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Thailand To Buy Six UH-72A Lakota Helicopters

April 1, 2014 @ 09:47 AM

Airbus Helicopter has won a $34 million modified contract to build six UH-72A Lakota light utility helicopters for the Royal Thai Army (RTA), the US Department of Defense (DoD) announced on 28 March. The contract includes the delivery of the helicopters fitted with Raytheon's AN/ARC-231 airborne radio terminal, as well as an environmental control unit and a mission equipment package
Lockheed Martin To Deliver First Israeli C-130J On April 9

March 31, 2014 @ 12:35 PM

Lockheed Martin will deliver the first C-130J tactical transport to the Israeli Air Force on 9 April, according to Flight Global. The delivery of the first C-130J "Samson" is a major milestone in the reorganization of the air force's Hercules squadrons
Alenia Aermacchi Begins C-27J Spartan Production For Peru

March 31, 2014 @ 10:49 AM

Alenia Aermacchi has begun production of the first medium transport aircraft C-27J Spartan for the Peruvian Air Force, with delivery scheduled for March 2015. According to Defensa
US Marine Corps Tests Light Armored Vehicle Anti-Tank Upgrades

March 31, 2014 @ 10:39 AM

The US Marine Corps Light Armored Vehicle Anti-Tank (LAV-ATs) modernization program is in the middle of development tests stage, with four of the prototypes have successfully fired 14 missiles. In mid-March, the vehicles were put through a swim test and landing craft air cushion tests at the Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch at Camp Pendleton, Calif
US Navy Developing Next-Generation Tomahawk Missiles: Reports

March 27, 2014 @ 10:37 AM

The US Navy is testing and developing the next-generation command attack weapon, as a potential replacement for battle-tested Tomahawk, according to DoD Buzz. The Navy plans to modernize its arsenal of roughly 4,000 Tomahawk missiles
After India, Russia Offers Brazil Joint Development Of T-50 Fighter Aircraft

March 26, 2014 @ 12:04 PM

Russia plans to offer Brazil joint development of the fifth-generation combat aircraft, the Sukhoi T-50, according to Alexander Fomin, the head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation. The proposal is reportedly in support of an unsolicited offer by Sukhoi whose Su-35 fighter was taken off Brazils shortlist for its F-X2 tender for the purchase of 36 fighter jets worth $4 billion
F-35 Software Glitches To Delay Deliveries, Says US Government Accountability Office

March 26, 2014 @ 11:41 AM

The US Marine Corps F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program would be delayed further due to glitches in software development and testing, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report. Earlier reports said the F-35s is scheduled to reach “initial operating capability” by mid-2015
Northrop Grumman To Display AEW&Cs, Mine Countermeasures At DIMDEX 2014

March 26, 2014 @ 10:47 AM

Northrop Grumman will highlight a range of its global defence and security solutions, including airborne early warning and control systems, aerial surveillance and mine countermeasures at DIMDEX 2014. “The recent appointments of Walid Abukhaled and Doug Raaberg as chief executives in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates respectively, enhances the company's presence and further positions Northrop Grumman for success in the Middle East region as the company continues to broaden its global market focus,” the company said in a statement
Poland Announces Missile Defense Tender Amid Crimea Tensions

March 25, 2014 @ 12:18 PM

Amid escalating tensions between Ukraine and Russia, neighbor Poland has decided to Accelerate its tender for a missile defence system. Poland Deputy Defence Minister Czeslaw Mroczek was quoted by Reuters as saying that the country wants to choose an offer by the end of 2014
Bundeswehr, Rheinmetall And IAI Successfully Test MASS, NavGuard Ship Protection Systems

March 24, 2014 @ 10:18 AM

The Bundeswehr, Rheinmetall and the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) ELTA Group have successfully tested the MASS and NavGuard ship protection systems. The trials took place under the aegis of the German Navy in Howachter Bay in the Baltic at the end of October 2013

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