Lockheed Martin Delivers 2,500 C-130 Hercules
Lockheed Martin has delivered the 2,500th C-130 Hercules from its production line here today. This Hercules is an HC-130J Combat King II personnel recovery aircraft assigned to the US Air Force's 71st Rescue Squadron, which is part of the 347th Rescue Group
Boeing To Provide P-8A Training Systems To Australia
Boeing has won a $67.5 million contract to provide P-8A training systems to Australia
Russia To Replace An-26 Transport Aircraft With Modified Il-112v
Russian KRET will replace the An-26 transport aircraft with modified Il-112v. KRET will equip light military transport aircraft Il-112V with a strapdown inertial navigation system (SINS) to determine the location of an object in offline mode
Czech Republic Eyes Helicopter, Transport Aircraft Purchase
Czech Ministry of Defense is looking forward to purchase 12 multipurpose helicopters and two medium size transport aircraft to replace Soviet era Mi-24s and Mi-35s and Yakovlev Yak-40s for the air force. Czech MoD plans to procure the aircraft from fellow NATO members and has already invited bids for the same...
Australia To Get 49 PC-21 Trainer Aircraft For $1.2 Billion
Lockheed Martin has won a $1.2 billion contract to supply 49 Pilatus PC-21 trainer aircraft and seven Flight Simulators To support Australian Defense Force Pilot Training System
Turkey To Place First Order For Indigenous Regional Jets
Turkey may place its first order for indigenous regional jets that are currently under construction. The defense procurement officials have said that the Turkish General Staff will place the orders for both models of the TRJ328 and the TRJ628 jets with the procurement agency, the Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM), Hurriyet Daily News reported Tuesday
Airbus Welcomes Spanish Decision To Restructure A400M Delivery Schedule
Spains decision to restructure the delivery of 27 Airbus A400M military transport aircraft has been welcomed by Airbus Defense and Space. Spain intends to postpone delivery of 13 A400M military transport aircraft beyond 2024 out of the 27 it ordered
China's First Electricity Powered Aircraft Approved For Production
Chinas first electricity powered aircraft has been approved for production by the Chinese civil aviation authorities. The two sear RX1E aircraft has a flying time of 45 minutes to 60 minutes and requires one and half hour to charge
Last Boeing C-17 Military Cargo Plane Goes To Qatar
The last C-17 Globemaster III, built at a Southern California Boeing plant did fly over, marking the end of an era for the californias once-thriving aerospace industry in the USA. The jet, which can hold more than 80 tons of cargo, will be housed in San Antonio, Texas, until it is delivered to the Qatar Emiri Air Force early next year, the company announced today
Turkey Increases F-16 Patrol of Its Airspace after Su-24 Shooting
Turkey has increased the number of warplanes patrolling the Turkey-Syrian border to 18 from 12. The decision to increase comes after Turkish F-16 hit a Russian Su-24 yesterday which triggered tension between the two nations, Hurriyet Daily News reported Wednesday
Ukraine Delivers Upgraded An-32E Light Transport Aircraft To India
Ukraine has delivered five modernized AN−32RE light military transport aircraft to Indian Air Force last week. The USD$400 million upgrade to the 40 IAF aircraft includes an overhaul of the An-32's communications and navigation systems and upgrading 100 ZMKB Progress/Ivchenko AI-20D Series 5M turboprops by Ukraine's Motor Sich, and other airframe repairs and life extensions, UKROBORONPROM announced on 19th November
Airbus Penalized $14 Million Over A400M Delayed Delivery By Germany
Germany has fined Airbus $14 million for the delayed delivery of two A400M military transport planes due this year. The sum relates to two planes that the German Air Force was supposed to receive by the end of this year, according to a letter from Deputy Defence Minister Ralf Brauksiepe to the rapporteur of the Budget committee
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...
