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Indian Navy’s MiG-29K Suffers Engine Fire, Crashes

November 16, 2019 @ 08:06 AM

The engine powering an Indian Navy MiG-29K fighter caught fire, following which the plane reportedly crashed soon after taking off from Dabolim air base, Goa state, on Saturday. "At about noon on 16 Nov 2019, a MiG-29K twin seater aircraft, on a routine training sortie, encountered a flock of birds after take off from the naval Air Base at Dabolim Goa," the Indian Ministry of Defense said in a statement
Russia’s Upgraded MiG-31BM jets to Enter Service by Year-end

November 16, 2019 @ 07:37 AM

Two MiG-31 fighter jets upgraded to the “BM” standard will be inducted into active services with the Russian forces by the end of the current year. The high-altitude fighter interceptors will enter service with the Central Military Districts fighter air regiment stationed in the Krasnoyarsk Region, Eastern Siberia, by the end of 2019, the Districts press office said in a statement Friday
Rolls-Royce Wins USAF’s T-56 Aircraft Engines Upgrade Contract

November 16, 2019 @ 07:00 AM

The Pentagon has awarded Rolls-Royce a contract worth $67 million to provide Series 3.5 upgrade to the T-56 turboprop engines used in C-130 Hercules military transport planes
Bechtel Bags US Navy's $1.4Bn Naval Nuclear Propulsion Components Contract

November 16, 2019 @ 05:53 AM

Bechtel Plant Machinery has won three of the United States Navys Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program contracts worth $1.43 billion combined
Lockheed Wins $3.33Bn to Support Military Communication Satellites

November 16, 2019 @ 05:23 AM

The Pentagon has awarded Lockheed Martin $3.33 billion to support Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF), Milstar and other satellites meant to relay secure communications for the armed forces of United States, Britain, Canada, Netherlands and Australia
Russia's Yak-130 To Make Its Debut At Dubai Airshow

November 15, 2019 @ 09:24 AM

Russia's Yak-130 combat trainer will be presented for the first time at this year's edition of Dubai Airshow (17-21 November). The aircraft will be part of the flying displays
Leonardo's Acoustic Sensor System Completes Live Sea Trial

November 15, 2019 @ 09:00 AM

Leonardo's new ULISSES acoustic sensor system has completed live sea trial off the coast of Italy, meaning that development is on track for completion by the end of 2019. Production will now take place in 2020 for deliveries the same year, the company said in a statement Thursday
US Designates Lockheed's New Solid State Radar as AN/SPY-7(V)1

November 15, 2019 @ 08:06 AM

The United States government has designated Lockheed Martin's latest generation solid-state radar technology, as AN/SPY-7(V)1. "The world's latest generation solid-state radar technology, formerly known as Lockheed Martin's Solid State Radar (LM SSR), has been designated as AN/SPY-7(V)1 by the United States government," the company said in a statement Thursday
Fighter Jets to land, take off from New Chinese Carrier

November 15, 2019 @ 07:22 AM

China's first domestically built aircraft carrier, the Type 001A, embarked on its ninth sea trial on Thursday, during which fighter jets may land and take-off during tests held before its final commissioning. The carrier left Dalian Shipyard on Thursday morning, according to a report by Hong Kong-based news website wenweipo
Rheinmetall, Thales Modernize Tiger Helicopter Simulators

November 15, 2019 @ 06:29 AM

Rheinmetall and Thales have completed modernization of 20 flight simulators for the Tiger combat helicopter. The contract was awarded to ARGE TATM (consisting of Rheinmetall Electronics GmbH and Thales AVS France SAS) in December 2014 through the Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en Matière d'Armement (OCCAR), an organization that fosters cross-border defence procurement cooperation in Europe

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