The Indian Air Force (IAF) has completed trails of five aircraft shortlisted for the basic trainer contract and the evaluation report is expected to be submitted to the MoD by the end of December or early January. The five aircraft which participated in the trials are the American Hawker Beechcraft T-6C, the Pilatus PC-7 MkII, the Korean Aerospace Industries KT-1, EADS PZL-130 Orlik TC-II from Poland and Grob 120TP from Germany
India purchased 115 fighter planes during 2005-09, making it the world’s leading buyer of fighters during the last five years. India is followed by the U
Over the next few years, the Swedish armed forces will receive 113 armored wheeled vehicles. Following an international competitive tender, FMV has now decided to give the order to the Finnish company Patria Land & Armament Oy
Terma signed a contract with the Polish Defense for the supply of self-protection equipment for 22 Polish helicopters. In many ways, the contract with a total value of a three-digit million figure is a milestone
Naza Bumar Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Naza Defence, unveiled its entry for the Malaysian Army armoured personnel carrier requirement by displaying the Polish-made Rosomak 8X8 Armoured Modular Vehicle (AMV) at the Defence Services Asia (DSA) 2010 exhibition and conference. The vehicle is a licensed variant of the Finnish AMV
SELEX Sistemi Integrati, a Finmeccanica Company, signed a contract worth around 5 million Euros with NATO agency NC3A (NATO Consultation, Command and Control Agency) for the supply of three IFF (Identification Friend- or -Foe) secondary radar systems. The radars, intended for the Polish Defence Ministry, will be integrated with three Air Defence Systems RAT 31DL, already sold by SELEX Sistemi Integrati to Poland and at the moment under installation
The following decisions have been taken in respect of seven firms / companies / suppliers / vendors, supplying defence equipment to the armed forces during the last 2 years and the current year i.e
Environmental Tectonics Corporation's Training Services Group has today received a contract from a long time customer in Asia to provide a full range of aircrew training and tactical flight simulation devices. The contract, valued at over $40 million, includes ETC's Authentic Tactical Flight Simulator-400 (ATFS-400) and our Gyrolab GL-4000 Spatial Disorientation Trainer
The Boeing Company and WB Electronics of Poland today announced they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that outlines opportunities for future cooperation between the two companies, in areas such as ground combat vehicle battle management and command, control and communications systems. Henryka Bochniarz, president of Boeing Central and Eastern Europe, announced the agreement at the MSPO International Defence Industry Exhibition in Kielce
According to Polish media reports, Polish Land Forces Commander Lt. Gen Waldemar Skrzypczak has resigned, after accusing defense bureaucrats in Warsaw of serious incompetence, which was partly responsible for the deaths of Polish soldiers