Lockheed Martin will add an integrated air & missile defense option to its Dragon series of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance configurations. Its Dragon ISR configurations offer a unique approach for customers to tailor their mission requirements to meet their specific budget, sensor, communications and platform needs
A string of U.S
General Atomics will sell an unarmed version of its Predator unmanned system to the United Arab Emirates and other countries in the Middle East as part of a plan to boost international sales, a company vice president was quoted as saying. The Predator XP, is equipped with radar and sensors to offer wide-area surveillance but not weapon systems such as laser-guided bombs or air-to-ground missiles, according to Christopher Ames, director of international strategic development for General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica company, has been awarded a USD 141 million contract by Lockheed Martin for the production of components and for the assembly of the first complete wing for the F-35 JSF (Joint Strike Fighter) programme. The $382 billion F-35 Joint Strike fighter program may well be the largest single global defense program in history
The U.S Army, along with DARPA, is developing the next generation in navigation technology in an effort to limit its dependence on GPS
AgustaWestland announced today that it has signed a contract to supply a fleet of AW139 twin engine helicopters for Saudi Arabia. The helicopters will be configured with a dedicated aeromedical interior to perform air ambulance operations, with deliveries starting in 2013 and being completed in early 2014
The Indian Ministry of Defense has awarded HAL a contract worth $55 million for the supply of 20 Cheetal helicopters and associated equipment to the Indian Army over the next four years. The announcement comes as the Indian Air Force is currently trying to procure 197 light helicopters over the past few years
Lockheed Martin’s F-35 fighter aircraft is an under-performing plane, according to Winslow Wheeler, Director of the Straus Military Reform Project of the Center for Defense Information, a part of the Project on Government Oversight. According to Wheeler, the F-35 is a mediocre aircraft because its “varied requirements force it to make compromises” and says that the aircraft should be boxed
Rolls-Royce announced it has won a contract to power the U.S
The Indian Government on Wednesday said the launch of the Navy’s indigenous aircraft carrier is expected to take place in 2013. A K Antony, India’s Defence Minister said, "The complexity of the project and this being the first ship of its kind being built in India, has led to timelines being extended