L&T and Rosoboronexport are now in direct competition to supply 100 self-propelled howitzers to the Indian Army in a deal expected to be worth over Rs 2,000 crore. The contest to supply the howitzers to the Army and the trials of the two guns are slated to begin in June-July time-frame this year, according to reports
Danish officials recently stated that its expecting to settle on its next-generation fighter design by mid-2015. “I dont sense any weaknesses in having this decision,” Gen
Alenia Aermacchi has signed an agreement with Savunma Sanayii Müsteşarlığı (SSM), the Turkish Undersecretariat for Defence Industries to deliver two ATR 72-600 TMUA (Turkish Maritime Utility Aircraft) and six ATR 72-600 TMPA (Turkish Maritime Patrol Aircraft) to the Turkish Navy. The agreement is an amendment to a previous deal between Alenia and the Turkish government for the delivery of 10 ATR 72-500 ASW to the Turkish Navy
Turkey recently announced nearing the final round of contract negotiations worth $3.5 billion with Sikorsky Aircraft for the co-production of scores of utility helicopters
Eurocopter has bagged a major contract from Turkey and will supply the EC135 twin-engine rotorcraft to be used for international emergency medical services (EMS). The EC135 will perform medical airlift duties throughout Turkey with a fleet of 17 helicopters to be flown by the Turkish Aeronautical Associations THK Gökçen Aviation commercial arm
Sikorskys has offered its S-92 helicopter to the U.S Navy which today released the final Request for Proposals for the Presidential Helicopter Replacement Program (VXX)
The Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Heron unmanned air system (UAS), General Atomics (GA‑ASI) Reaper and Elbit Systems Hermes 900 are among three platforms competing for the Canadian tender to supply an advanced system for operation in the Arctic. Canada looks to expand its Unmanned aircraft system (UAS) roles in the Arctic with the capability of of dropping search-and-rescue supplies across the region, and is ready to spend between $1 billion to $1
FlightSafety Services Corp. was awarded a $78 million contract for engineering, manufacturing and development of the KC-46 aircrew training system, including delivery of courseware and simulator-based training systems
The U.S Department of Defense awarded contractor Booz Allen Hamilton a contract worth an estimated $65
Deep-pocketed U.S allies are emerging as the saviors of Lockheed Martins most costly military plane, the F35 fighter aircraft, which has struggled to make sales on the home ground