General Electric To Procure Three F/A-18 F414-GE-400 Engines For Australia
General Electric has won a $11.4 million contract for the procurement of three F/A-18 F414-GE-400 engines and containers for Australia
Ground Testing To Prepare MC-21 Airliner For First Flight
Ahead of MC-21 airliners maiden flight next year, Irkut Corporation announced Tuesday that it has started preparing for the aircrafts ground testing and has begun frequency response tests. “The works are held in the final assembly shop of the Irkutsk Aviation plant with the participation of specialists from the Central Aerohydrodynamic...
Safran To Support European NH90 Engines
Safran Helicopter Engines has signed a 10-year contract with NATO Helicopter Management Agency (NAHEMA), to support RTM322-powered NH90 operated by the French Army Light Aviation (ALAT) and French Navy. This contract also covers the NH90 operated by Belgian Army and Navy and the Royal Netherlands Armed Forces, the company announced today...
Safran Begins Automated Turbine Blade Manufacturing Plant
Safran Helicopter Engines has started its first automated helicopter engine turbine blade production line. Initiated in 2012, the line is today 100% operational
United Engine Corp Designs New Engine For Fifth-Gen Russian Fighter Aircraft
Russia's United Engine Corporation (UEC) has conducted first ground-based ignition of the engines second stage for the prospective Airborne Complex of Frontline Aviation (PAK FA T-50 aircraft). Gas generators had to be prepared for the testing, along with the demonstrator engine,
Pratt & Whitney Wins $310 Million Propulsion Systems Supporting F-35 Fighter Aircraft
Pratt & Whitney has won $310 million contract for propulsion system services in support of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft. The services will be for the US Navy, US Air Force, US Marine Corps, non-US Department of Defense (DoD) participants and foreign military sales (FMS) customers, the US department of defense said in a statement Thursday
Rolls-Royce Wins $41 Million To Provide MissionCare Support USAF V-22 Engines
Rolls-Royce is being awarded $41 million contract to provide MissionCare maintenance support for the V-22 AE1107C engines for the Marine Corps and Air Force. MissionCare is a performance-based logistics concept that includes the following: an engine hourly charge based on hours flown, program management, which covers integrated logistics support, including support equipment requirements data, supportability analysis data and updates, configuration management tracking, formal training, supply management, and contract/business administration; site support, which covers informal technical training, maintenance technical advice, engineering support, and engine repair, US department of defense said in a statement Monday
India Could Develop Combat Drone Engine With Help From Safran
Safran has offered to partner Indias Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) in the development of a variant of the indigenous Kaveri engine for its combat drone, ‘Ghatak. The French company which manufactures engines for Rafale fighter jets are waiting for an approval by the Union government
Pratt & Whitney Wins $93 Million For F119 Engine Sustainment USAF Contract
Pratt and Whitney has won $93 million contract for US Air Forces F119 engine sustainment. Contractor will provide engine sustainment labor, data and combined test force operations and support
US Approves 40 F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet Fighters, Engines, Radars For $10.1...
The US State Department has approved sale of 40 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Aircraft for an estimated cost of $10.1 billion to Kuwait
Pakistani Pratt & Whitney Turboshaft MRO Facility Nears Completion
The Pratt & Whitneys PT6 turboshaft maintenance, repair and overhaul facility in Pakistan is nearing completion. The Chairman of Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) in his presentation to the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), Air Marshal Arshad Malik has now invited the Pakistani private sector to invest and were offered opportunities as joint venture to augment the existing T-56 (Rolls-Royce) engine facility at PAC Kamra and develop new PT6 engines for aircraft,
Pakistan Invites Private Players To Undertake Defense-Aviation Development Projects
The Pakistan Aeronautical Complex is eyeing for new design and development programs that include parts for JF-17 Thunder, upgrading Mushshak aircraft, drones and has invited private sector to undertake these ventures in the country. “The PAC Kamra is looking for new design and development programmes like upgrading Super Mushshak aircraft, development of unmanned aerial and many more
Denmark Allocates $4.5B to Buy 16 Additional F-35 Fighter Jets
Russia Sanctions French Automaker Renault for Producing Drones for Ukraine
Bayraktar Kizilelma Unmanned Jet Completes First Live-Fire Test with Tolun, Teber-82 Munitions
Helsing Acquires Blue Ocean to Advance Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Capabilities
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
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...