Alenia Aermacchi has won a contract from the Turkish Navy to deliver two ATR 72-600 TMUA and six ATR 72-600 TMPA. The Turkish Navy will now obtain the last generation ATR72-600 equipped with a glass cockpit as well as more powerful engines that guarantee best performance and supportability for the next 30 years
Alenia Aermacchi has signed an agreement with Savunma Sanayii Müsteşarlığı (SSM), the Turkish Undersecretariat for Defence Industries to deliver two ATR 72-600 TMUA (Turkish Maritime Utility Aircraft) and six ATR 72-600 TMPA (Turkish Maritime Patrol Aircraft) to the Turkish Navy. The agreement is an amendment to a previous deal between Alenia and the Turkish government for the delivery of 10 ATR 72-500 ASW to the Turkish Navy
Turkey recently announced nearing the final round of contract negotiations worth $3.5 billion with Sikorsky Aircraft for the co-production of scores of utility helicopters
The Russian Defense Ministry on Tuesday announced that its Navy will take delivery of two Project 955 Borey-class ballistic-missile submarines, the Alexander Nevsky and the Vladimir Monomakh, and one Yasen-class attack submarine, the Severodvinsk, by the end of the year. Everything is going according to plan and there will be "no delays," said Andrei Vernigora, director of the ministrys state defense contracts department, refuting reports the Alexander Nevsky would only be put into service only in 2014
Unmanned aerial systems are proving to be the most dynamic sector in the aerospace industry by growing leaps and bounds. Taking an unexpected turn, the drone war will now take not only to the skies but to the deep oceans as well
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) was awarded a $2.6 billion cost-plus-incentive-fee contract today for the refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)
The Taiwanese Military has announced the development of an offensive surface-to-surface missile, codenamed Cloud Peak or ‘Yunfeng that could cover southern and central Chinese regions, including Shanghai. The missile, with a 1,200-kilometer range is outfitted with a ramjet engine capable of speeds of Mach 3 or higher
The Indian Navy has requested Russia to substitute faulty parts on the leased nuclear-powered submarine, Nerpa, as they affect its operational readiness, according to local news reports. The Times of India, citing sources, reported that certain components needed replacement without going into specifics but added that they “were critical for the operations of the submarine”
India and Russia have officially begun work on the project to develop a transport aircraft, about 30 engineers from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited along with Russian counterparts from the United Aircraft Corporation began collaborating on the $600-million project. "Our team in Moscow informed us they are now functional at the special design facility that Russia has set up," said NC Agarwal, the Chief Executive Officer of the joint venture company, called Multirole Transport Aircraft Limited, which will design the aircraft capable of carrying 15-20 tonnes of payload
CAE announced it has won a series of military contracts valued at more than C$70 million. They include a contract from the United States Navy to develop two MH-60R tactical operational flight trainers (TOFTs) for the Royal Australian Navy under a foreign military sale program, a contract from the Australian Defence Force to provide King Air 350 simulator services, and a contract from the Royal New Zealand Air Force to provide C-130 training