The deliveries of Dassault Rafale fighter jets India ordered will commence from September 2019. An Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) along with Aircraft & Weapons Package Supply Protocols and Technical Arrangement were signed with the French Government on 23rd September, 2016 for procurement of 36 Rafale aircraft in fly-away condition
Lockheed Martin is being awarded a $77 million modification to a previously awarded contract to exercise options for Aegis Combat System Engineering Agent efforts. The contract includes the design, development, integration, test, and delivery of computer program baselines and associated technology insertion hardware design support for the next/future advanced capability build, US department of defense said in a statement Saturday
Harris Corp has been awarded a $91 million contract for all functions required to support Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite (AIDEWS) requirements for Morocco. This contract provides for the production of the AN/ALQ-211(V)4/8/9 AIDEWS systems, software, and associated support equipment for Electronic Combat International Security Assistance Program customers
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $1.2 billion contract to upgrade F-16 aircraft for the Republic of Korea
Safran Electronics & Defense has won an export contract to supply several dozen Sigma 30 systems for mobile counter-battery radars deployed by a foreign army. The Sigma 30 navigation and pointing system addresses the diverse requirements of artillery units, especially in terms of accuracy and speed, the company announced today
South Koreas government has refused to provide the countrys detailed map to Google due to “Security concerns”. The joint committee led by transport ministry and IT, foreign affairs, unification, defense, administration and trade ministries reached decision
Tern, a joint program between DARPA and the US Navys Office of Naval Research (ONR) is scheduled to start integrated propulsion system testing in the first part of 2017, move to ground-based testing in early 2018, and culminate in a series of at-sea flight tests in late 2018. Tern seeks to greatly increase the effectiveness of forward-deployed small-deck ships such as destroyers and frigates by enabling them to serve as mobile launch and recovery sites for specially designed unmanned air systems (UASs), DARPA said in a release Thursday
Turkey is seeking to buy Russian S-400 air defense systems to bolster the countrys missile defense, Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Isik said Friday. "As for missile defense, work is continuing
Volga-Dnepr Airlines and Antonov Airlines announced that their An-124-100 freighter joint venture, Ruslan International, is to end on 31 December 2016. The two companies created the joint venture in 2006 to jointly market their combined An-124-100 fleets, with the aim of improving availability of the unique ramp loading cargo aircraft for customers all over the world
Embraers KC-390 Basic Vehicle has recently been certified by the IFI (Industrial Fostering and Coordination Institute), the Brazilian Air Force organization responsible for military certification. The Provisional Type Certificate attests that the KC-390 in this basic configuration complies with the certification basis requirements