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Airbus, Lockheed Martin, Boeing Bid for German Tornado Fighter Jet Replacement Program

April 25, 2018 @ 10:05 AM

Airbus, Lockheed Martin and Boeing have bid for Germany's plan to replace its fleet of 90 Tornado fighter jets. The German MoD had sought information from Lockheed Martin about its F-35 fighter jet and Boeing for their F-15E and F/A-18E/F fighter jets
Airbus Helicopters, Schiebel Demo Manned Unmanned Teaming Capabilities

April 24, 2018 @ 02:36 PM

Airbus Helicopters and Schiebel have tested Manned Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) capabilities between an H145 platform and a CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS), at the highest level of interoperability (LOI°5). The companies carried out test flights with the support of the Austrian Armaments and Defence Technology Agency
Safran’s Ardiden 3C Helicopter Engine Gets EASA Certification

April 23, 2018 @ 11:15 AM

Safran Helicopter Engines has received EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) engine type certification for its Ardiden 3C, the helicopter engine. Powering the Avicopter AC352, the engine has been jointly developed and built by Safran Helicopter Engines, Dongan and HAPRI, parts of the Aero Engine Corporation of China (AECC) consortium
Russian Helicopters’ New VRT300 Unmanned Helicopter To Begin Flight Tests By 2018-end

April 20, 2018 @ 04:23 PM

VR-Technologies design bureau, part of Russian Helicopters, has begun bench tests of the main systems and assemblies of VRT300 unmanned helicopter. The flight tests are scheduled to begin by the end of 2018
Turkey’s New Armed Unmanned Armed Vehicle ‘UKAP’ To Be Exported To Asian...

April 20, 2018 @ 04:15 PM

Turkeys homegrown Remote-Controlled Weapon Platform (UKAP), developed by defense contractors Katmerciler and ASELSAN, has been selected to be exported to the Asian market, local media reports. At the Defense Services Asia (DSA 2018) fair held in Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur, Turkish developers of UKAP signed a cooperation agreement with DEFTECH, Malaysia's leading defense and aerospace company, to sell locally developed unmanned land vehicle in the Asian region,
Leonardo Demos AW159 Wildcat Helicopter To Malaysia’s Armed Forces

April 18, 2018 @ 10:23 AM

Leonardo, with the support of the UKs 847 Naval Air Squadron, presented its AW159 Wildcat helicopter to Malaysias Armed Forces at Royal Malaysian Navy Base Lumut and Leonardo Helicopters facility at Subang Airport, near Kuala Lumpur last week. The two AW159 Wildcatsare part of the French Navys five month amphibious deployment, Exercise Jeanne dArc, to the Middle East, Asia and South Pacific and are embarked on the helicopter assault ship FS Dixmude to provide a battlefield reconnaissance capability to the deployed forces
Chinese J-10C Fighter Jet Enters Service

April 17, 2018 @ 02:14 PM

Chinese home-grown multi-role fighter jet J-10C has been put into active combat duty on Monday. The stealth fighter is equipped with advanced avionics system and other airborne weapons and has airstrike capabilities within medium and close range and is capable of precision striking land and maritime targets, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) air force was quoted as saying in a statement by Xinhua Monday
Russia, India To Likely Sign Four Project 11356 Frigates Deal In June

April 17, 2018 @ 01:49 PM

Russia and India are likely to sign a contract for construction of four Project 11356 or Grigorovich-class, also designated Upgraded Krivak III frigates in June, TASS reports Tuesday quoting a source in diplomatic and military circles as saying
Czech Air Force Completes MS20 Upgrade to its Gripen Fighter Fleet

April 14, 2018 @ 10:41 AM

The Czech Air Force has completed the MS20 capability upgrade to its fleet of Gripen fighter aircraft. The MS20 upgrades include incorporating unguided and laser-guided bombs, new radar modes into the aircraft payload
Turkish-designed Pakistan Navy Fleet Tanker Completes Maiden Sea Trials

April 13, 2018 @ 04:59 PM

Turkish defense contractor STM announced Thursday the first successful sea trials of the 158-meter Pakistan Navy Fleet Tanker (PNFT), built in cooperation with Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works. According to STM's website the ship embarked on its maiden voyage on March 31, 2018, Anadolu Agency reports

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