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Delivery of Aksungur Combat Drones to Turkey in Jan 2020

December 31, 2019 @ 06:53 AM

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) is set to deliver the new Aksungur combat drones, derived from TAIs Anka, to Turkey in January 2020. “TAIs new Aksungur unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) will be delivered to Turkish security forces within the first month of 2020,” Temel Kotil, CEO of TAI, was quoted as saying by Anadolu Agency on Monday
Rheinmetall to Modernise 21 Dutch Army Recovery Vehicles

December 23, 2019 @ 04:39 PM

Netherlands has awarded Rheinmetall a contract to upgrade the Army's fleet of 21 Bergepanzer-3 armoured recovery vehicles to the latest technological and tactical standard. "The Royal Netherlands Armed Forces have awarded Rheinmetall an order for the second phase of the modernization of their fleet of 21 Bergepanzer 3-Büffel/Buffalo armoured recovery vehicles," Rheinmetall said in a statement late last week
Kuwaiti Eurofighter With E-Scan Radar Makes First Flight

December 23, 2019 @ 03:00 PM

The first Eurofighter jet equipped with Captor E-Scan Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar made its first flight at the Flight Test Centre of Leonardo Aircraft Division in Turin-Caselle, on Monday. "On the 23rd December 2019 at the Flight Test Centre of Leonardo Aircraft Division in Turin-Caselle, the first Instrumented Series Production Aircraft (ISPA 6) equipped with the Kuwait Air Force configuration has successfully completed its first flight," Eurofighter announced
China Boasts it Snatched Motor Sich from US, Russia

December 19, 2019 @ 12:19 PM

Following China's purchase of 50% of shares in Ukrainian engine maker Motor Sich, the Asian country has boasted it laid hands on the firm snatching the deal away from the US and Russia. Ukrainian state-owned defense conglomerate UkrOboronProm has now confirmed the sale of more than 50% of Motor Sichs shares to the Chinese
Montenegro To Get 2,700 Oshkosh Vehicles

December 18, 2019 @ 07:48 AM

The US Army has awarded Oshkosh Defense a contract valued $804 million to supply 2,721 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs) and related support. "Oshkosh Defense was awarded an $804 million modification to Foreign Military Sales (Montenegro) contract for the procurement of 2,721 Joint Light Tactical Vehicle and 16,714 associated packaged or installed kits," the US Department of Defense said in a statement Wednesday
Afghan Forces get five new MD-530F Gunships

November 26, 2019 @ 10:35 AM

The Afghan Air Force received five MD-530F attack helicopters from Arizona-based US defense contractor MD Helicopters on November 22. The rotorcraft were shipped out of Mesa-Gateway Airport, Mesa, Arizona, via Boeing 747 and reached Kandahar on October 27, 2019
Senegal Orders 3 Armed Piriou Offshore Patrol Vessels

November 20, 2019 @ 07:49 AM

Republic of Senegal has placed an order with French shipyard Piriou for 3 OPV 58S Offshore Patrol Vessels equipped with MBDA-made Simbad-RC and Marte MK2 missile systems. “The Ministry of Armed Forces of Senegal and the PIRIOU group have just signed –in the presence of the President of the Republic of Senegal and the French ministerial delegation– a contract to purchase three offshore patrol vessels dedicated to the Senegalese navy,” Piriou Group said in a
Rolls-Royce Wins USAF’s T-56 Aircraft Engines Upgrade Contract

November 16, 2019 @ 07:00 AM

The Pentagon has awarded Rolls-Royce a contract worth $67 million to provide Series 3.5 upgrade to the T-56 turboprop engines used in C-130 Hercules military transport planes
Finland Issues RFQ for €10B HX Fighter Procurement

November 1, 2019 @ 08:10 AM

Finland's Ministry of Defence issued a request for quotation (RFQ) for its €10 billion HX fighter competition to Boeing (F/A-18), Dassault (Rafale), Eurofighter (Typhoon), Lockheed (F-35) & Saab (Gripen), on Thursday. “The Advanced Call for Proposals sent now initiates the second negotiation phase, which will determine the final contents of the procurement packages with each bidder
Lithuania to buy UH-60M Black Hawks for $335M

October 22, 2019 @ 06:15 AM

The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense will buy six UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters for an estimated cost of €300 million ($335 million), a part of which will reportedly be paid by the US. The new choppers will replace the countrys obsolete, Soviet-era Mi-8 helicopters

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