Airbus Helicopters has delivered first of ten AS565 MBe Panther helicopter to the Mexican Navy. The AS565 MBe is equipped with two Safran Arriel 2N engines, which enhance its performance in hot & high conditions and enable it to achieve a top speed of 278 km/h and a range of 780 kilometers
Russian submarine Yuri Dolgoruky has test launched two Bulava intercontinental ballistic missiles from the White Sea today. "Both missiles were fired from the submarines silos in a routine regime
A S-400 missile defense system hit a target at 45 kilometers height flying at a speed of 1,500 meters per second (4,000 feet per second) in trials held by the Russian Central Military District last week. A total of six missiles were launched, hitting several high speed targets which included the Kaban target missile, moving along a flat ballistic trajectory
Austria's Schiebel has strengthened its teaming agreement with Diehl Defense recently to continue bidding Camcopter rotary-wing unmanned air vehicle to the German navy. The renewal of the teaming agreement is the result of the longstanding cooperation between Diehl Defence and Schiebel
Amidst heightened tension with North Korea, it has been revealed that only five of the nine South Korean guided missiles test-fired this year struck the intended target. A South Korean lawmaker raised concerns over the militarys guided missile systems that showed poor accuracy in test launches as well as the countrys aged computerized command and control system,
US Air Force's F-35A fighter caught fire when the pilot started the engine during a training exercise at Mountain Home Air Force Base in state of Idaho Friday. “The pilot had to egress the aircraft during engine start due to a fire from the aft section of the aircraft,”
Korea Air has signed a memorandum of association with Boeing Thursday to jointly develop 500 MD unmanned helicopters. The US firm will deliver technical support to Korean Air so that it can modify as well as arm the 500MD helicopters,
The might of France including Caesar Artillery guns and French army technical advisors will aid Iraqi Forces in their fight to retake the town of Mosul from the Islamic State terrorists, French President Hollande said Tuesday. "The artillery batteries have been positioned north of Mosul and are ready for use to reconquer Mosul," Hollande was quoted as saying by
China is making inroads into the African defense market by setting up a military base and exporting military equipment to almost two thirds of African countries. Countries including Algeria, Angola, Cape Verde, Nigeria, Chad, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Uganda, Ghana and Zambia have bought military equipment from China in the recent past
Zambia unveiled two its new L-15 Falcon fighter/trainer aircraft at the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) exposition last week in their first public debut. One of the aircraft was on static display while the second flew displays during the trade days between 14 and 16 September