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Rheinmetall To Support Canada’s C4ISR Program

March 26, 2019 @ 10:15 AM

Rheinmetall has won a CAD 57 million major support contract from government of Canada pertaining to Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance (ISTAR). The contract will take place over the next five years and will be expensed using a task mechanism over this period
South Korea, Malaysia Add Leonardo AW189s To Their Fire-fighting Helicopter Fleets

March 26, 2019 @ 09:07 AM

Leonardo has delivered its AW189 helicopters to the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia) and South Korean Seoul Fire Department to carry out fire-fighting operations in the two countries. The twin-engine, medium-lift choppers will also soon be delivered to the Tokyo Fire Department, the company said in a statement Monday
Huntington Ingalls Authenticates Keel of Virginia-Class Attack Submarine, New Jersey

March 26, 2019 @ 08:41 AM

Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding division authenticated the keel of the Virginia-class attack submarine, New Jersey (SSN 796) on Monday. New Jersey is the 23rd Virginia-class fast attack submarine
Spectacular debut by Indian LCA Tejas fighter jet at Malaysian airshow

March 26, 2019 @ 07:58 AM

India's Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas made a spectacular debut on the first day of the Langkawi International Maritime and Aviation (LIMA) airshow in Malaysia. The aircraft, piloted by Group Capt
India Likely To Finalise $2 Billion Deal For MH60R Seahawk Choppers This...

March 26, 2019 @ 07:38 AM

The Indian Navy is likely to sign the $2 billion (INR 13,700 crore) deal for 24 Lockheed Martin MH60R helicopters by October this year. The contract under the US Foreign Military Sales the programme is to replace the fleet of Sea King Mk 42B/C and Ka-28 helicopters
US Completes Interceptor Missile Defense Tests For The First Time

March 26, 2019 @ 06:40 AM

The United States Department of Defense (DoD) intercepted an unarmed missile soaring over the Pacific, using a salvo of two interceptor missiles launched from underground Californian silos for the first time, on Monday. Both interceptors hit their targets— a re-entry vehicle that had been launched 4,000 miles away atop an intercontinental-range missile, the Pentagon said
Indian Air Force’s Fighter Jet Procurement Plan Moves Forward

March 25, 2019 @ 10:09 AM

The Indian Air Force (IAF)s plan to acquire 114 combat aircraft to supplement its depleting fleet of fighters has advanced to the next step with the air force submitting list of requirements to the Ministry of Defense (MoD) for its approval. The IAF had last year issued a Request for Information (RFI) after its previous bid to procure 126 multirole combat aircraft (MRCA) was scrapped, following the deal for 36 Rafales in fly-away condition for €7
Four Netherlands Frigates To Be Equipped With AESA-Type Radar

March 25, 2019 @ 08:27 AM

Four frigates of the De Zeven Provinciën-class belonging to the Royal Netherlands Navy will get Thales SMART-L Multi Mission Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA)-type of radars. The lead ship of the class HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën has already been equipped with the radar that will provide the ship with air and missile defense capability
First Overhauled Malaysian Su-30MKM Aircraft to Debut at LIMA 19

March 25, 2019 @ 07:17 AM

The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) is set to receive its first locally overhauled Su-30MKI fighter jet- bearing registration number M52-11 belonging to the 11 squadron at a ceremony on the opening day of the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) 2019 event. The overhaul marks a major milestone for Aerospace Technology Systems Corp (ATSC) a Malaysian-Russian company formed especially for spares and servicing of Russian aircraft such as MiG-29 and Su-30MKI
Saab To Supply RBS 70 Mk II Missiles To Czech Army

March 23, 2019 @ 11:02 AM

Swedish firm Saab has won a contract to supply RBS 70 Mk II missiles to the Czech Army. The order was placed by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), responsible for acquisitions for NATO members

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