Dutch enterprises, Terma BV, has signed a Letter Of Intent (LOI) with the Royal Netherlands Air Force to establish a Logistic Center for supporting F-35 program with Lockheed Martin. The agreement was signed at the Dutch Industry for Defense and Safety (NIDV) symposium on 19 November in Rotterdam to support the F-35 program with specific focus on the so-called LM-STAR test capabilities and Maintenance Repair Overhaul (MRO)
A student of a Iranian university has developed a mobile application known as “Israels Nightmare,” that familiarizes users with the Islamic Republics missile capabilities. The app, created by Arshia Badi, introduces Irans short-, mid- and long-range missiles, explaining and illustrating each missile and its specifications
Chinas recent agreement with Russia to acquire 24 Sukhoi Su-35 aircraft is of interest to New Delhi as it would face off against Indias Sukhoi Su-30 MKI fighter in any contingency planning by the air forces of the two countries. The Su-30 was a top-line fighter aircraft when it was procured by India and will be beginning the season of upgrades soon
UKs Prime Minister David Cameron will announce £12 billion more to the defense equipment spending taking the total spending to £178 billion over the next decade. UK plans to build two new 5,000 strike brigades by 2025 which will have new Scout range of vehicles and about 600 armored vehicles for rapid deployment missions
The Chinese second generation Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) “Yongshi (Warrior)” will soon be delivered to the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA). The “Yongshi (Warrior)” SUV, commissioned in 2007, has passed the acceptance inspection in early November
Russia's Aviakor aviation factory has delivered the first modernized Tu-95MSM strategic bomber, equipped with an advanced radar and expanded weapons carrying capability, to the Russian Aerospace Forces. The latest Tu-95MSM is also equipped with target-acquiring or navigation system based on the GLONASS satellite system, Sputnik news reported Saturday
Elbit Systems demonstrated its MUSIC family of Directed Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) systems, integrated with IR based Passive Airborne Warning System (PAWS) on an Airbus C295 aircraft. During the tests, a C295 aircraft with an operationally installed Elbit EW self-protection suite, consisting of the DIRCM system and the PAWS demonstrated the capability to detect, acquire, track and jam the trial test equipment on the ground, under extreme conditions, the company said in a statement Monday
Russias United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation (UIMC) will begin supplying China with communication systems for its newly ordered Sukhoi Su-35 jet fighters from next year. This is the first confirmation from a Russian agency giving an indication of the approximate delivery of the aircraft systems to China
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and the Indonesia government have signed an agreement yesterday to jointly develop a new South Korean fighter jet, the KF-X, which will be a competitor to the Lockheed Martin F-16 in the global market. The agreement, described as ‘tentative by the Korean media wa signed in Seoul Yesterday
The US Navy has commissioned fifth Littoral Combat Ship USS Milwaukee into active service. Lockheed Martin designed Milwaukee is the third Freedom-variant in the LCS class