Stratolaunch LLCs Roc – the biggest airplane in the world in terms of wingspan – made its successful third flight on Sunday. Roc is the worlds largest aircraft, with a 385 ft
Thales launched TrustNest Restricted, Frances first and only private cloud platform approved to handle "restricted level" information, on Thursday. Frances chief of defence procurement, Joël Barre, recently visited Thaless Digital Factory for a demonstration of this first restricted level cloud solution and its secure videoconferencing, voice, messaging and document sharing services
Saab will be delivering MS20 Block 2 capability upgrades to Hungarys Gripen fighter aircraft which includes upgrading their radars, enhancing Link 16 functionality and enabling them to carry more weapons. On Thursday, Saab said the Hungarian Government Commissioner Office responsible for defence development and the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) successfully completed the negotiations for the MS20 Block 2 capability upgrade to the Hungarian fleet of Gripen jets
Production activities for the first of 2 new-generation submarines, as part of the U212NFS (Near Future Submarine) acquisition program of the Italian Navy, started January 11 at the Muggiano (La Spezia) shipyard, Fincantieri has announced. The program, which also envisages relevant in-service support, an option for 2 additional units, as well as the creation of a Training Center, is led by OCCAR (Organisation Conjointe de Cooperation en matiere dArmement, the international organization for joint armament cooperation), in line with the most innovative management procedures, through life management and risk management
Integrated swarm technology developed by a Raytheon BBN-led team under DARPAs fifth OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) project enabled a single operator to control tens of drones. The swarm – composed of 130 physical drone platforms and 30 simulated drone platforms – was controlled by the operator in both indoors and outdoors in an urban setting
Turkeys Naval Forces Command will receive the countrys first domestically developed intelligence collection ship A-591 Ufuk on January 14. The delivery ceremony to be held in Istanbul Shipyard is expected to be attended by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, local media reported
United Aircraft Corp (UAC) will supply 4 units of the MC-21 airliner to Rossiya Airlines in 2022 eventually leading to a production run of 76 aircraft by 2027. The initial batch of 4 aircraft will be equipped with the U
Turkey will open its National Combat Aircraft (MMU)s Engineering Center and Composite Production Building dedicated to the development of the TF-X fighter jet in a ceremony to be held on January 6. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is also expected to attend the ceremony to be held at the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) facility – the institution that will run the new centers, government-owned Anadolu Agency reported Wednesday
Lockheed Martin and partners have handed over 142 F-35 fighters to the United States military and its allies in 2021. In 2021, two new countries – Switzerland and Finland – selected the F-35 for their new fighter jet programs
The first F-35B fighter jet operated by the U.S