Search Results
-
Cobham To Develop Palletized Aerial Refuelling System For US Marines’ MV-22s Ospreys...
October 26, 2016 @ 11:22 AMCobham has been awarded a contract by the Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office to develop a palletized aerial refuelling system to give the the US Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft the ability refuel other aircraft while inflight. Known as V-22 Aerial Refueling System (VARS), the system will utilize Cobham's existing FR300 Hose Drum Unit with some modifications
-
IFS Software Solutions Support UK MoD's Fixed Wing Pilot Training Program
October 25, 2016 @ 02:40 PMSwedish software firm, IFS has provided its Applications 9 and IFS Managed Cloud solutions to support Affinity Flying Training Services which earlier this year won a contract to provide fixed wing flight training services to the UK MoD. The IFS software solution will go into the wider 1
-
Raytheon Wins $255 Million US Navy Precision Landing System Contract
October 20, 2016 @ 04:10 PMRaytheon has won a $255 million contract from US Navy to complete development of its next generation precision landing system. The Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALs) uses GPS satellite navigation to provide more accurate landing guidance for manned and unmanned aircraft
-
Lockheed Martin Wins $743 Million For Lot 9 F-35 Fighters
October 18, 2016 @ 11:40 AMLockheed Martin is being awarded a $743 million to the previously awarded low-rate initial production Lot 9 F-35 Lightening II Joint Strike Fighter advance acquisition contract. This modification provides additional funding and will establish not-to-exceed (NTE) prices for diminishing manufacturing and material shortages redesign and development, estimated post production concurrency changes and country unique requirements, US department of defense said in a statement Monday
-
S-400 Air Defence System Can Be A Game-changer For India
October 17, 2016 @ 11:31 AMIndia and Russia last week signed a $5 billion deal to acquire five new generation Russian S-400 Triumf air defence missile systems along with other defense equipment. The deals were announced following talks held between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit on Saturday
-
India, Russia To Sign $5 Billion Deal For S-400 Air Defence Missile
October 14, 2016 @ 12:26 PMIndia will be signing a $5.8 billion contract with Russia on Saturday to acquire five new generation Russian S-400 Triumf air defence missile systems
-
Norway Plans To Buy 12 F-35 Jets In 2019-2020
October 11, 2016 @ 01:55 PMNorway is planning to purchase 12 Lockheed Martin-built F-35 joint strike fighters in 2019-2020. Norways defense department submitted a 2017 budget proposal in parliament recently which outlined the countrys plans to purchase 12 planes in the 2019 and 2020 “block buy,”
-
Russia To Develop Crawler-Mounted Pantsir Air Defense System By Early 2017
October 7, 2016 @ 12:32 PMRussia has plans to develop Crawler-mounted Pantsir air defense system by early 2017 for replacing the Tunguska self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon. "The first prototype will be completed in about three months, in early 2017," head of the Sheglovsky Val company, part of the Rostec Corporation, Vladimir Popov was quoted as saying by
-
US Approves $20 Billion Fighter Jet sales To Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait
September 29, 2016 @ 03:17 PMThe US has approved a sale of $20 billion fighter jets by Boeing and Lockheed Martin to Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait. The potential sales include 72 Boeing F-15 jets to Qatar and 32 F/A-18 E/F fighters to Kuwait
-
After Indian Success, France Targets Malaysia For Rafale Jet Sales
September 26, 2016 @ 03:23 PMFresh from signing a contract to supply 36 Dassault Rafale jets to India, France is looking at Malaysia as the next possible buyer of its multi-role fighter. Malaysia and Canada have competitions to acquire new fighter aircraft in which Dassault is a bidder but Dassault CEO Eric Trappier is more optimistic on the Asian country
Turkish Baykar to Make Drones in Morocco
Sweden Announces $1.2B Military Support to Ukraine
French Armament Directorate Orders Renovation of 100 Leclerc Tanks
U.S. Airstrike Kills Senior Hurras al-Din Operative in Syria
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U