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Bell Wins US Navy’s $815M H-1 Upgrade Program Contract

December 18, 2019 @ 07:04 AM

The US Navy has awarded Bell Textron a contract worth $815 million involving repair, upgrade and replacement of components under its H-1 Upgrade Program. “Bell Textron is awarded $815 million for an indefinite-delivery, performance-based logistics requirements contract for the repair, upgrade or replacement of 35 items used on the UH-1Y and AH-1Z helicopter, along with inventory management, warehousing and establishing supply response time metrics,” the US Department of Defense said in a statement Wednesday
Jordan Gifts Cobra Attack Helicopters to Philippines

November 29, 2019 @ 11:11 AM

The Philippine Air Force (PAF) accepted delivery of two Bell AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters it received as a present from Jordan, on Tuesday. “The helicopters arrived Tuesday morning and will be reassembled to put rotors and launchers
US Develops Alloy 50% Stronger than Steel for Bunker-Buster Bombs, Aircraft &

October 23, 2019 @ 07:53 AM

The US Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) has developed a new alloy named “
BrahMos Land-Attack Cruise Missile is Now Combat Ready

October 23, 2019 @ 04:55 AM

The Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted a successful test firing of BrahMos surface-to-surface cruise missile in combat mode on October 22, at the Trek Islands in Car Nicobar Islands region off Indias Eastern coast. The launch comes a day after the weapon was tested in practice configuration
US Approves Sale of AH-6i Gunships to Thailand for $400M

September 25, 2019 @ 04:05 AM

The United States has approved Thailands request to acquire 8 Boeing AH-6i light attack reconnaissance helicopters and related equipment for an estimated cost of $400 million meant for the Royal Thai Armys (RTA). “The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Thailand of eight (8) AH-6i light attack reconnaissance helicopters and related equipment for an estimated cost of $400 million,” Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a statement Tuesday
Bell Helicopter Wins US Navy’s H-1 Upgrade Program Support Contract

September 19, 2019 @ 08:53 AM

Bell Helicopter has won a $9.2 million modification contract in support of the H-1 Upgrade helicopter
Despite US Sanctions on Russian Defence and Aviation firms, 7 US Companies...

August 9, 2019 @ 07:40 AM

As many as seven US defense and aviation companies are participating in the upcoming MAKS-2019 international Aviation and Space Show to be held in Russia from August 27 to September 1, 2019 despite the US imposing sanctions on leading Russian firms in the defense and aviation sector. Participation from US companies represents around 1% of the total 720 firms signed up to participate in the show, which will make it the most well-attended MAKS show ever
Indian Navy Commissions LCU L-56 Amphibious Vessel

July 29, 2019 @ 10:50 AM

The Indian navy commissioned the “L-56,” the sixth of the eight ordered amphibious vessels of the Mark IV Landing Craft Utility (LCU)-class on Monday, 29 July. Manufacturer of the ship, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE) signed an agreement for worth INR 21 billion ($305 million) with the Indian Navy for designing and building the LCU ships in September 2011
Anti-tank Missile With Longest Lock-On-Before-Launch Capability Range In The World Enters Final...

July 8, 2019 @ 12:06 PM

The Indian-made “Nag” anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) having a lock-on-before-launch capability range of 4 km, making it the longest in the world, has entered a series of last-leg trials ahead of its induction into the army. "The missiles were test-fired during both day and night, on Sunday during the trials,” an official from the state-run Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the manufacturer was quoted as saying by
Indian Sukhoi-30 MKI Aircraft Test Fires Homegrown Guided Bomb

May 25, 2019 @ 07:32 AM

Indias Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Friday successfully test fired an indigenously-developed 500 kg class guided bomb from a Sukhoi combat jet at Pokhran in Rajasthan. The defence ministry said the guided bomb achieved the desired range and hit the target with high precision

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