Defence exports from Turkey exceeded $2 billion for the first time in 2018, an increase of 17% over the previous year. According to Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM) data, the exports carried out by the defense and aerospace industry soared by 24
China Central Television (CCTV) broadcast an image from a distance of what was identified as the “Sky Hawk,” high-altitude, long-range and high-speed drone powered by a turbofan engine, a first for Chinas impressive range of military unmanned vehicles. Developed by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), the Sky Hawk conducted a test flight at an undisclosed location in China, the CCTV report said
Sukhoi Aircraft Company of Russia is cutting down components needing United States export clearance to enable exports of the Sukhoi Super Jet 100 (SSJ100) to Iran and other third countries. According to US export control regulations, State Department clearance is required if the quantum of US-made components exceed 10%
Northrop Grumman has won a $3.6 billion United States Air Force (USAF) indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure (LAIRCM) systems
Saudi Arabia is likely to receive new mobile Thunder-2 short-range ballistic missile systems in 2022. The kingdom received the first batch of components that include engines, spare parts and different warheads of the missile as part of the first phase of test programme,
Elbit Systems of America LLC has won a contract to provide the Two Color Laser System (TCLS) for the Multi-Spectral Targeting System from the Raytheon Company. TCLS is a production component within the electro-optical surveillance system for multiple military airborne platforms, including the next-generation targeting systems onboard unmanned aerial vehicles, the company said in a statement Thursday
Prospects of Saab to sell Gripen fighter jets to Croatia have increased as Zagreb has threatened to cancel its deal to buy 12 used F-16s from Israel if the the latter does not confirm the status of the deal within a week. Gripen had earlier been rejected in favor of the used Israeli F-16s but with the United States administration blocking the sale of the jets, Zagreb may have no choice but to go with Saab's offer of new jets combined with a liberal financing package
Boeing will upgrade all 17 Spanish CH-47D Chinook helicopters to the F-model configuration. The upgrade will include digital automatic flight control system, common avionics architecture system and advanced cargo handling, the company said in a statement Thursday
Londons Heathrow and Gatwick airports have ordered military grade anti-drone equipment following cancellation of several flights affecting over 140,000 passengers in Gatwick alone after drone sightings in mid-December last year. The airports confirmed that the anti-drone defenses are worth “several million pounds,” without giving further details,
Saab's second GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft completed its first flight on 3 January, taking off from Saab's Airfield in Linköping, Sweden. It undertook a test flight of 2 hours and 54 min collecting flight test data, the company said in a statement Thursday