India, Japan Close To Approving Amphibious Aircraft Deal Worth $1.65 Billion
India and Japan are in talks to finalize a $1.65 billion amphibious aircraft deal from ShinMaywa Industries
Pratt & Whitney Deliver First KC-46 Aircraft Engines
Pratt & Whitney today delivered the first PW4062 engines for the first KC-46 test aircraft during an event at Boeings Everett, WA, facility. "The PW4000 engine family that will power these aircraft has an exceptional track record of performance and dependability with numerous commercial customers operating the engine globally,” said Chandler...
Chromalloy, Pratt & Whitney Sign Agreements For New PurePower Engine
Chromalloy has signed three significant new long-term parts and service agreements with Pratt & Whitney for the new PurePower PW1100G-JM engine and to provide aftermarket support on legacy engines. "Chromalloy continues to build on our long-standing relationship and service excellence to Pratt & Whitney, with a series of agreements to provide...
Japan Plans Osprey Aircrafts Purchase: Report
Japan's Self-Defense Forces will acquire 17 of the U.S Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft over five years from next April, according to Global Post
S. Korea To Buy CH-47D Model Aircrafts Worth $151 Million
The Republic of Korea has requested a sale of CH-47D Model Aircraft and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $151 million. The Republic of Korea has requested a possible sale of 14 CH-47D Model Aircraft to include T55-GA-714A Engines, 2 per aircraft (14 ac x...
Lockheed Martin Wins $81 Million Israeli Contract
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a not-to-exceed $81 million modification to an existing contract to fund one C-130J, advance (long-lead) procurement of aircrafts five and six, and external fuel tank modification kits for Israel. Work is expected to be completed by Jun
Romania To Buy F-16 Block 15 MLU Aircrafts Worth $457 Million
Romania requests a sale of weapons, equipment, and support for 12 F-16 MLU Block 15 for an estimated cost of $457 million. The proposed sale includes 13 Embedded Global Positioning Systems/Inertial Navigation Systems (EGPS/INS) with GPS Security Devices, Airborne * 3 AN/ALQ-131 Electronic Countermeasure Pods, 30 AIM-120C Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), 5 AIM-120C Captive Air Training Missiles (CATMs), 60 AIM-9M Sidewinder Missiles, 4 AIM-9M CATMs, 48 LAU-129 Launchers, 10 GBU-12 Enhanced Guided Bomb Units, 18 AGM-65H/KB Maverick Missiles, 4 AGM-65 CATMs, 15 Multifunctional Information Distribution System/Low Volume Terminals and 2 Multifunctional Information Distribution System Ground Support Systems
Rolls-Royce To Continue Servicing US Navy T-45 Trainer Aircraft Engines
Rolls-Royce has won a $50.7 million contract to provide continued support for the F405 (Adour) engines that power the US Navy's T-45 training aircraft
Pratt & Whitney, IHI To Jointly Build Japan F135 Engines
Pratt & Whitney has signed a joint agreement with IHI Corporation to qualify components for the Japanese fleet of F135 engines to power the 5th generation F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft. "Pratt & Whitney is proud of our long history of working together with IHI on military engines, starting with the F100 engine for the JASDF F-15 fleet more than 30 years ago," said Bennett Croswell, president, Pratt & Whitney Military Engines
Exelis To Build Predator B Carriage And Release Systems
Exelis has been awarded a $20.6 million contract by General Atomics to produce the BRU-71/A ejector rack for the Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft
Selex To Supply Titan Turrets For UK Chinook Helis
Selex ES has won a contract worth €8.1 million (£6
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North Korea Reveals Hwasong-20 ICBM Capable of Reaching U.S. Mainland
Denmark Allocates $4.5B to Buy 16 Additional F-35 Fighter Jets
Russia Sanctions French Automaker Renault for Producing Drones for Ukraine
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...