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Sukhoi Signs LOI For 75-seater SSJ100 Regional Jetliner Purchase
April 26, 2018 @ 02:40 PMRussias Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company and S7 Group signed the Letter of Intention that determined the interest of both Parties to delivery of the new modification of the SSJ100 regional jetliners – the 75-seats version, at on-going Eurasia Airshow on April 26. The Parties agreed as follows – till the end of Summer 2018 they are to make a decision upon the Agreement for 50 SSJ75 with an option for 25 more aircraft of this type with the term of the deliveries beginning marked in 2022
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Boeing Invests In 3D Printing Startup Morf3D
April 24, 2018 @ 09:29 AMBoeing announced Monday its investment in Morf3D, an El Segundo, metal-based additive engineering and manufacturing firm. Morf3D's technology enables lighter and stronger 3D-printed parts for aerospace applications
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UK MOD To Invest £80 Million On New Air Command and Control
April 23, 2018 @ 05:04 PMThe Defence Secretary of UK Gavin Williamson announced Sunday the countrys plan to invest up to £80 million in a new computer system to boost the RAFs speed and accuracy in protecting the skies. Known as Project Guardian, the new Air Command and Control System will support the continued early detection and rapid response to potential hostile or suspect aircraft that pose a threat to UK sovereignty, be that terrorists or state-based actors
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Rheinmetall Wins €100 Million Contract For Skyshield Air Defence Systems
April 23, 2018 @ 11:45 AMRheinmetall has received an order worth €100 million from an Asian nation to supply it with advanced air defence technology. In a competitive bidding process, Rheinmetall Air Defence won the order to supply the customer with the latest generation of its Skyshield systems
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Boeing not to Bid for Next Production of 22 GPS 3 Satellites
April 19, 2018 @ 06:27 AMBoeing has decided to not put up a proposal for the next production lot of up to 22 GPS 3 satellites for the US Air Force. “We have not put in a proposal for GPS 3,” said Rico Attanasio, Boeings director of Department of Defense and civil navigation and communications programs was quoted as saying by
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Sikorsky’s CH-53K King Stallion To Compete For Germany’s New Heavy Lift Helicopter...
April 18, 2018 @ 11:35 AMSikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, announced its German industrialization plan for competing in the German Air Force "Schwerer Transporthubschrauber" (STH) Program with its heavy lift helicopter, the CH-53K King Stallion. Rheinmetall Group, which has entered into an exclusive arrangement with Sikorsky, will lead in-service support for the CH-53K
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Rheinmetall’s Lynx Infantry Fighting Vehicle To Compete For Czech Army’s BMP-2 Vehicles...
April 18, 2018 @ 10:54 AMRheinmetall is offering Lynx infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) to the Czech armed forces modernization programme, which includes procurement of over 200 new medium-weight fighting vehicles to replace the fleet of BMP-2 IFVs. During comparative trials in Vyskov last summer, Rheinmetall entered the lists with a Lynx equipped with the Lance turret
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Leonardo M-40 Drone Authorised for Operational Use
April 17, 2018 @ 08:27 AMLeonardos new Mirach-40 (M-40) drone has been authorised for operational use by the Italian Directorate of Air Armaments and Airworthiness (DAAA), as the national Military Airworthiness Authority (MAA). The M-40 is now ready for operations under a 3-year target drone service contract from the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), which commenced in January 2018, the company said in a statement Tuesday
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India's Mahindra, Israeli Aeronautics Team Up for Naval UAVs
April 14, 2018 @ 01:36 PMIndias Mahindra Defence and Aeronautics of Israel signed a Memorandum of Understanding early this week to partner for Naval Shipborne Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). As per the contract, both the firm offer a UAV system which can be launched and recovered from Indian warships
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Saab Confirms Receiving RFI for Manufacture of 110 Combat Aircraft for India
April 12, 2018 @ 04:50 PMSaab today confirmed that they have received the request for information (RFI) document from the Indian Ministry of Defense (MoD) for the procurement of 110 combat aircraft for the Air Force (IAF). Saab executives holding a press conference at the on-going Defense Exposition, DefExpo 2018 said Thursday that they have received the RFI and will be proposing Gripen E multi-role fighter jet for the program
Lockheed Martin to Upgrade ROKAF F-16 Simulators to F-16V Standard
UN Commission Recognizes Israeli Actions in Gaza as Genocide
Israel to Establish "Supreme Armaments Council" for the Next Round of War...
U.K. Bars Israelis from Top Military Academy over Gaza War
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...