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Future French Aircraft Carrier Could Be A European Project

March 12, 2019 @ 10:08 AM

French Ministry of Defences aircraft carrier project launched in October last year could be a project that all countries belonging to the European Union (EU) could jointly work on. France launched an 18-month long study worth €40 million ($45 million) for the eventual future replacement of the countrys aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle after 2030
Saab to Deliver Virtual Marksmanship Simulator to Finnish Defense Forces

March 12, 2019 @ 10:05 AM

Saab has won a contract to deliver virtual simulators for marksmanship and basic combat training with associated maintenance to the Finnish Defense Forces Logistics Command. The order value is approximately 9 million Euro and the first deliveries will take place in 2019, the company said in a statement Monday
Russian TsAGI Developing Arctic Transport Single-rotor High-speed Helicopter

March 12, 2019 @ 09:11 AM

Russian Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) is studying flying conditions in Arctic to develop a single-rotor perspective high-speed helicopter with jet system for transport. TsAGI has developed a number of conceptual projects for a high-speed single-rotor helicopter for use in medical, rescue operations and maintenance of oil-producing platforms remote from the coastline or ships passing along the Northern Sea Route, the company said in a statement Monday
Russian Armed Forces Received Over 200 ICBMs Since 2012

March 12, 2019 @ 08:52 AM

The Russian armed forces have received over 200 inter-continental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) that include both land-based and submarine-launched since 2012, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoidu said. In the past sx years, the Armed Forces have received 109 Yars ICBMs and 108 submarine-launched ballistic missiles, Shoigu was quoted as saying by
General Atomics to Provide Engineering, Diagnostics Support for EMALS

March 12, 2019 @ 07:58 AM

General Atomics has won a $19 million from the United States (US) Navy to provide engineering and diagnostics support for Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS). The contract includes integrated test and evaluation effort for EMALS test site operations, Failure Reporting Analysis and Corrective Actions System, prototype and testing, environmental qualification testing and remediation, electromagnetic interference testing, and training efforts, the US Department of Defense said in a statement Monday
Northrop to Support US Navy’s MQ-4C Triton UAS Program

March 12, 2019 @ 07:31 AM

Northrop Grumman has won a $89 million contract from the United States (US) Navy to provide sustainment and engineering services in support of the MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System. Additionally, this contract procures the technical expertise of field service representatives, logisticians and test support to ensure MQ-4C air vehicles and mission control and operator training systems are fully sustained and mission capable, the US Department of Defense said in a statement Monday
Japan Selects Kongsberg for Joint Strike Missiles

March 11, 2019 @ 03:30 PM

Norwegian company Kongsberg has won a contract from Japan to supply Joint Strike Missiles (JSM) for the countrys fleet of F-35 fighter aircraft. The JSM development started in 2008 and was completed in mid-2018 after a series of successful validation test firings, the company said in a statement
Russian-Chinese 40-Ton Helicopter to Fly by 2022

March 11, 2019 @ 12:22 PM

The 40-ton class Advanced Lift Helicopter jointly developed by Russia and China is expected to be delivered by 2032, Wu Ximing, Chinese political advisor and chief designer of helicopters for the Aviation Industry Corporation of China said Thursday. "Russia is more experienced in the transmission system when it comes to 40-ton class helicopters, as Russia's Mi-26 is of the 56-ton class
China Develops New Electronic Warfare Aircraft

March 11, 2019 @ 12:15 PM

China has developed a new electronic warfare (EW) aircraft with additional antenna to gather intelligence near the South China Sea and East China Sea. "The new aircraft could gather intelligence and electronic data in the South China Sea and East China Sea on whatever comes near," Wei Dongxu, a Chinese military analyst, told the Global Times on Thursday
Saudi Tanker, Taiwanese Frigate Collide Near Taiwan's Port

March 11, 2019 @ 04:27 AM

A tanker belonging to Saudi Arabia, NCC Sama collided with a berthed Knox-class frigate Ning Yang (FF-938) of Taiwanese Navy on March 9 on arrival to Keelung Port, Taiwan. The collision took place when the tanker was maneuvering in harbor to unload 3,000 tons of ethylene glycol, Taiwan News reported Saturday

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