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Israel To Receive 3 F-35 Fighters

April 21, 2017 @ 04:11 PM

Israel will receive three addition F-35 stealth fighters from the United States on Sunday apart from two which arrived in December. They are among 50 that Israel has agreed to buy from aerospace giant Lockheed Martin,
Royal Fleet Auxiliary's New Tanker Reaches UK For Customisation

April 3, 2017 @ 03:53 PM

UK Navys first of the newest support ships that can carry 19,000 cubic meters of fuel, RFA Tidespring, has arrived in Cornwall county for customisation. The 39,000-tonne tanker, which can carry up to 19,000 cubic metres of fuel and 1,300 cubic metres of fresh water, will join the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, a civilian-manned fleet, UK ministry of defense announced today
Thales Wins Appeal In F-35 Helmet Patent Case

March 11, 2017 @ 08:32 AM

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has reversed a decision in a patent suit against the US centering on the helmet-mounted display system (HMDS) in a fighter jet. The Federal Circuit reversed the US Court of Federal Claims decision that US patent number 6,474,159 was unpatentable because of ineligible subject matter,
Home-Grown Fighter Jet Tejas To Feature In India's Republic Day Parade

January 20, 2017 @ 11:33 AM

Indias locally developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas will be demonstrated during the countrys Republic day parade on January 26. LCA Tejas is the first advance fly-by-wire (FBW) fighter aircraft designed, developed and manufactured in India
T-50 Stealth Fighter Jet To Enter Russian Air Force In 2017

December 30, 2016 @ 09:17 AM

Russias Sukhoi PAK FA, a fifth-generation fighter jet, will enter service with the Russian Aerospace Forces in 2017. “Designing new kinds of weapons, military and special equipment for the Russian Armed Forces will continue in 2017 as well as their procurement for the Russian Land Force, Aerospace Forces and the Navy
Budget Constraints Force Brazil To Delay Army Helicopters Fleet Upgrade

October 28, 2016 @ 10:14 AM

Brazil had to reschedule the upgrade of the Brazilian Army's (Exército Brasileiro - EB) helicopters due to budgetary constraints. “Upgrades to the army's 36 Airbus Helicopters AS550A2 Fennec (H125M) and AS350L1 Ecureuil/Esquilo (H125) HA-1-variant platforms, as well as to its 34 Airbus Helicopters AS365 Panther (HM-1 Pantera) platforms, have been delayed by two years as a result of the financial crisis, but that work is now proceeding and the full set of enhanced capabilities will be rolled-out,” Walter Filho, VP Business & Services was quoted as saying by
Indonesian Shipyard PT PAL Builds Guided Missile Frigate With Dutch DSNS

October 3, 2016 @ 12:16 PM

Indonesian shipyard PT PAL has planned to launch a Guided Missile Frigate PKR-105 being built through a technology transfer from the Dutch shipyard Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS). The construction of the ship is aimed at strengthening the countrys national weaponry system
Google Reviewing Taiwan's Request To Blur Images Of Military Facilities in Disputed...

September 22, 2016 @ 12:11 PM

Google is carrying out review on Taiwans request to blur imagery of unidentified Taiping Island military structures viewable on its Earth and Maps services. Four giant tetrapod-shaped structures on the north-western shoreline of the island Itu Aba controlled by Taiwan and also claimed by several other countries was visible on Google Maps satellite photo, Local media reported Wednesday
Airbus Launches Satellite Tasking Service For Defense, Intelligence And Security Application

July 27, 2016 @ 11:35 AM

Airbus has launched a new satellite tasking service ‘One Tasking, for defence, intelligence and security application. One Tasking service provides 24/7/365 access to Airbus high-resolution and wide-swath satellite sensors
Qatar To Develop Drone Technology "Locally"

June 20, 2016 @ 04:40 PM

Qatar is planning to develop its own drone technology to boost security of its coastal borders, a defense official said. General Khalid bin Ahmad Al Kuwari, director of the Qatar Armed Forces Reconnaissance and Surveillance Center (RSC), told Gulf Times that the remote-controlled aircraft would help boost the countrys security

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