Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. is known for its contributions to sound barriers, lunar missions, tiltrotor systems, and commercial helicopters.
US Approves Bell 412EP Helicopters Sale to Argentina
The United States has authorized a $80 million sale of Bell 412EP helicopters to Argentina, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said on Wednesday. "The State Department has made a...
Airbus Pitches New Design For Japan’s Utility Military Helicopter Program
Airbus helicopters has offered a new design for Japans 150 UH-X Utility Military Helicopter development program. The new design will not be based on its H160 and would be designed for...
DynCorp To Provide Multi-Platform Vehicle Support Services To Iraqi Army
DynCorp International (DI) has won a $45 million contract from the US Army to provide multi-platform vehicle support services to the Iraqi Army. This contract with one-year options has a total...
Bell To Develop Weapon Systems For Pakistani Attack Helicopters
The US Department of Defense today has awarded a US $85 million contract to Bell Textron Inc to develop weapon systems to support US, Pakistani government helicopter fleet and US...
Jordan Receives 16 Retired Cobra Combat Helicopters From Israel For Border Security
Jordan has received close to 16 retired US supplied Cobra combat helicopters free of charge from Israel to counter insurgents on the Syrian and Iraqi borders. “The handover initiated last year...
China Should Strengthen Coastal Defense: Minister
China must eye improving information technology in maritime management to boost coastal defense, Chinese defense minister said Sunday. China's Defense Minister Chang Wanquan during a meeting on coastal defense at the...
Fuji, Bell To Develop Japan’s Next Generation UH-X Helicopters
Japanese Fuji Heavy Industries has been chosen to develop the next generation UH-X multipurpose helicopter for the Ground Self-Defense Forces. Fuji along with Bell helicopter Textron will be developing the base...
Bell 525 Relentless Achieves First Flight
The super-medium helicopter Bell 525 Relentless has made successful maiden flight at the companys aircraft assembly center in the USA. “We have diligently executed our schedule to design, develop, build and...
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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...