires 574 Drones and 40 Missiles on Ukraine, Hits American Factory...
China to Showcase New Weapons at V-Day Parade In Beijing on September
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...