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Zunum Aero Selects Safran Engines for Hybird-to-electric Commercial Aircraft
Zunum Aero has selected Safran Helicopter Engines for its hybrid-to-electric commercial aircraft, which will be available in the early 2020s. Safran Helicopter Engines will provide a new generation engine turbine to...
Safran’s Aircraft Electric Propulsion System Completes First Ground Test
Safrans new hybrid electric propulsion system for aircraft successfully completed its first ground test that took place at the firms test facility near Pau-Pyrenees Airport, in France. In a distributed hybrid...
France Receives US OK for Export of Scalp Missiles to Egypt
France has received Washington's nod to export Scalp missiles to Egypt as part of a package for the sale of Rafale fighter jets. The requisite export licences have been received to...
Boeing, Safran to Design, Build Aircraft Auxiliary Power Units
Boeing and Safran have agreed to jointly design, build and service Auxiliary Power Units (APUs), creating better value for customers and for both companies. An APU is an onboard engine that...
Safran, UEC to Develop Modification Engine for Be-200 Amphibious Aircraft
French Safran and Russian United Engine Corporation (UEC) have signed an agreement for the development of the modification of SaM146 engine for the version of Russian multi-purpose amphibious aircraft, Beriev...
Serbia Receives Four MiG-29 Fighter Jets From Belarus
Serbias army has taken delivery of four MiG-29 fighter jets from Belarus, joining six others delivered in October last year. "Under an agreement between Serbian President Alexandar Vucic and Belarusian President...
Safran’s Ardiden 3C Helicopter Engine Gets EASA Certification
Safran Helicopter Engines has received EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) engine type certification for its Ardiden 3C, the helicopter engine. Powering the Avicopter AC352, the engine has been jointly developed and...
Safran to Supply Engines for Qatar’s NH90 Helicopters
Qatar has selected Safran RTM322 Engines for its 28 NH90 military helicopters, whose acquisition was announced on 14 March. They will be assembled in Bordes (France) and delivered to Airbus Helicopters...
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The UK Agile Thunder Program- A Demonstration of Network Enabled Capability
P&W Secures $65.8M Contract for Saudi F-15 Jet Engine Support
Pratt & Whitney, a division of RTX, has secured a $65
Chinese Coast Guard Confronts Japanese Lawmakers Near Disputed Islands
Chinese coast guard vessels confronted a delegation of Japanese lawmakers near the disputed Diaoyu Islands (known as the Senkaku Islands in Japan) in the East China Sea
Russian Import-Substituted Superjet-100 Prototype Completes Factory Testing
A prototype of the Superjet-100, developed by PJSC Yakovlev of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), has completed its factory development testing program
Denmark Shifts from Weapons Donation to Investment in Ukrainian Defense Industry
In a major shift to the mode of donating weapons to Ukraine, Denmark will invest in the Ukrainian defense industry rather than provide arms directly to the Ukrainian armed forces
Kazakhstan Sold 81 Soviet Era Fighter Jets to U.S. for Possible Transfer to Ukraine
Kazakhstan has reportedly sold 81 Soviet era military aircraft, including MiG-27, MiG-29, and Su-24, to the United States via offshore entities
Philippines Receives Mobile Long Range Air Surveillance Radar from Japan
MD Helicopters Develop Configurable Avionics & Weapons System for AH530 Chopper
Poland, Australia Strengthen Defense Ties in Warsaw Meeting
China Launches First Hangor-class Submarine for Pakistan Navy
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...