AgustaWestland and the Italian Air Force today announced the signing of a Letter of Intent aimed at further strengthening their already well-established cooperation through the future set up of joint training solutions. The announcement was made on the occasion of the official ceremony for the maiden flight of the first HH-101A CAESAR helicopter for the Italian Air Force held at Yeovil plant, UK, today
Rockwell Collins today announced that Robert J. Perna, has been appointed senior vice president and general counsel for the company, effective Jan
Boeing and Mubadala today signed a new strategic agreement to supply as much as $2.5 billion in advanced composites and machined metals to Boeing commercial programs, including the 787 and 777X
Lockheed Martin will offer its most expensive fighter aircraft, the F-35 Lightning II, at an eight percent reduction in a new agreement with the Pentagon. The new deal will allow the U
Eurocopter announed today that it recently flight tested its X3 compound rotorcraft and successfully broke helicopter unoffcial speed records. The French helicopter-maker says that the X3 on 7 June, attained 255kt (472km/h) conducted at around 10,000ft (3,050m) over Istres air base in southern France
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced yesterday that it will provide $8.5 billion in state guarantees to the defense industry
India is not likely to charge Russia a fine for the delay in the delivery of the refitted aircraft carrier Vikramaditya caused by engine problems last year, said Viktor Komardin, Deputy General Director of Russias state arms exporter Rosoboronexport. The Vikramaditya was supposed to have been delivered in 2012 but was delayed after sea trials found the ships boilers in poor shape
Russias state authorized Defense Company, Rosoboronexport will showcase the countrys latest aviation and air defense export equipment and discuss bi-lateral military-technical co-operation, at AERO INDIA Bangalore, February 6 to 10, 2013.The company will present the Yak-130 combat trainer, Il-78MK-90 tanker, the newest Il-76MD-90A military transport aircraft, Be-200 multipurpose amphibian, Mi-35M, Mi-26T2, Ka-31 and Ka-226T helicopters, as well as other newer Russian aircraft, including training aids and airborne weapons
DCNS and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, one of the top academic institutions in India, dedicated to engineering and technology research have signed a Memorandum of Understanding. This MOU opens new cooperation avenues to DCNS in India for education and research programs in naval defence and energy
In a spirit of a cooperation and understanding, India and Russia held their annual meeting to review the defence ties in Moscow on Tuesday (04 Oct 2011) and expressed “readiness to take all necessary measures to further expand the cooperation on a mutually beneficial basis.” In a Protocol signed after the Eleventh meeting of the India-Russia Inter-governmental Commission on Military Technical, co-chaired by the Defence Minister Shri AK Antony and his Russian counterpart Mr AE Serdyukov, the two sides noted with satisfaction that that during the period under review various diligent steps have been taken “to deepen interaction in...