Pakistans Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT) has signed an agreement with Ukraine to upgrade 200 Al Khalid II tanks with new engines at International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS) 2016. “Ukraine has agreed to provide engines to Pakistan for 200 al-Khalid II tanks” Minister for Defence Production Rana Tanveer Hussain was quoted as saying by
Airbus Helicopters has delivered first three of 11 AS565 MBe Panther helicopters to Indonesia at the companys headquarters in France. The delivery took place ahead of contract schedule, follows the contract signed in late 2014 with PT Dirgantara Indonesia for 11 AS565 MBe helicopters
An Australian cyber security delegation, who currently is on a four-day visit to India, is eyeing to partner with the Asian country's Information Technology firms to offer next generation cybersecurity capabilities for global clients. The cyber security delegation from Australia is on visit to India beginning from Monday
Russian naval aviation will receive about 24 combat planes and helicopters including six Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets and two Ilyushin Il-38 anti-submarine warfare aircraft in November-December this year. "In the process of arming the naval aviation, a considerable number of combat hardware and armament has arrived for it
Vietnams Defence Minister Gen Ngo Xuan Lich is likely to hold talks on the possible sale of Indias indigenously-developed BRAHMOS supersonic cruise missile during his four-day visit to New Delhi next month. Defence sources told PTI that Gen Lich will arrive on December 3 and will hold talks with his Indian counterpart Manohar Parrikar and one of the issue that is likely to come up for discussion is the possible sale of BrahMos missiles
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $55.6 million to upgrade Singaporean, Morocco and Taiwanese F-16 aircraft
University of Southern California (USC) - Information Sciences Institute (ISI) has been awarded a $30 million cost reimbursement contract for the acquisition of the Ptychography-based Rapid Imaging of Nano-Structures with Multi-layer Assemblies (PRISMA) effort. Contractor will address the technology development of non-destructive 3D imaging for integrated circuits fabricated with feature sizes less than or equal to 10 nm
Pratt and Whitney has won $93 million contract for US Air Forces F119 engine sustainment. Contractor will provide engine sustainment labor, data and combined test force operations and support
Saab and Embraer have created the Gripen Design and Development Network (GDDN) along with AEL Sistemas, Atech, Akaer and the Brazilian Air Force, through its research department DCTA for the development and tech transfer of Gripen Fighter aircraft. The GDDN includes the development environment and simulators required to undertake the fighter development work
The UK Ministry of Defence acquired an enterprise licence of the Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) software Virtual Battlespace 3 (VBS3) as the UK MODs Defence Virtual Simulation (DVS) solution. DVS will be the UK MODs common virtual simulation tool to provide interoperable, accessible and deployable virtual simulation capability across the MOD