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US Navy Commissions Latest Littoral Combat Ship

October 24, 2016 @ 10:06 AM

Lockheed Martin manufactured seventh Littoral Combat Ship USS Detroit has been commissioned by the US Navy on Saturday. USS Detroit is the fourth Freedom-variant in the LCS class
Lockheed Martin Delivers LCS-7 Freedom-Class Ship To US Navy

August 16, 2016 @ 10:00 AM

Lockheed Martin has delivered the seventh Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) to the US Navy on Friday. The fourth Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship is scheduled to be commissioned in Detroit on Oct
Turkey Issues RFP To Procure Six General Purpose Aircraft

June 23, 2016 @ 10:24 AM

Turkey has issued a request for proposal to procure six Liaison and General Purpose Aircraft (GMU) shall be procured in order to carry/drop material and personnel for Turkish Land Forces (TurLF). According to the RFP floated by Turkish Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM) on Tuesday, “The Company who will receive RFP shall have Facility Security Clearance at appropriate level and shall present this document to SSM during delivery of the RFP
NASA To Test ‘X-57’ Hybrid Electric Research Plane

June 18, 2016 @ 08:38 AM

NASA will test a new propulsion technology using an experimental airplane now designated the X-57 and nicknamed “Maxwell” - a hybrid electric research plane equipped with 14 electric propeller-turning motors located along the wings. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden highlighted the agencys first X-plane designation in a decade during his keynote speech Friday in Washington at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) annual Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition, commonly called Aviation 2016
Ukraine Delivers Upgraded An-32E Light Transport Aircraft To India

November 25, 2015 @ 10:28 AM

Ukraine has delivered five modernized AN−32RE light military transport aircraft to Indian Air Force last week. The USD$400 million upgrade to the 40 IAF aircraft includes an overhaul of the An-32's communications and navigation systems and upgrading 100 ZMKB Progress/Ivchenko AI-20D Series 5M turboprops by Ukraine's Motor Sich, and other airframe repairs and life extensions, UKROBORONPROM announced on 19th November
Airbus' A400M Aircraft To Perform At Paris Air Show

June 10, 2015 @ 02:40 PM

Airbus Defence and Space has confirmed today that the A400M will take part in the flying display at the Paris Air Show. The aircraft known as MSN6 will be flying from Monday 15th June to Friday 19th June
China Eyes Type 054A Frigate Sale To Russia

May 4, 2015 @ 12:04 PM

China in a move to sell its Type 054A to Russia might showcase the guided-missile frigates at the joint sea 2015 naval exercise later this month in the Mediterranean Sea, Want China Times website reported Sunday. According to Alexander Mozgovoy, a Russian defense expert, Chinese Type 054A can be used as substitutes for the obsolete vessels currently in service before the Russian Navy puts advanced domestic frigates into service
Asia Spending More Than NATO on Defence: Singapore Def Minister

February 8, 2015 @ 08:48 AM

Asia is spending more than NATO in absolute terms and the rate of increase has even surpassed Europe. Singapore Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen commented during a speech at the 51st Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Germany on Saturday
Hill AFB To Undergo $100 Million Makeover For F-35

September 26, 2014 @ 01:51 PM

Aggressive renovation and modification is in full swing at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, in preparation for the military's newest multi-role fighter aircraft, the US Air Force said in a press release.Hill AFBs preparations for the F-35A Lightning II, totaling more than $100 million, with 23 projects to be completed between September 2014 and July 2015, and 36 total projects will be finished once construction concludes in 2019
Norway To Buy AW101 Helicopters Worth $732 Million

December 18, 2013 @ 03:15 PM

AgustaWestland has won a contract for the delivery of 16 new AW101 search and rescue helicopters to Norway, with the official agreement worth $732 Million to be signed on 19th November. The contract will provide a significant strengthening of the public search and rescue service and ensure emergency readiness throughout the country

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