Damen Shipyards Galati performed the keel-laying ceremony of the Combat Support Ship (CSS) Den Helder on Wednesday. The keel laying ceremony was performed by the Director Defence Material Organisation (DMO), vice admiral Arie Jan de Waard and vice admiral Rob Kramer, Commander Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN)
Antonov Company has completed assembly of first three AN-178 aircraft ordered by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense. The contract for the planes was signed in December 2020
The first two units of Turkish-made T-129 Attack Helicopters is expected to be delivered to the Philippine Air Force in September this year. A total of six T-129 Helicopters will be acquired with a total contract price of $270 million from Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) under a government-to-government mode of procurement, an Philippine MoD release said
The Kuwait Air Forces F/A-18E/F Super Hornet made its first flight integrated with Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP). Sniper ATP will be located on the Weapon Station 5, an area on the aircraft where pods or weapons attach and is expected to be fielded with the aircraft in late 2023
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The UEC-Klimov Company of Russia presented a shipping container based mobile servicing unit for the new VK-650V engine mounted on the KA-226T light helicopter. To improve after-sales service, specialists of UEC-Klimov have developed the concept of a mobile service unit (MSU) that takes quick maintenance and repair of engines to the point of operation
CAE will design and develop Jaunt Aircraft Systems Integration Lab (JASIL) for Jaunt Air Mobilitys new Journey all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Certification plans for the Jaunt Journey are set to begin in 2023 and culminate in 2026 with entry-in-service (EIS) expected in early 2027
The German Bundeswehr has awarded Rheinmetall an order worth €295 million for new combat engineer systems. On 14 April 2021, the Budget Committee of the German Parliament approved the project
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Lockheed Martin has won a contract valued $51 million to support French Air Force C-130 transport aircraft. This contract provides for the program management, field service representatives, travel and per diem, data, replenishment of spares and other sustainment tasks, a U