BAE Systems has won a £16.8 million contract to produce 105mm illuminating artillery shells, L43A5, for the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD)
The UK Ministry of Defence will test protective suits and equipment in a new state-of-the-art robotic mannequin worth £1.1m for its Armed Forces
South Korea successfully test-fired a new ballistic missile capable of carrying a one-tonne payload to any part of North Korea it said on Friday. The missile was launched on March 23, only two days before the North test fired two medium-range ballistic missiles capable of striking Japan
The Miysis Directed Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) system developed Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company, was successfully demonstrated in March 2014 as part of NATO Trial EMBOW XIV, according to an official statement. During the flight trial, witnessed by 100 multi-national VIPs, the Miysis DIRCM system autonomously acquired, tracked and jammed the trial test equipment on the ground
The India Army on Monday successfully test-fired 290 km range Brahmos supersonic cruise missile at Pokharan in Rajasthan as part of a user trail. The missile was launched by a mobile autonomous launcher deployed in full configuration with mobile command post at the ranges
The Royal Oman Air Force accepted the first of its second order of Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcons in a ceremony held on April 3. The fighter aircraft will ferry to Oman later this year
Rolls-Royce announced a $50 million contract on March 31 for supporting the US Marines Corps fleet of KC-130J air-to-air refuelling tankers. The MissionCare contract covers sustainment services for more than 200Rolls-Royce AE 2100 engines as well as propellers and other propulsion system repairs for the KC-130J fleet
As reports emerge of concerns over the Su-30MKI maintenance and overhaul, Irkut Corp today said it was ready to discuss new modes of keeping MKIs serviceability at the desired level so that our common objective of providing to the IAFs servicing needs is met. In an exclusive interview with Defenseworld
The Defence Minister of Sweden, Karin Enström, and her Brazilian counterpart Celso Amorim, welcomed the decision - to select the proposal presented by Swedish company SAAB in the bidding process for FX-2, related to the provision of fighters to equip the Brazilian Air Force. The decision was given a nod at an official meeting in Stockholm, upon the kind invitation of the Swedish side, on April 3rd, 2014
Lockheed Martin Australia and Pilatus Aircraft, supported by Hawker Pacific, have jointly launched a bid to provide a new pilot training system for the Australian Defence Force. The consortium, known as Team 21, submitted its proposal for the AIR 5428 Pilot Training System on March 31st