Leonardo has inaugurated its airborne systems facility in LAquila, Italy that is also home to Thales Alenia Space (a joint venture between Thales, 67% and Leonardo, 33%) which opened a major site in the city in 2013. LAquila, the capital of Italys Abruzzo region, is one of the birthplaces of Leonardos airborne and space systems division
BAE Systems and the Gorizioni Group SpA have signed an agreement to jointly provide engineering and maintenance support to the BvS10 armoured all-terrain vehicle. The agreement would increase cooperation on marketing and sales of the BvS10 along with engineering and maintenance support
China has displayed its latest weapons including the J-10 fighter jet, a Z-10 attack helicopter, ZTZ-99 major battle tank and DF-31A missile launching vehicle, among others at the PLA Exhibition officially open to the public on Thursday. "Ten years ago, the military museum in Beijing also held a large-scale exhibition, but the current exhibition includes many commissioned weapons and equipment and covers all services of the PLA, especially the DF-31A missile which is a strategic weapon," Song Zhongping, a military expert who has served in the PLA Rocket Force was quoted as saying by
Korean Aerospace Industries CEO has offered to resign due to the on-going investigation charges of inflating research and development (R & D) cost of a defence project and swindling funds. The prosecution is scrutinizing the allegations that KAI Chief Executive Ha Sung-yong lobbied Cheong Wa Dae officials and lawmakers for his reappointment in May 2016
US intelligence indicates that North Korea is possibly planning to launch its next missile underwater as Pyongyangs submarine has been found sailing some 100 kilometers out to sea in international waters. A 65 meter-long North Korean submarine was spotted in international waters in last 48 hours, two defense officials said
North Korea appears to be preparing for another test launch of a ballistic missile of intercontinental or intermediate range in the next two weeks, CNN reported Wednesday. It quoted two U
Russian Helicopters will display the newly developed Mi-171Sh-VN advanced military transport helicopter at next week's MAKS-17 show. The Mi-171Sh-VN is the new version of the Mi-8/17 military transport helicopter; its main features being extensive armoring and weaponry
China has refuted ‘Western media reports on the Djibouti military base as a prejudice against Beijing and has said that the two ships carrying military personnel are solely for the purpose of anti-piracy mission. "China's base in Djibouti has basic differences with military bases of other countries in scale, function and equipment
Israels Elbit Security Systems Ltd signed a contract with an Indian counterpart Alpha Design Technologies Pvt. Ltd for expansion of the existing joint venture ‘Alpha-Elsec Defence & Aerospace Systems Pvt Ltd, during Prime Minister Narendra Modis visit to Tel Aviv this week
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently flight tested an unmanned quadcopters to demonstrate autonomous flight without the aid of human operators or global positioning systems. DARPA announced last week that Phase 1 of its Fast Lightweight Autonomy (FLA) program concluded a series of obstacle-course flight tests in central Florida, flying quadcopters autonomously through cluttered buildings and obstacle-strewn environments at fast speeds (up to 20 meters per second, or 45 mph) using onboard cameras and sensors as “eyes” and smart algorithms to self-navigate