The Republic of Korea Navy on Wednesday took delivery of 2,300 ton frigate, named Gwangju, the sixth and last ship in the first batch of the Navy's newest Incheon-class frigates. The frigate is expected to be deployed on patrols starting March next year after undergoing five months of operational sea trials, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said, Yonhap reports
Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) for an advanced helmet mounted display (HMD) system, ‘Targo. The new system will be used for the Swedish Air Forces Gripen E fighter aircraft
The US navy has considered to replace V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft in Japan with latest variant, likely from 2021. CMV-22Bs will replace the two aging C-2 Greyhounds attached to the US aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan, which is based at the US Navys Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture starting in 2021, or as late as 2026, the official was quoted as saying Monday by
Lockheed Martin has been awarded $10 billion contract to cover all future delivery orders of C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. This is a cumulative ceiling to cover all future delivery orders within scope of this contract
South Korea will complete the development of the first prototype of an advanced radar system for country's indigenous fighter jets by 2020, the state arms procurement agency said Wednesday. The state-run Agency for Defense Development has begun the process of developing the active electronically scanned array radars for some 120 KF-X fighter jets that South Korea seeks to develop by the mid-2020s, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration told Yonhap
Rockwell Collins has been awarded a $31 million contract to provide weapon replaceable assembly repair support of the Aviation Navy/Airborne Radio Communication - 210 version Electronics Protection Radio System and Communications Security System requirements for the US Navy. “Rockwell Collins Inc
Approved export licenses enable production start of Turkish Utility Helicopter Program (TUHP). Sikorsky is teaming up with the members of the Turkish aerospace industry (TAI) to produce T70 utility helicopters based on multi-role Black Hawk utility aircraft under the Turkish Utility Helicopter Program valued at an approximate $3
The Danish government will employ the recently recommended 27 F-35 fighter aircraft to perform the same national and international tasks currently assigned to F-16 fighter aircraft. The Danish government last Friday published their recommendation that F-35 should replace Denmarks aging F-16s
The Indian government has prepared a blueprint to spend nearly $3 billion for procuring more than 5000 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles over the next 10 years. “Only state-run Indian companies could get tenders, as the government has no immediate plan to directly involve foreign companies in the project
Harris Corp,Rockwell Collins and General Dynamics were awarded a $12.7 billion multiple award task order contract to supply Manpack radios and related accessories to US Army