India will start building Mine Counter Measure Vessels (MCMV) from the Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) by next year. "The technology acquisition parameter is in the final stage, then there will be a final negotiation of price and the next year, actual construction of mines counter measure vessel will start," Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar was quoted as saying by Business Standard during the inauguration of the HAL-Safran joint venture on helicopter maintenance and repair center in Goa Sunday
Rockwell Collins will acquire B/E Aerospace for approximately $6.4 billion in cash and stock, plus the assumption of $1
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) marked the completion of a major upgrade of all 17 CC-130J Hercules aircraft. The 17th and last upgraded Hercules was received on October 13, 2016, Canadian Department of National defense said in a statement Tuesday
US Navy will be equipping its newly-upgraded unmanned helicopter MQ-8C Fire Scout with Leonardo-Finmeccanicas Osprey electronically scanned radar, helping expand crews surveillance capabilities aboard US combat ships. The helicopter will be launched from the decks of US naval combat vessels to keep watch for distant threats
China's Sukhoi Su-35 multirole fighter aircraft, which are expected to be delivered by this year end, will be fitted with onboard readout systems that display data in Russian language. Russia will configure the onboard systems of the military aircraft the same way as that of aircraft it supplies to the country's own Aerospace Forces
Raytheon is developing a new technology to provide comprehensive situational awareness to troops inside windowless armored vehicles. The development is part of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)'s Ground X-Vehicle Technologies (GXV-T) program
Cubic Corporation has been awarded $5.75 billion contract for Human Capital and Training Solutions (HCaTS) from the General Services Administration (GSA) in partnership with the U
The Chinese PLA Navys first home-made aircraft carrier is likely to be seaworthy by the year end and play host to 40-50 aircraft and an Active Phased Array Radar (APAR) radar, Chinamil website reported today. The official website of the Chinese army quoted western media and a local military expert to provide details of the aircraft carrier and not any authoritative Chinese government source
Lockheed Martin has manufactured and delivered the first modernized Tactical Missile System (TACMS) missile to the US Army. As part of the US Army's TACMS Service Life Extension Program inventory refurbishment effort, the modernized missile includes updated guidance electronics and added capability to defeat area targets without leaving behind unexploded ordnance
Kuwaiti Air Forces Eurofighter Typhoon swing-role fighters are to be equipped with Lockheed Martin Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP). A contract to this effect signed between Lockheed Martin and Eurofighter partner company Leonardo Aircraft, includes 18 pods, integration and logistics support for the Kuwait Air Force's Eurofighter Typhoon