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Leonardo To Set Up New Pilot Training Initiative For Italian Air Force

July 18, 2018 @ 09:27 AM

Leonardo signed a collaboration agreement with Italy to strengthen the training services already offered by the Italian Air Forces 61st Wing and will establish an all new “International Flight Training School” (IFTS) to support military pilot training. Leonardos CEO, Alessandro Profumo, and the Italian Air Force Chief of Staff, Lt
Leonardo’s Geospatial Maritime Security Platform Launched At Farnborough

July 18, 2018 @ 09:14 AM

SEonSE (Smart Eyes on the SEas), Leonardos geospatial maritime security platform, has gone live, the firm announced during the on-going Farnborough International Airshow on July 17. With the use of cloud computing and of advanced big data analysis models, SEonSE makes it possible to access in real-time, even from tablets or smartphones, customised information on what happens at sea, the companys press statement says
India Receives Four M777 Ultra-Light Howitzer for Trials

July 17, 2018 @ 03:00 PM

The Indian Army has received four United States manufactured M777 long-range Ultra-light Howitzers (ULH) and will resume trials at Pokhran later this month. The tests were stopped following a barrel burst caused by faulty ammunition in September last year
Elbit Systems Rolls-out New Hermes 900 StarLiner Unmanned Aircraft

July 16, 2018 @ 08:40 AM

Elbit Systems commences global marketing of the Hermes 900 StarLiner, its new Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), according to a press release dated July 12. The UAS features adverse weather capabilities and is fully compliant with NATOs Standardization Agreement (STANAG) 4671, qualifying it to be safely integrated into civilian airspace and fly in the same environment with manned aircraft
Seven NATO Allies Plan to Jointly Acquire Maritime Munitions

July 13, 2018 @ 01:03 PM

Seven North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Allies signed a Letter of Intent on Multinational Cooperation for the Provision of Maritime Battle Decisive Munitions (MBDM) in Brussels during the NATO Summit (11 and 12 July 2018). The plan covers a broad range of munition types, including surface-to-air and surface-to-surface missiles, torpedoes, and gun shells, NATO said in a press statement Wednesday
COMAC C919 Passenger Airliner Enters Intensive Flight Testing Phase

July 13, 2018 @ 09:39 AM

China's self-developed C919 passenger aircraft has entered intensive flight testing phase, with two planes to take part in key static tests on ground and other planes for various flight tests in multiple sites around the country. The No
Laos Receives Four Repaired Mi-17 Choppers

July 12, 2018 @ 10:43 AM

Russian Helicopters, part of Rostec State Corporation, has completed the first service contract to the Lao Ministry of Defense by transferring a batch of four repaired Mi-17 helicopters at the official ceremony. The transfer ceremony took place at the air base in Vientiane, the holdings announced Thursday
Polish Armaments Group, Leonardo Set To Co-develop Polish Army’s AW249 Combat Helicopters...

July 11, 2018 @ 03:04 PM

Leonardo and Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa S.A
ISI Organizes Russian, Chinese, Iranian Spy Chiefs Meet in Pakistan

July 11, 2018 @ 10:55 AM

Russian, Chinese, Iranian and Pakistani intelligence directors met in Islamabad to discuss regional cooperation to combat the Islamic State in Afghanistan. The meeting was held in Pakistan and included the participation of Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) under the Pakistans Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) directorate and was attended by senior officials from Pakistan, Russia, Iran and China, Sergei Ivanov, Spokesperson for SVR was quoted as saying by
United States approves $740 Million AMRAAM Missile Sale to UK, Denmark

July 11, 2018 @ 08:27 AM

The United States Department of State has approved a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Denmark of twenty-eight (28) AIM-120 C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) for an estimated cost of $90 million. In addition, The State Department also approved a possible FMS to the United Kingdom of up to two hundred (200) AIM-120D AMRAAMs for an estimated cost of $650 million

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