AgustaWestland demonstrated Rotorcraft Unmanned Aerial System / Optionally Piloted Helicopter (RUAS/OPH) to the Italian Ministry of Defense. The trials were conducted to evaluate modern remote controlled rotorcraft technology and its potential to provide enhanced capabilities for the Italian armed forces in the future
Qatar plans to buy US Patriot missile batteries, Apache attack helicopters and Javelin air-defense systems in an arms deal worth $11 billion, Pentagon reported Monday. The sale will provide Qatar with roughly 10 batteries for Patriot, 24 Apache helicopters and 500 Javelin anti-tank missiles
Russia is to present Sukhoi Su-35, MiG-29 fighter jets and Yakovlev Yak-130 jet trainer aircraft and Ilyushin Il-76 strategic airlifter and Mi-35M, Mi-28NE, K-52 and other combat helicopters at the Farnborough Airshow , Russian arms exporter Rosoboronexport reported. " We are planning to present combat helicopters and airplanes for delegations from the Middle East, Latin America and Southeast Asia," the head of the Rosoboronexport delegation, Sergei Kornev, was quoted as saying
Defense industry source report from the Russian Defense Ministry said Vietnam intends to purchase additional missile battalion 3rd Bastion-P, Baodatviet news website reported
The Russian military is expected to receive individual “friend or foe” sensors by 2017. The exchange of special signals will enable soldiers to distinguish their comrades on the battlefield regardless of uniform, masking equipment, or other challenges
Japan is set to approve its first arms export following relaxation of its self-imposed ban, a report said on Sunday. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries plans to export a high-performance sensor to the United States, which will use it in the Patriot Advanced Capability-2 (PAC-2) missile defense system to be exported to Qatar, the Nikkei business daily said without citing sources
India and Israel is possibly discussing the military deals including a key missile development programme and procurement of two more AWACS aircraft during Defence Secretary R K Mathur's ongoing three-day visit to Tel Aviv. Mathur is leading a defence delegation to Israel to review the ongoing and future joint defence cooperation projects between the two countries in the meeting of the Joint Working Group, according to Press Trust of India (PTI)
The Pentagon notified the US Congress to sell anti-ship Harpoon missiles to India at an estimated cost of $200 million. The Harpoon missile system will be employed on the Indian Navys Shishumar class submarine and will provide enhanced capabilities in defence of critical sea lines of communication
The U.K state department named Raytheon as the principal contractor for the Tomahawk Torpedo Land Attack Missile Deal valued at $140 million
The U.S has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Mexico for UH 60M Black Hawk Helicopters and equipment worth $225 million