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New Russian MI-171A2 Helicopter To Enter Serial Production Next Year

May 2, 2016 @ 11:25 AM

Russian Helicopters will begin serial production of its newest helicopter, the MI-171A2, in the first quarter of 2017. "Our challenge in the first quarter of 2017 is to get the certificate and launch mass production," Leonid Belykh, managing director of the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (UUAZ) was quoted as saying by TASS
LONGBOW Awarded Fire Control Radar Systems Contract For India's Apache Helicopters

May 2, 2016 @ 10:25 AM

LONGBOW LLC, a JV of Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, has won a $57.1 million foreign military sale contract to provide the Indian Air Force with LONGBOW Fire Control Radar (FCR) systems for their new Apache AH-64E helicopters
Rheinmetall To Supply Laser Duel Simulators To German Army

April 29, 2016 @ 11:49 AM

Rheinmetall AG has won a contract from the Bundeswehr worth €20 million to supply the German Army Combat Training Centre, or GÜZ, with a new generation laser duel simulators for staging combat training exercises. Known in Bundeswehr parlance as the AGDUS HdWa (Ausbildungsgerät Duellsimulator Handwaffen - “Training Device, Duel Simulator, Small Arms”), this laser- and wireless-supported duel simulation system is based on the Rheinmetall LEGATUS family of products
Pyongyang Fails In Second Launch Attempt of Musudan Missile: S. Korean Military

April 28, 2016 @ 09:44 AM

North Koreas second attempt to launch an intermediate-range ballistic missile early Thursday has reportedly failed, South Korean military officials said. The missile may be the same Musudan model that North Korea tried to launch on April 15, military sources told Yonhap
Raytheon Wins Three US Navy Contracts Worth $52 Million

April 28, 2016 @ 09:23 AM

Raytheon has been awarded three contracts worth $52 million from the US Navy, the US Department of Defense announced Wednesday. The first announced contract worth $21 million has been awarded to Virginia-based Raytheon Co
Algerian Navy Commissions First Of Two Meko A200 Frigates

April 26, 2016 @ 02:28 PM

The Algerian Navy has commissioned the first of two Meko A200 frigates after it was delivered on April 19, 2016. The second vessel is due for delivery in 2017
North Korea Test-Fires Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile

April 25, 2016 @ 01:46 PM

The Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK) announced Sunday that it has successfully fired a submarine launched ballistic missile. The
MBDA Offers Vertical Launch MICA Missile For Indian Navy’s SRSAM

April 25, 2016 @ 11:17 AM

MBDA has offered co-development of its Vertical Launch (VL) MICA based missile to Indian Navy. India is developing a short-range surface-to-air missile (SRSAM) for nations navy after rejecting indigenous Akash missiles
Pyongyang Deploys 300 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems Along Frontline: S. Korean Military

April 25, 2016 @ 10:55 AM

North Korea has deployed about 300 new multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) along its front line with South Korea, Seouls military officials told Yonhap Sunday. According to the report, Pyongyang has placed the 122 millimeter rocket launchers north of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas
Finmeccanica Demos Reverse-IFF System With Typhoon Jet

April 23, 2016 @ 08:47 AM

Finmeccanica with the Italian Defense General Staff has demonstrated the successful integration of a Mode 5 Reverse-IFF (Identification Friend-Foe) system, providing air-to-ground IFF capabilities for a Tranche 1 Eurofighter Typhoon. An IFF system provides pilots with the ability to distinguish between ‘friendly vehicles and potential threats by sending out an interrogation signal and verifying the responses from other aircraft

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