Norwegian Long Term Defense Plan Recommends 4 New Subs, Maritime Patrol Aircraft...
The Norwegian Government long term plan proposes an acquisition of four new submarines to replace the current fleet, replace Norways Maritime Patrol Aircraft and other investments in air defense systems after completing the acquisition of F-35 fighter jets. The long term plan will both see the introduction of longer range weapons...
Vietnamese Airbus CASA 212 Goes Down With Nine Servicemen
The debris of the Vietnamese Airbus CASA 212 coast guard plane along with nine people was found by the military rescue forces Friday. The turboprop plane was in a search operation for an Air Force pilot missing from another crashed aircraft a few days earlier
India Carries Out Inaugural Flight Of Indigenous Trainer Aircraft HTT-40
India carried out the inaugural flight of its indigenous basic trainer aircraft, Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40 (HTT-40) today. Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar witnessed the inaugural flight carried out at Bangalores HAL unit
Canada Awards $500 Million To Lockheed Martin For Transport Fleet Maintenance
Canada has extended an earlier contract by inking $500 million agreement with Lockheed Martin to provide maintenance support and training for one of the militarys transport plane fleets. The agreement, which extended an earlier contract to 2021, was never publicly announced or put to a competition
Leonardo-Finmeccanica Rolls Out First Of 8 Polish M-346 Trainer Aircraft
Leonardo-Finmeccanica rolled out the first of eight Polish Air Force M-346 aircraft Monday. The first of 8 Aermacchi M-346 advanced trainers ordered by Poland in 2014 will now undergo a flight test programme to certify bespoke systems chosen by the Polish Air Force such as the brake parachute
Indian Air Force To Flight Test Indigenous HTT-40 Trainer Soon
The Indian Air Force is eyeing to officially demonstrate the trial flight of its indigenous basic trainer aircraft HTT-40 in the next few days. The formal test flight could take place sometime later this month or in early July,
Spain Likely To Receive First A400M Transport Aircraft In September This Year...
Spain is likely to receive its first Airbus A400M military transport aircraft in September. The A400M aircrafts final assembly is being done at the Airbus Defence and Space Seville facility
Irkut Announces Price-war Against Boeing 737, Airbus A320 with MC-21 Roll Out
Irkut Corporation of Russia today announced a price war in the medium-haul category of airplanes promising to undercut the price of Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 by 15%-20%. “Our aircraft will be cheaper to buy, cheaper to operate and offer enhanced passenger comfort”, said Kirill Budaev, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Irkut Corporation, a member of the (United Aircraft Corp) group
Azerbaijan to Receive 10 An-178 Transport Aircraft From Ukraine
Azerbaijani company signed an agreement with Ukrainian Antonov to purchase 10 An-178 aircraft. The price of the contract has not been disclosed, but it has become known that the first advance payment has already been made by Azerbaijan's company
India To Have Dedicated Aircraft For Weather Forecast Experiments
India is set to buy a dedicated aircraft to carry out experiments related to weather forecast. A tender is expected to be floated by next month and the aircraft could be procured in the next 18 to 24 months, Union Minister for Earth Sciences Harsh Vardhan said
Iranian Army's Pilatus Trainer Aircraft Crashes, Crew Injured
The Pilatus PC-7 Turbo Trainer aircraft of the Iran's army crashed in the central province of Isfahan Sunday, Tasnim news agency reported. The trainer plane crashed due to a technical problem near the village of Zafarqand, along a road between the cities of Naeen and Ardestan on June 5
Diehl, Elbit To Co-develop Protection System For Bundeswehr’s A400M Aircraft
Diehl Defence and Elbit Systems have signed a cooperation agreement at the ILA Berlin Air Show for the development of a DIRCM self-protection system for the Bundeswehrs Airbus A400M transport aircraft. Diehl was tasked by the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) with the risk reduction study “DIRCM (Directed Infrared Countermeasure) for the A400M”, which will be concluded this year
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...
