First prototype of the AN−132D military transport, jointly developed by Ukraine and Saudi Arabia, will be Flown at the 52ndParis Air Show 2017. The AN−132 programme is a collaboration between Antonov Company and partners from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, including King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) and the Taqnia Aeronautics Company
Leonardo has opened its AW101 Norway Training Centre that includes a new AW101 Full Flight Simulator (FFS) which will support the training of the country's aircrew. Having been opened at Stavanger Sola Airport, the center also supports other AW101 customers, the company announced Tuesday
A drone likely belonging to North Korea shot 10 photographs of the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system deployed in South Korea. An analysis of the drone showed that it had technology from the 1960s and hence was not capable of transmitting the photos to its handlers, a report in Korea Herald said
Two South Korean Armys AH-64E Apache attack helicopters made their public debut during a live-firing exercise along with US M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) at a training range in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province. The live-fire drill featured around 30 fighter jets, 90 battle tanks and armored vehicles, 30 choppers and 100 heavy guns,
China has declassified more than 3000 national defense patents with 2346 of them released to public to promote civilian use. The patents by the National Defense Intellectual Property Office of the Equipment Development Department of Chinas Central Military Commission (CMC) were published on the PLA Weapon Equipment Acquisition Information Network (PLA-WEAIN),
Russia is developing a cruise missile with a 3000 KM range which would be launched from a modernized version of the Tupolev Tu-160 strategic bomber and planed for service entry by 2020. The extremely long range missile development indicates a shift in Russian military philosophy towards long range weapons to reduce the risk of detection and attack from anti-aircraft and anti-attack systems
South Korea and Indonesia have opened a joint office to carry out consultations in the KF-X fighter aircraft development project. The office has been set up in Sacheon, 437 kilometers southeast of Seoul,
A US Navy Aegis destroyer, named Antietam, has grounded off eastern Japan, resulting in an estimated 4,160 liters of hydraulic oil being spilled. Antietam was deployed at the U
A pair of 0.5-meter high-resolution imaging satellites, SuperView-1 01 and SuperView-1 02 launched by China on Wednesday, are currently deemed to be problematic as the two main payloads did not reach their intended orbit
The India Air Force (IAF) has equipped all its transport aircraft and helicopter that undertake maritime operations with Underwater Locating Beacon (ULB). The move follows the accident involving an AN32 plane which continues to be missing nearly six months after it crashed in waters off Chennai