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Russia's New MC-21 Airliner Has 175 Pre-paid Orders Worth $15 Billion
Russia's MC-21 airliner which marked its first flight on Sunday could be sitting on orders worth US$15.7 billion with 175 firm orders at US$90 million apiece
Canada Pays Additional $30 Million To Develop F-35 Fighter Jet
Canada has paid $30 million to develop its version of the F-35 fighter jet that could become insurance in the trade dispute between US's Boeing and Canada's Bombardier. The annual...
Rafael Displays Spike LR II Battlefield Missile
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has unveiled SPIKE LR II, a 5th generation variant of the Spike Family that can be fired from vehicles, helicopters, ships, and ground launchers. ...
Indonesia Names Three High-Ranking Military Officials In AugustaWestland VVIP Chopper Scam
Three high ranking military officials have been named as suspects in a scam that involved inflating the price of AugustaWestland AW-101 helicopter meant for ferrying VVIPs, the Indonesian Military (TNI)...
Russia’s MC-21 Passenger Airliner Makes First Flight
Russias new generation of passenger airliner MC-21-300 made its first flight with duration of 30 minutes, altitude of 1000 m at a speed 300 km per hour. Rostec Corp acts as...
Irkut MC-21 Commences Taxiing Tests
Irkut Corporation continues preparations for the flight testing of the first prototype of MC-21 airliner and has announced commencement of its taxiing tests. Within the frame of preparation for the maiden...
Airbus Safran Launches Ariane 6 Ground Qualification Models Production
Airbus Safran has launched production of Ariane 6 ground qualification models, under contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) following review from Maturity Gate 6.1 industrialization
Sukhoi Jet Manufacturer-Irkut Reports 62% Surge In Exports In 2016
Irkut, a subsidiary of the Russian state-controlled United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), reports 17% increase in the revenue for the financial year 2016 reaching almost US$1.624 billion against US$1
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China's Third Aircraft Carrier, Fujian Commences First Sea Trial
China's third aircraft carrier, named the Fujian, embarked on its first sea trial session on Wednesday from Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai
Colombian Mi-17 helicopter Crashes, 9 Soldiers killed
An Mi-17 helicopter of the Colombian army crashed in rural northern Colombia on Monday, killing nine soldiers, according to the country's armed forces
AUKUS Countries Detail Export License Removals for Defense Manufacture
Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States have jointly proposed significant changes to their national export control exemptions to facilitate defense industry collaboration within the AUKUS partnership
Germany Orders 68,000 Artillery Shells from KNDS for Supply to Ukraine
Germany's Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) has placed an order for 68,000 155mm artillery shells from European KNDS (KMW+Nexter Defense Systems) to support Ukraine's defense capabilities
KNDS, Rheinmetall, Thales to form New Company for MGCS Project
French and German companies – KNDS Deutschland, KNDS France, Rheinmetall Landsysteme, and Thales – are forming a new company to collaborate on the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) project
Northrop Grumman’s Manta Ray UUV Prototype Completes In-Water Testing
Russia Invites Ambassadors to Visit Exhibition of Western Equipment Captured in Ukraine
India Tests Missile-Based Torpedo Release System
Log Protection for Russian MSTA-S 155mm Howitzer
Development Trends in Unmanned Surface Vessels
Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have caught the attention of the world following their spectacular success in sinking Russian warships in...
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...
China’s “Moderate” 2024 Defense Budget Hides Frenetic Military Build-up
China on Tuesday revealed a draft defense budget draft for 2024 amounting to 1
Battle of Counter-Drone SAMs- Raytheon's Coyote Vs. Russian Pantsir-S1
The spectacular success of drones on the battlefield in Ukraine has prompted Russia and the United States to develop counter-measures...