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Northrop Grumman Awarded $3.6 Billion U.S. Battlefield Communications Node Contract

January 22, 2021 @ 04:56 AM

Northrop Grumman Corp. (NGC) has been awarded a $3,600,000,000 contract for Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) operations, sustainment and support
Bayraktar Vertical Take-Off UAV revealed in Company Video

January 21, 2021 @ 11:45 AM

A prototype of a Bayraktar vertical take-off surveillance UAV has been revealed in a video made by Baykar, the Turkish drone manufacturer. In a video posted by Selçuk Bayraktar, Baykar Defense's Technical Manager on social media platforms, the drone could be spotted in the background
First BLOS Command & Control Demo of Drone Completed Using MQ-9

January 8, 2021 @ 07:59 AM

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) completed the first Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) High Frequency (HF) Command and Control (C2) demonstration for an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) using its MQ-9 drone
Lockheed Martin Wins $1.28B F-35 Sustainment Contract

January 7, 2021 @ 09:07 AM

The F-35 Joint Program Office awarded the Lockheed Martin industry team a $1.28 billion Undefinitized Contract Action (UCA) to support operations and sustainment of the global F-35 fleet through June 30, 2021
U.A.E. Orders 2 Saab Globaleye Systems Worth $1B

January 4, 2021 @ 02:45 PM

Saab has today received a $1 billion follow on contract with the United Arab Emirates regarding the sale of two GlobalEye advanced airborne surveillance system. The contract period is 2020-2025
Australia Declares Initial Operational Capability for F-35A Jets

December 28, 2020 @ 04:37 PM

Australia today declared Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for its F-35A jets, making Australia the seventh country to declare IOC for its F-35 fleet. “Australias F-35A Lightning II fleet has achieved Initial Operational Capability and can now be deployed on operations
Turkish Navy Receives First Locally-Converted Leonardo ATR-72 ASW Patrol Aircraft

December 15, 2020 @ 09:32 AM

The Turkish Navy recently received the first Leonardo ATR-72 (P-72) anti-submarine warfare (ASW) patrol aircraft from Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI). “Within the scope of the MELTEM-3 project, the first P-72 Naval Patrol Plane with TCB-751 tail number was received by the Naval Forces Command at a ceremony held at TUSAŞ / Ankara facilities and transferred to the Naval Air Command Kartepe / Kocaeli,” Ministry of Defense of Turkey said in a statement today
Russia to Complete Development of S-500 ADS in 2021

November 27, 2020 @ 02:42 PM

Russia wants to complete development of its S-500 air defense system, capable of destroying satellites and hypersonic missiles in low orbit space, next year. “It should be noted that the work on developing the S-500 mobile air defense and anti-ballistic missile system is scheduled to be completed in 2021,” Aerospace Force Deputy Commander-in-Chief Lieutenant-General Andrei Yudin was quoted as saying by Defense Ministrys Krasnaya Zvezda news agency
US Opposing Iraq’s S-400 Air Defence System Purchase to Guard its Aerial...

November 23, 2020 @ 05:53 PM

The United States is fiercely opposed to Iraqs procurement of Russian-made S-400 air defense system for fear of losing the aerial hegemony it enjoys in the region, as well as loss of lucrative arms deals, an Iraqi parliamentarian has said. “The main reason is to prevent the Russian side from marketing its air defense systems in the region, whether it is Iraq, the Persian Gulf region, Iran or any other country in the Middle East, because the US, along with Israel, will lose its hegemony over regional countries airspace, and its freedom of movement to target anti-Israel sites would be constrained,”...
Europe’s Taurus May Develop Advanced Bunker Buster Missile with Seoul for KF-X...

November 21, 2020 @ 07:55 AM

Taurus Systems, a joint venture between MBDA and Saab, could collaborate with a South Korean company to develop a new air-based cruise missile with range of over 600km to arm the countrys indigenous KF-X and FA-50 combat jets. "We are developing Taurus K-2, which is smaller but has the same or even more performance of the current missile

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