Rheinmetall and Thales have completed modernization of 20 flight simulators for the Tiger combat helicopter. The contract was awarded to ARGE TATM (consisting of Rheinmetall Electronics GmbH and Thales AVS France SAS) in December 2014 through the Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en Matière d'Armement (OCCAR), an organization that fosters cross-border defence procurement cooperation in Europe
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has taken the delivery of a new Airbus C-295 military transport aircraft from Spain, at a ceremony held at the Haribon Hangar of the Clark Air Base in Pampanga, on November 11. In a statement on Tuesday, Lieutenant General Rozzano Briguez, PAF commanding general, said the C-295M aircraft will begin its operational mission by transporting troops, equipment, and relief goods in support of earthquake- affected victims in Mindanao
Finland has awarded Patria an agreement valued €35 million to modernize 139 Pasi XA-180 armored personnel carriers (APCs). “On October 28, 2019, Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen has authorised the Defence Forces Logistics Command to procure supplementary lifecycle upgrades from Patria,” Finnish Ministry of Defence said in a
A bizarre-looking two-seater rotorcraft showcased in Chinas National Day parade last week is actually a special operations reconnaissance/assault gyroplane that can glide in on its unsuspecting target. The gyroplane was officially revealed today as belonging to a special warfare equipment group formation that marched in the parade to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China on October 1
The first of the 36 ordered Rafale fighters will be handed over to India in France on Indian Air Force (IAF) Day on October 8, and the two parties concerned are already said to be holding talks on the former's acquisition of 36 additional jets. In September 2016, India signed a Euro 7
Two pilots were killed on Friday after a Cheetah helicopter belonging to the Indian Military Training Team (IMTRAT) crashed in Bhutan. "An Indian Army Helicopter crashed at 1 pm near Yongphulla in Bhutan
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) delivered its 100th F-35 stealth fighters wing to Lockheed Martins wing assembly line and has announced that it would manufacture over 800 units by the end of 2034. The wings manufacturing center of IAIs aviation division was established in November 2014
Brazilian Air Force (FAB) has formally received the first of its 28 ordered Embraer KC-390 multi-mission aircraft, set to replace Brazil's ageing fleet of C-130 Hercules planes. The KC-390 was developed as a joint project between the FAB and Embraer after Brazil sealed a deal for 28 Embraer aircraft and initial logistical support in 2014
A Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jet on a routine training sortie belonging to the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in the north-east Indian state of Assam on Thursday night. The aircraft crashed minutes after taking off from Tezpur air base in Assam
India has completed development of "Astra," the country's first Beyond Visual Range (BVR) Air-to-Air Missile (AAM), according to some reports. State-run Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was responsible for the development of the missile