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Leonardo-Finmeccancia To Present NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance System During Warsaw Summit

July 8, 2016 @ 03:19 PM

Leonardo-Finmeccanica to present NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system to heads of state and Senior officials at the 2016 Warsaw NATO Summit taking place on eighth and ninth July. The NATO AGS System, whose operational capabilities are being illustrated to the delegations taking part to the NATO Summit, sees Northrop Grumman as prime contractor for surveillance and for citizens and territories security, Leonardo-Finmeccanica said in a statement Friday
Russia To Launch Over 300 Missiles During Practice Drills

July 8, 2016 @ 01:45 PM

Russian air defense units in the western military district will use over 300 missile launches from Tor-M1 anti-aircraft and Igla man-portable surface-to-air missile systems during drills at the Kapustin Yar practice range in south Russia. During the drills, the signal units will for the first time use the Redut-2US telecoms system to establish a digital communications network with the crews of Tor-M1 antiaircraft missile systems, District spokesman Igor Muginov was quoted as saying by Tass Thursday
Russian Defense Orderbook At $50 Billion In 2016 Despite ‘Unscrupulous’ Actions By

July 8, 2016 @ 01:22 PM

Russia has exported $4.6 billion worth weapons and military equipment in 2016 and the order portfolio stands at over $50 billion, Russian President said at a meeting of Moscows military-technical cooperative committee
Canada To Commence Fighter Procurement Talks At Farnborough Air Show

July 8, 2016 @ 12:52 PM

Canadian officials will meet with potential suppliers of fighter aircraft and government representatives at the Farnborough Airshow next as the first step in finding a modern fighter aircraft for the countrys air force. Over the summer, the Government of Canada will consult allied Governments and interested potential suppliers in a number of ways including one-on-one meetings, questionnaires, and site-visits
Long-body Version of Chinese Y-20 Military Transport Aircraft Planned

July 8, 2016 @ 12:17 PM

A long-body version of the Chinese Y-20 Military Transport Aircraft is being planned to increase the aircrafts weight carrying capacity. The aircraft, which looks similar to the now discontinued Boeing C-17 military transport, is meant to carry military and civilian cargo over long distances
US Approves SeaSparrow Missiles Sale To Chile

July 8, 2016 @ 11:19 AM

The US has approved sale of 42 Evolved SeaSparrow missiles (ESSM), six ESSM Telemetry Missiles and three MK41 vertical launching systems to Chilean Army for $140 million. The deal also includes 10 MK25 Quad Pack canisters, five SeaSparrow shipping containers, five MK73 Continuous Wave Illumination Transmitters, and one Inertial Missile Initializer Power Supply, Chile's Radio Cooperativa announced Wednesday
France Offers Missile, Engine Tech As Rafale Offsets To India

July 8, 2016 @ 10:36 AM

France has offered 30 percent out of the 50 percent offsets in the 7.89 billion Euros Rafale fighter deal for research and development programmes in missile and engine technologies in India
Myanmar Interested in MI-17V5 Helicopters

July 8, 2016 @ 10:05 AM

A delegation from the Republic of Myanmar Defense Ministry, headed by Air Force Major General Khin Aung Myint, visited the Kazan Helicopters facility of the Russian Helicopters Holding. The delegation inspected the facility's recently upgraded sites, including modular assembly and paint shops, as well as a stationary helicopter exhibition
Ukrainian-Polish Consortium To Supply 40 R-27P1 Missiles For Polish MiG-21 Jets

July 8, 2016 @ 10:04 AM

The consortium formed by Ukraines Spectechnoexport and Polands WB Electronics has won a contract to supply aircraft weapons for Mikoyan MiG-21 fighter jets of the Polish Air Force. The military equipment inspectorate of Poland's National Defense Ministry reported on its website that the two firms won a tender to supply 40 R-27P1 medium-range air-to-air missiles for MiG-21 fighter jets of the Polish Air Force, Interfax reported Wednesday
Bell-Boeing Wins $73 Million Contract For USAF CV-22 Osprey

July 8, 2016 @ 09:29 AM

Bell-Boeing has been awarded a contract estimated $73 million for the manufacture and delivery of one CV-22 Osprey tilt rotor aircraft for the US Air Force. “Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded $73,939,536 for modification P00053 to the previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-firm target multi-year contract (N00019-12-C-2001)

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