French and German defense ministers signed the second Franco-German intergovernmental cooperation agreement in the field of tactical air transport on August 30, 2021. It aims to create a bi-national squadron and a training center at the Evreux air base,France with a view to operating a fleet of C-130J planes
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) said Thursday that it flew a MQ-9B SeaGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) from RAF Waddington across the North Sea to Leeuwarden Air Base in the Netherlands, completing a two-day series of flights between the two airspaces
The defense minister of France, Germany and Spain signed an implementation agreement of the NGWS / FCAS (Next Generation Weapon System within a Future Combat Air System) program, regulating the latter's activities over the period 2021 and 2027. The signing of this agreement confirms the commitment of Germany, Spain and France to the development of a new generation combat aviation capable of facing future threats and challenges along with maintaining a dynamic European defense industrial and technological base
Indias Aeronautical Development Agency (ADE) and the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) will jointly develop an air-launched unmanned aerial vehicle (ALUAV). A Project Agreement (PA) was signed between the India Ministry of Defence and the US Department of Defence under Defence Technology & Trade Initiative (DTTI) on August 30, an Indian MoD announcement said
Senior officials from both India and the United States exchanged views on a range of regional issues of shared interest and discussed new opportunities to strengthen bilateral ties, ahead of their 2+2 dialogue to be held later this month. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Affairs Dr
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will resume the production of F-16 wings for Lockheed Martin, using the assembly line established in the 1980s, following rising demand for the jets. IAI recently reopened the production line following increased worldwide demand for the F-16 Block 70/72
Russian firm Kronstadt today announced contracts with several foreign countries for shipment of drones in 2022. The model(s) of drones or their numbers were not specified in a statement released by the company as reported by
The U.S
Russia is planning to create a joint air defense system with Kyrgyzstan, four months after it struck a similar deal with Tajikistan. “Currently, a draft agreement on creating a Russia-Kyrgyzstan integrated regional air defense system "is undergoing the procedure of inter-state approval," Deputy Chairman of the Air Defense Coordination Committee under the CIS Defense Ministers Council Colonel-General Yuri Grekhov said on Tuesday
Saudi Arabian delegation taking part in Army-2021 Forum in Kubinka outside Moscow were shown some of the weapons that ‘proved themselves in Syria. On August 23, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu thanked Deputy Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Prince Khaled bin Salman for his visit to the VII International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021"