Ukrainian Lviv Aircraft Repair Plant is upgrading the countrys MIG-29 fighter jets with air-to-ground and surface attack capability making it a multirole fighter aircraft. The air-to-ground capability will be achieved through the use of TV-guided missile-bomb weapons of the X-29T and KAB-500KR types, a statement released to defenseworld
Indias Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has been invited for commercial and technical negotiations from the Oman government for the supply of Coastal Surveillance systems (CSS). “Oman has a requirement for new coastal surveillance system established in their country
French Safran and Russian United Engine Corporation (UEC) have signed an agreement for the development of the modification of SaM146 engine for the version of Russian multi-purpose amphibious aircraft, Beriev Be-200. ‘ODK-Saturn, a part of
Some 20 International airlines, including British Airways and Lufthansa have started referring to Taiwan as a part of China following a Beijing Diktat to penalize carries which do not follow its whip. Flight booking websites of these airlines throw up the following: "Taipei, Taiwan - China, TPE, Taipei" when booking flights to and from from Taipei, the capital of Taiwan
VR-Technologies design bureau, part of Russian Helicopters, has begun bench tests of the main systems and assemblies of VRT300 unmanned helicopter. The flight tests are scheduled to begin by the end of 2018
The Indian government has decided to create a permanent planning committee for defense that will overlook military and security strategy, draft capability development plans and guide (and accelerate) defence equipment acquisitions. The DPC (Defense Planning Committee) body will be chaired by the National Security Advisor and will comprise the chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee, three service chiefs, the defense, expenditure and foreign secretaries,
Germany plans to sign a letter of intent with France to jointly develop a new maritime patrol aircraft later this month. German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen and her French counterpart Florence Parly plan to sign a letter of intent on 27 April, German Navy said in a statement last Friday
The State Department approved sale to Germany of MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for an estimated cost of $2.50 billion
The US Army's Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) has awarded Lockheed Martin a next-phase contract to continue maturing the Modular Active Protection Systems (MAPS) controller base kit hardware and software and to support government integration efforts ahead of platform demonstrations scheduled to take place through 2019. MAPS is designed to enable protection of vehicles and their occupants by integrating sensors and countermeasures in a common framework to detect and defeat existing and emerging threats
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has received U