India has deployed C-130J, Mi-17 and An-32 aircraft belonging to the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Army's Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) to locate the IAF's missing AN-32 aircraft. The military transport aircraft lost contact with ground control at 1pm and is reported to have been carrying 13 persons on board
The Pakistan Army has sentenced Retired Lieutenant General Javed Iqbal to life imprisonment after he was found guilty of espionage following a closed-door military trial. Two others found guilty of spying in the case were sentenced to death- Retired Brigadier Raja Rizwan and Wasim Akram, a civilian doctor employed by the army organization
President Donald Trump who inspected the helicopter Carrier, Kaga which is planned to be modified to house the F-35B Stealth fighters, has Chinese experts claiming that the move indicates his acquiescence of Japan's military ambitions and may trigger a new arms race. Accompanied by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Trump inspected the Kaga at the Maritime Self-Defense Force base in Yokosuka on Tuesday as part of his visit to Japan, the first time a US president has stepped aboard a Self-Defense Force ship, Japan's Kyodo News reported
Poland has formally sent a letter to the US requesting a quotation in connection with its intent of purchasing 32 stealth-capable Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) combat aircraft, Mariusz Blaszack, Defense Minister of Poland, announced today. "Today we sent a request for quotation (LOR) to our American partners regarding the purchase of 32 F-35A aircraft along with a logistics and training package," Blaszczak
Leonardo has been contracted by the UK Ministry of Defence to support a series of trials in which the ‘BriteCloud 55 Expendable Active Decoy (EAD) will be deployed for operations with the Royal Air Force (RAF)s fleet of Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft. The first trial with Typhoon took place in April in the UK
The Russian Ministry of Defence will hike its order for the Su-57 stealth fighter jets to 76 from an earlier 16 following a 20% price cut for the aircraft and equipment. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced yesterday that 76 Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jets will be purchased for Russian Air Forces before 2028, a package contract will be inked in the near future
AAI Corp., a subsidiary of Textron Systems has won a $20 million modification contract to integrate Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS) onto the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)
Polish Ministry of Defense has awarded Leonardo $423 million (€ 380 million or PLN 1.65 ) for four AW101 maritime multirole helicopters
In what could be a record arms sales for Russia, the country's state-run Rosoboronexport has signed contracts worth $5.2 billion and its order book has reached $52 billion in the first four months of 2019
Lockheed Martin has won a $362.7 million contract to supply the US Army with Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS)