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Russia to Loan Cuba $50 Million to Buy Weapons

October 28, 2018 @ 11:45 AM

Russia will grant Cuba a loan of $50 million to buy defence equipment such as armored vehicles and helicopters. Document approving the purchase are expected to be signed during the Cuban-Russian intergovernmental commission on trade and scientific-technical cooperation to be held in Havana tomorrow, Kommersant newspaper reported Saturday quoting unnamed Russian sources
Leonardo Extends Endurance, Data Link of Falco Drone

October 24, 2018 @ 10:57 AM

Leonardo has completed series of successful test flights of its Falco EVO Remotely-Piloted Air System (RPAS) in Bulgaria. The flight campaign was to validate a package of upgrades that extends the endurance and operational range of the platform for overland and maritime missions
BAE Systems Demonstrates Software for US Military Cyber Security

October 17, 2018 @ 07:12 AM

BAE Systems XTS Guard 5 cyber security software has demonstrated its ability to provide United States intelligence organizations with access to geospatial imagery and data from BAE Systems Geospatial eXploitation Products (GXP) Platform. The system ensures secure sharing between networks of various security classifications and sections
Spanish Air Force’s TAURUS Missile to be Upgraded by MBDA, Saab JV...

October 9, 2018 @ 11:23 AM

The Spanish Ministry of Defence and TAURUS Systems GmbH (TSG) signed a contract for an upgrade of the operational capability of the TAURUS KEPD 350 Weapon System used by the Spanish Air Force. The TAURUS KEPD 350 has been in the inventory of the Spanish Air force for 10 years
BAE Systems To Support Gallium Nitride-based Semiconductor Technology Development

September 18, 2018 @ 11:58 AM

BAE Systems has signed a cooperative agreement with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) for Phase 1 of a technical effort to transition gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductor technology developed by the US Air Force to its Advanced Microwave Products (AMP) Center. As part of the effort, BAE will transfer and further enhance the technology, and scale it to 6-inch wafers to slash per-chip costs and improve the accessibility of this defense-critical technology
Sikorsky-PZL Mielec Delivers M28 Turboprop Aircraft to Ecuador

September 11, 2018 @ 04:25 AM

An M28 short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft manufactured at PZL Mielec, a facility in Poland owned by Sikorsky has arrived in Ecuador following a trans-Atlantic flight from Poland. The twin-engine turboprop will meet the Ecuadorian Army's need for a multi-role transport aircraft that can perform in diverse climates and terrain
Fincantieri, China’s CSSC Sign MOU For Merchant Shipbuilding Cooperation

August 29, 2018 @ 11:36 AM

Fincantieri and China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the extension of the industrial cooperation already existing between the two groups to all segments of merchant shipbuilding. The agreement foresees the parties to discuss the possibility to extend their current collaboration, which counts a joint venture dedicated to the first cruise ships ever built in China for the local market and other related activities, including a number of research and development projects in several areas of the shipbuilding, such as: vessels for the oil & gas industry; cruise-ferries; mega-yachts; special vessels; steel infrastructures; marine engineering and...
Hindustan Aeronautics Appoints Madhavan as New Chairman

August 10, 2018 @ 01:11 PM

Indias state-run Hindustan Aeronautics has appointed R Madhavan, presently executive director as its new chairman and managing director. He will take charge of the top post when incumbent T Suvarna Raju retires on August 31, they said
Air Exercise Pitch Black takes off in Darwin, Australia

August 2, 2018 @ 04:48 PM

Exercise Pitch Black 18 kicked off in Darwin, Australia on Monday with more than 60 aircraft from eight nations taking to the skies in under 90 minutes. Aircraft from Australia, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, France and the United States took off for the first week of the exercise, known to participants as Force Integration Training (FIT) week
US Approves 106 MK54 Torpedo Conversion Kits for $169M to Netherlands

August 1, 2018 @ 10:49 AM

The United States Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Netherlands of 106 MK 54 conversion kits for an estimated cost of $169 million. The DSCA delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today

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