Chinese missile transporters displayed during the September 3 military parade had their wheels fitted with ‘stealth technology to prevent observers from calculating the missile and warheads weight. This was disclosed by China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, in an article published this month on WeChat, the smartphone-based social media app
Cédric Leurquin has joined the Thales group as Head of Media Relations and Newsdesk. He reports to Matt Pothecary, Vice-President, Group Communications at Thales
Malaysia is considering to buy the JF-17 Thunder multi-role fighters from Pakistan. Malaysias High Commissioner to Pakistan Dr Hasrul Sani bin Mujtabar was quoted as saying by The Express Tribune news daily that his country is interested in the JF-17 and “a decision about numbers would be taken very soon by the Malaysian government
Saab has offered to manufacture its fifth generation Gripen fighter aircraft with technology transfer to India. Saab is not only offering to set up base in India but also help in the development of aerospace capability for the next century and also partner in developing next version of Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas and Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) which is being developed and designed by Indias Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA)
India plans to acquire 10 additional C-17 Globemaster III strategic airlift aircraft to add to its fleet of six planes acquired from Boeing over the past few years. "The request for acquiring 10 additional Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft is being processed
Indias Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) inducted over INR, 1.8 lakh crore (US $27 billion) in systems, products and technologies into services or in the process of production
A contract to develop the Advanced Heavy Lift (AHL) helicopter should be signed between China's Avicopter and Russia's Rostec in mid-2016 instead of end-2015, Dmitry Shugaev, Deputy CEO of Rostec has said. "We can say that both sides have a desire to come together and finalize their contractual obligations as well as sign an intergovernmental agreement by the middle of next year
Indias Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has slammed the Indian Air Force (IAF) for underutilization of operational capabilities of Air-borne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft purchased for INR 5,042 crore (US $760 million) in 2004. "There was sub-optimal utilisation of operational capabilities of 'AA' in terms of flying task achieved mainly due to un-serviceability of 'AA'
Raytheon Missile Systems Co. has won a contract worth $2
Israeli Navys new submarine Rahav set sail from the German port of Kiel. During the voyage, the Rahav will drop anchor and hold a brief ceremony near the spot where the Israeli submarine "Dakar" sank in 1968