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Russia Unveils Modernized Mi-28NM Chopper based on 'Syrian Experience'

June 26, 2019 @ 08:29 AM

Russia today unveiled upgraded Mi-28NM 'night hunter' attack helicopter helicopter which has been modernized based on operational experience in Syria. The Mi-28NM displayed at the forum is the first serial modernized Night Hunter, a Russian Helicopters press statement said on Tuesday
France Orders Additional Airbus H225M Gunships

June 14, 2019 @ 11:40 AM

The French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) has signed an order to purchase additional Airbus H225M multi-role, long-range, tactical transport military helicopters to be operated by the French Air Force. The aircraft will be delivered in a configuration that allows it to be interoperable with the existing fleet of 10 H225Ms in the French Air Force, and in particular it will be capable of in-flight refuelling, an essential operational advantage that this helicopter offers, the company said in a statement Friday
Elbit Launches Multi-Spectral Photographic Pod For F-16, Su-30 Aircraft

June 14, 2019 @ 10:40 AM

Elbit Systems has launched a new multi-spectral photographic pod to be integrated on platforms such as F-16, Su-30 and B-737 aircraft for reconnaissance operations. CONDOR MS Long Range Oblique Photography (LOROP) system involves Multi-Spectral (MS) sensing capability and Artificial Intelligence (AI) analytics to stand-off strategic intelligence gathering missions, the company said in a statement Thursday
Boeing To Supply Components For US Special Ops’ MH-47G Chinook Choppers

June 14, 2019 @ 07:06 AM

Boeing has won a $30 million modification contract to supply components and parts in support of US Special Operations Commands MH-47G Chinook rotary wing aircraft. The helicopters are required to sustain US Special Operations Forces (SOF) heavy assault, rotary wing aircraft, to mitigate the impact of the MH-47G aircraft availability in light of increased SOF operational demands and to procure H-47 long-range, rotary wing aircraft under foreign military sales acquisition procedures for the United Kingdom (UK), the US Department of Defense said in a statement Thursday
Boeing To Build Additional MH-47G Chinook Choppers For US Special Operations Command...

June 13, 2019 @ 10:33 AM

Boeing has won a $194 million modification contract to renew-build six MH-47 Chinook helicopters and new-build another, for US Special Operations Command. The helicopters are required to sustain US Special Operations Forces (SOF) heavy assault, rotary wing aircraft and to mitigate the impact of the MH-47G aircraft availability in light of increased SOF operational demands, the US Department of Defense said in a statement Wednesday
Three Russian Su-34 Fighters Assume Combat Duty

June 11, 2019 @ 06:36 AM

Three new Sukhoi Su-34 fighter jets have assumed combat duty at the mixed aviation regiment stationed in Russia's Chelyabinsk region on Tuesday. "Three new-generation Su-34 fighter jets have been delivered to the aviation regiment in accordance with the state defense order
Leonardo To Equip Canadian Drones with PicoSAR AESA Radar

May 29, 2019 @ 05:39 PM

Leonardo has won a multi-million Euro contract with prime contractor QinetiQ, to equip Canadian armed forces' surveillance drones with PicoSAR Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA, also known as ‘E-Scan) radars. The company announced the development during the ongoing CanSac defense exhibition in Canada
BAE Systems Signs Contract to supply LRSAM Sensors for US Navy's Super...

May 7, 2019 @ 04:23 PM

BAE Systems has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the production of more than 50 long range anti-ship missile (LRASM) sensors and are working to achieve early operational capability (EOC) on the United States Navy's F/A-18E/F Super Hornet in 2019. The two companies worked in tandem to achieve EOC for LRASMs on the B1-B bomber ahead of schedule
Turkey Unveils Star Wars-inspired Steel-penetrating ‘Superlaser’ Gun At IDEF 2019

May 4, 2019 @ 11:30 AM

Turkey unveiled the prototype of a new Star Wars-movie inspired steel-penetrating "Superlaser" gun at the recently concluded IDEF 2019 defence exhibition, at Istanbul, Turkey. The Rifle Mount Laser (TÜMOL), developed by engineers at the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK), can be mounted on Turkey's first locally designed and produced assault rifle, the MPT-76
Iran Announces Development of Three Helicopter-borne Missiles

April 26, 2019 @ 03:49 PM

Iran's Ministry of Defense and the Army Aviation have developed three new missiles with range over kilometers to be mounted on the militarys attack helicopters, with a view to their mass-production in near future. The missiles are respectively dubbed Heidar, Qamar-e Bani Hashem, and the airborne version of the Dehlaviyeh armor-piercing missile, Fars News Agency reported on Thursday

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