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Pak To Purchase Long-Range “Rainbow” Combat Drones: Report

March 21, 2019 @ 08:17 AM

Pakistan is eyeing to purchase Chinese long-range Rainbow CH-4 and CH5 drones. It is the first time that the country is acquiring a long-range drone
US Navy To Upgrade Arleigh Burke Destroyers With Scaled Version Of Raytheon’s...

March 21, 2019 @ 07:54 AM

The United States (US) Navy has planned to upgrade its fleet of Arleigh Burke destroyers with Raytheons Spy-6 air and missile defense radar. The radars will be replacing Spy-1D arrays on the Flight IIA destroyers, improving the destroyers radar sensitivity
Boeing To Supply 78 F/A-18 Super Hornets To US Navy For $4

March 21, 2019 @ 07:21 AM

Boeing has won a $4 billion modification contract from the United States (US) Navy to supply 78 F/A-18 aircraft. This modification provides for the full-rate production and delivery of 78 F/A-18 aircraft, specifically 61 F/A-18E and 17 F/A-18F aircraft for fiscal years 2018 through 2021, the US Department of Defense said in a statement Wednesday
Rolls Royce Tests Hybrid Helicopter Engines

March 21, 2019 @ 07:00 AM

Rolls Royce has begun testing the hybrid-electric version of the M250 gas turbine helicopter engine. The British firm is testing the engine in a ground demonstration setting using three operating modes: series hybrid, parallel hybrid and turbo-electric
Lockheed Develops Satellite software That Can Change Missions While In Orbit

March 20, 2019 @ 06:05 PM

Lockheed Martin has developed “SmartSat,” a satellite architecture that enables one to change the mission of a satellite while orbiting. Satellites that launched one, ten or even fifteen years ago have the same capability they had when they lifted off
India To Induct Four Chinook Choppers On March 25

March 20, 2019 @ 05:20 PM

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to induct four Boeing Chinook heavy-lift helicopters (HLH) on March 25. The aircraft were delivered to the country one month ahead of the schedule in early February
Thales Develops New 4D AESA Radar

March 20, 2019 @ 04:14 PM

Thales has developed a new radar named “Ground Master 200 Multi Mission” to the family of 4D Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars. According to the company, the Ground Master 200 establishes tracks faster and keeps them locked for longer, thus maximising time on target
Anglo-French Future Cruise Missile Programme Passes Its Key Review

March 20, 2019 @ 01:39 PM

Anglo-French future cruise missile programme has passed a key review jointly conducted with Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) and the Direction Générale de lArmement (DGA), the British and French armament procurement agencies. The conclusion part of the review helps the two nations to select the most promising missile concepts, MBDA said in a statement Wednesday
US Likely To Sign Deal For 10 Virginia-class Subs In April

March 20, 2019 @ 11:12 AM

The United States (US) is likely to sign a deal for 10 Virginia-class submarines next month with General Dynamics Electric Boat and subcontractor Huntington Ingalls Industries. The 10-ship contract will include nine 84-foot Block V Virginia Payload Module (VPM) subs, according to budget documents submitted to Congress this week
Taiwan Likely To Buy Over 100 US’ M1A2X Main Battle Tanks This...

March 20, 2019 @ 10:03 AM

Taiwan is eyeing to purchase 108 United States (US)-made main battle tanks (MBTs) designated as M1A2X in this year. “The US will announce the sale of M1A2X battle tanks to Taiwan within the next three months,”

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