The Indian Navy will deploy its MiG29K/KUB, for the first time in over four years of their service, towards the eastern seaboard. Preparations have begun to deploy and permanently base a full squadron (consisting 17 aircraft) of these fighters to strengthen the security of Indias energy-rich and trade-wise vital, eastern seaboard, according to local media reports
The 552nd Air Control Wing's E-3G Sentry, an Airborne Warning and Control System Block 40/45 aircraft, has achieved initial operational capability on July 28. "This modification represents the most significant upgrade in the 35-plus year history of the E-3 AWACS and greatly enhances our crew members' ability to execute the command and control mission while providing a building block for future upgrades," said Col
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract valued at up to $300 million to continue helping U.S
NETMA, NATO Eurofighter and Toranado Management Agency has placed orders to integrate the storm shadow long range attack missile onto the Eurofighter Typhoon. Representatives from NETMA, Eurofighter, and the four core nations of the Eurofighter Program (the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain and Germany) signed the contract at the Farnborough Air Show on Thursday
Bangladesh Air Force has asked Agustawestland for two AW139 intermediate twin-engine helicopters. The helicopters will be operated by the Bangladesh Air Force to perform maritime search and rescue (SAR) and other utility missions and are expected to be delivered by the end of 2015
Turkish Aerospace (TAI) will be displaying T129 ATAK Multi Role Combat and Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter and ANKA Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Class UAV at the Farnborough. T129 ATAK is a new generation, tandem two-seat, twin engine helicopter designed for attack and tactical reconnaissance purposes
Defense industry source report from the Russian Defense Ministry said Vietnam intends to purchase additional missile battalion 3rd Bastion-P, Baodatviet news website reported
Global Hawk took part in Unified Vision 2014 (UV14), NATO's largest trial of Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (JISR) capability. Northrop Grumman is the prime contractor for the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system, a derivative of the Global Hawk
Raytheon has been awarded a $6 million study and demonstration contract by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to further develop an Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR). Raytheon's EASR concept leverages proven Radar Modular Assembly (RMA) architecture matured on Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR)
A Harfang Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) belonging to the French Air Force (FAF) and the UAS detachment stationed in the Sahel-Sahara region underwent testing of Remote Split Operations (RSO) concept. The UAS piloting functions could be transferred from the cockpit in Niger, where the UAV took off from, to the cockpit in Cognac almost 5,000 km away, and that the main sensor of the UAV could be activated