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Turkish S-400 System to be Operationalized in April 2020

November 17, 2019 @ 01:28 PM

Turkey's S-400 systems will be put to service by April 2020, said Ismail Demir, head of the Turkish Defense Industry Directorate. "We are planning to put the Russian systems into service in April 2020," Demir was quoted as saying by CNN Turk on Saturday
Belarus Receives Two Su-30SM Jets Today

November 13, 2019 @ 10:09 AM

Belarus has received first two of the total ordered 12 Su-30SM fighter jets today. "Under the defense procurement plan, Su-30SM multirole fighters will be delivered
Airbus' VSR700 UAS Makes First Flight

November 12, 2019 @ 02:34 PM

The prototype of Airbus Helicopters VSR700 unmanned aerial system (UAS) performed its first flight at a drone test centre near Aix-en-Provence in the south of France on Friday, November 8. The VSR700 performed several take-offs and landings with the longest flight lasting around 10 minutes, the company said in a statement Tuesday
Finland Issues RFQ for €10B HX Fighter Procurement

November 1, 2019 @ 08:10 AM

Finland's Ministry of Defence issued a request for quotation (RFQ) for its €10 billion HX fighter competition to Boeing (F/A-18), Dassault (Rafale), Eurofighter (Typhoon), Lockheed (F-35) & Saab (Gripen), on Thursday. “The Advanced Call for Proposals sent now initiates the second negotiation phase, which will determine the final contents of the procurement packages with each bidder
Nepal Receives $30M CN235-220 Military Transport Planes Ordered from Indonesia

October 31, 2019 @ 07:06 AM

Nepal took delivery of its first CN235-220 military transport aircraft made by Indonesian aircraft manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) on Wednesday. The plane was flown from the Husein Sastranegara Airbase in Bandung, West Java, on Wednesday and is scheduled to arrive in Kathmandu on Saturday, PTDI Director Elfien Goentoro stated at PTDI's fixed wing hangar in Bandung
Bundeswehr Gets First Upgraded Leopard 2A7V MBT

October 29, 2019 @ 11:15 AM

Krauss-Maffei Wegmann has handed over first of 104 Leopard 2 main battle tanks upgraded to the A7V standard, to the Bundeswehr at a ceremony held in Munich city, Germany. German troops will receive the remaining tanks by 2023, Berlin-based
Turkey to Develop New T629 Gunship

October 29, 2019 @ 09:22 AM

Turkey is presently developing a new T629 six-tonne attack helicopter and has reportedly frozen the design for the same, Temel Kotil, CEO and General Manager of Turkish Aerospace, has said. “The designs (for the six-ton armed helicopter designated T629) have been finalised and we plan to carry out the first flight of this new helicopter in about a year,” Kotil told during an interview with GBP Aerospace and Defence,
France’s Naval Group Cuts Steel for First FDI Frigate

October 25, 2019 @ 04:15 PM

The steel-cutting ceremony of the first defence and intervention frigate (FDI) took place at the Naval Group site of Lorient, located in north-western France, on Thursday. The first of the five warships ordered by the French navy in April 2017 will be delivered in 2023
Italian Arms Exports to Pakistan Jump four-folds in 1 year

October 24, 2019 @ 11:16 AM

Italian defence exports to Pakistan have jumped from US $194.15 million in 2017 to $762 million in 2018, as per an Italian governments “Report on the Authorized Transactions Carried for Export, Import and Transit Control of Armament Materials,” released last month
India to Develop Air-launched Swarm Drone Systems, Stealthy AI-enabled Combat Drones

October 21, 2019 @ 06:53 AM

Indias state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is developing a swarm drone system dubbed “Alpha-S,” designed to be launched from fighter aircraft, and a stealthy Artificial Intelligence (AI)- enabled robot wingman. HAL has teamed up with Bengaluru-based start-up NewSpace Research and Technologies to develop air-launched swarm drone systems, glide bombs and stealthy robot wingman drones

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