Nearly 20 years after the Indian Air Force (IAF) procured Sukhoi-30 fighters, the Indian MoD is poised to conclude a deal to buy 36 Dassault Rafale aircraft to supplement the IAFs fleet. The last time India ordered a new fighter aircraft was in 1997 for the purchase of Su-30MK aircraft with Russia
Raytheon Standard Missile-6 linked with an F-35 fighter has destroyed a medium-range, medium-altitude, subsonic target in the US Navys first flight test. The USS Desert Ship (LLS 1), a land-based US Navy Combat System equipped with the latest AEGIS Baseline, fired the SM-6, which intercepted the over-the-horizon target, out of sight of its operators
Lockheed Martin has delivered the 24th, and final, MH-60R Seahawk helicopter to the Royal Australian Navy Monday. The company and the US Navy have handed over with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Lockheed Martins purpose-built logistics and maintenance facility in Nowra which will house and maintain the new fleet
Leonardo-Finmeccanica and Italys Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for a long term strategic partnership in the Defence and Security market. Under the agreement, Leonardo will support PGZ with its technology and products, and PGZ will cooperate with Leonardo on industrial and logistic support activities
The New Zealand Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract to Supacat, to deliver Special Operations Vehicles – Mobility Heavy (SOV-MH) for the New Zealand Defence Forces. Supacat is also in the process of agreeing a long term support contract with the New Zealand Defence Force to support the new fleet, the company said in a statement Tuesday
UkrOboronProm has transferred modernized and overhauled AA missile system C-300PS to Ukrainian Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The specialists conducted military equipment repair with the life extension for 7 years, the company said in a statement Saturday
Australian government has approved a new joint project worth A$500 million (US $380 million) to expand electronic warfare capabilities for maritime and land forces. The project cost will include approximately three quarters to be spent locally in a boost to Australias Defence Industry, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement Tuesday
BAE Systems has won a contract from the Australia to further refine its design of the Type 26 Global Combat Ship (GCS) for the countrys Navy under the SEA 5000 (Future Frigate) program. “We look forward to demonstrating the adaptability and maturity of the Global Combat Ship design to meet Australias requirements for an Anti-Submarine Warship frigate,” BAE Systems Australia Chief Executive, Glynn Phillips, said
Russian Rosoboronexport and Remdiesel signed an agreement to promote Typhoon-K truck (KAMAZ-53949) on foreign markets. The document was signed by Anatoly Isaikin, Rosoboronexport's CEO, and Faiz Khafizov, Remdiesel's CEO
Airbus helicopters has delivered the first H175 to Transportes Aereos Pegos air transport services for oil & gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico. This makes Transportes Aéreos Pegaso the first company to operate this new 7-ton class helicopter on the American continent for the energy industry in the Gulf of Mexico, the company announced Wednesday