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P&W to Power Russia's VRT500 Helicopters

November 17, 2019 @ 01:39 PM

VR Technologies, a subsidiary of Russian Helicopters selected Pratt & Whitney's PW207V gas-turbine engines to power its VRT500 light helicopters at the Dubai Airshow 2019. PW207V is the advanced modification of PW200 family engines with the capacity of up to 700 hp designed for light-class rotorcraft
Rheinmetall, Thales Modernize Tiger Helicopter Simulators

November 15, 2019 @ 06:29 AM

Rheinmetall and Thales have completed modernization of 20 flight simulators for the Tiger combat helicopter. The contract was awarded to ARGE TATM (consisting of Rheinmetall Electronics GmbH and Thales AVS France SAS) in December 2014 through the Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en Matière d'Armement (OCCAR), an organization that fosters cross-border defence procurement cooperation in Europe
MBDA Plans Interceptor Missile to rival US's Patriot, Russian S-400

November 14, 2019 @ 09:44 AM

European missile consortium MBDA has indicated plans to build an interceptor missile system that will counter ballistic, cruise missile as well as latest generation fighter jets. MBDA decided to move ahead with the program following the greenlighting of the TWISTER (Timely Warning and Interception with Space-based TheatER surveillance) project, by the Council of the European Union, last week
UAE to Buy 10 Chinook Helicopters for $830M

November 9, 2019 @ 06:11 AM

The United States has approved the sale of ten CH-47F Chinook helicopters and related equipment to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in a contract valued at $830.3 million
Russian Su-57, Su-35 Fighter Jets May Give Dubai Airshow a Miss

November 7, 2019 @ 08:43 AM

Russian jet fighters including the Sukhoi Su-57 may not be flying during the Dubai Airshow scheduled to take place from 17-21 November, despite the Middle East being a potential export market with no stealth jets sold to these countries till date. At Malaysias LIMA-2019 Airshow, a senior official at Rostec had
Delivery of S-400 Second Batch to Turkey to be Delayed

November 5, 2019 @ 12:43 PM

Delivery of a second batch of Russian S-400 missile defense systems may be delayed beyond a planned 2020 timeline over talks on technology sharing and joint production. "The delivery of a second batch of Russian S-400s may be delayed beyond a planned 2020 timeline over talks on technology sharing and joint production
UK Royal Air Force gets first Poseidon MRA1 Maritime Patrol Aircraft

October 31, 2019 @ 11:07 AM

The Royal Air Force (RAF) has accepted delivery of its first
Croatia to buy 2 UH-60M Black Hawks for $115M

October 31, 2019 @ 05:38 AM

The US State Department announced it approved Croatias request of buying two UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and related equipment worth $115 million, on Wednesday. “The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Croatia of two (2) UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and related equipment for an estimated cost of $115 million,” Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a
Turkey Demands Rights as F-35 Program Partner

October 30, 2019 @ 07:06 AM

Being an F-35 program partner, Turkey has demanded rights to own the fighters, even as the US removed Ankara from the program and halted training of Turkish pilots of F-35 following shipment of Russian S-400s to the country. Turkey had planned to acquire 100 F-35 stealth jets
Boeing, Mitsubishi to Upgrade Japanese F-15 jets in $4.5B Deal

October 30, 2019 @ 06:32 AM

Boeing and Mitsubishi will upgrade 98 Japanese F-15 jets to a Japanese Super Interceptor (JSI) configuration, following the US State Departments approval of Tokyos request to modernise its planes for $4.5 billion

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