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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) completed its certification of the new S-70M Black Hawk helicopter by issuing Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company a Restricted Category Special Airworthiness Certificate. FAA certification, and the establishment of a pilot type rating, are expected to broaden the market for the military-designed helicopter by allowing civil and commercial operators in the United States to purchase new Black Hawk aircraft direct from the factory
Russias state-owned Rosoboronexport has detailed the multi-million dollar AK-203 assault rifles project it signed with India, as well as others in the pipeline. On December 6, a contract for AK-203s was signed between the joint Russian-Indian company Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited (IRRPL) which was established in March 2019 and the Indian Ministry of Defense for production of over 600,000 Kalashnikov assault rifles in India and supply to the country's security, defense and law enforcement agencies
Russia has rejected a Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) report that claimed that its arms exports declined by 6.5% from 2019 to 2020
India has finally inked the long-delayed deal with Russia to manufacture over 600,000 AK-203 assault rifles in the country. The deal was finalized between Indian defense minister Rajnath Singh and his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoigu at the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military & Military Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-M&MTC), in New Delhi, on December 6
Naval Group launched “Bani Yas,” the first corvette ordered by the United Arab Emirates (U.A
South Koreas National Assembly approved a 7.2 billion won ($6
Naval Group laid the keel for the first of the twelve mine countermeasure vessels of the Belgian-Dutch rMCM program, intended for Belgium, on November 30. This program was awarded in 2019 to Belgium Naval & Robotics, the consortium formed by Naval Group and ECA Group, following an international competition
Russias United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) announced today that it had merged with the Sukhoi aircraft manufacturer and the MiG aerospace firm. UAC Board of Directors approved the merger of the three companies on November 30
Russias Design Bureau of Machine-Building, part of Rostec-owned High Precision Weapons Company is preparing to start serial production Gibka-S, the countrys first Very Short-Range Air Defense (VSHORAD) system. "The export-oriented modification of the Gibka-S air defense system is fully ready for serial production," Rostec Industrial Director for armaments Bekhan Ozdoev was quoted as saying by government-owned