Russia has deployed Ilyushin-20 (IL-20 Coot) surveillance planes over Syria and Iraq to collect data from long distances and for all weathers. Russia has deployed over 30 Sukhoi fighter jets, cargo planes and attack helicopters for combat in Syria
India will develop an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar with Israel for the next generation of its Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA). The Indian air force has accepted the indigenous Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) which previously it had opposed, Business Standard reported Sunday
Serbia is eyeing to purchase combat helicopters, ballistic missiles from Russia. "Now we will have to and we have already begun to look at buying combat helicopters, because some of our neighbours have already received 16 Kiowa helicopters," Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic was quoted as saying by Tass Sunday
A Cyber-spy group is reported to have attempted to hack the Dutch Safety Board officials computers tasked with the MH17 air crash investigation. Pawn Storm, a Russian spy group believed to have close connections with the Russian government reportedly targeted the Dutch agency before and after the safety board published their detailed report on the MH17 incident on October 13, 2015, Trend Micro reported on its website October 22
Indian Naval Science and Technological Laboratory has developed an advanced torpedo defense system to divert incoming enemy underwater torpedoes and is ready for induction. The torpedo defense system, Maareech has completed trials and will soon be inducted into the Indian Navy, Asian Age News daily reported Saturday
India has offered its Tejas Licght Combat Aircraft (LCA) to Sri Lankan Air Forces bid to replace its ageing Israeli Kfirs and MiG 27s. Tejas will be competing against Pakistans JF-17 fighter (a variant of Chinese FC-1 Xiaolong Fierce Dragon),” Sri Lankan Sunday Observer news website reported
The Indian Ministry of Defence has approved women as fighter pilots who will be inducted into the combat stream of the Indian Air Force from next year. Since their induction into the transport and Helicopter streams of the IAF, the womens performance has been ‘praiseworthy and on a par with their male counterparts, an MOD statement said today
Lockheed Martin has won a $176 million contract from the US Air Force for Sniper Advanced Targeting-Pod Sensor Enhancement kits. Sniper ATP-SE has improved sensors, a two-way datalink and algorithms that increase air-to-ground, air-to-air and maritime targeting capability, the company announced Friday
South Korea has set to manufacture components for USA's Global Hawk Unmanned aircraft systems( UAS). The Global Hawk drones deliver a broad overview and systematic intelligence of target areas by using high-resolution radar and long-range electro-optical and infrared sensors
Russia is working on upgrading the S-300 surface-to-air missile defense system before delivery to Iran. "The Russian-built S-300 air defense system will be modernized before being delivered to Iran, given the fact that the original contract was struck a long time ago," said Vladimir Kozhin, President Vladimir Putins aide on military and technical cooperation, on Thursday to an Iranian news agency Press TV