Boeing has indefinitely suspended production at its facility in Puget Sound and Moses Lake sites which manufactures KC-46 tankers and P-8 maritime surveillance among other planes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The production facility has been shut since March 23 after some employees were found infected with the Coronavirus
Boeing and the US Air Force are preparing to upgrade the KC-46 Pegasus tanker for autonomous refueling capability. “The Air Force and Boeing will make the KC-46 synonymous with aerial refueling excellence
The South Korean Agency for Defense Development (ADD) has revealed a port surveillance system that improves detection of quiet submarines and other stealthy underwater moving objects. The advanced maritime surveillance system was developed at a cost of 130 billio- won ($106
Boeing has received a $1.5 billion production contract for 18 P-8A Poseidon aircraft including 8 for the US Navy, six for the South Korean Navy and four for the Royal New Zealand Air Force
Indonesia is mulling the purchase of 79 additional BT-3F armored personnel carriers (APCs) from Russia for an estimated $289 million. In April 2019, Russias state arms exporter Rosoboronexport reported signing of contract to supply an unspecified number of BMP-3F infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) and BT-3F APCs
Quantum Imaging, will supply a high-definition Short Wave Infrared (SWIR) camera to Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems, valued at $13.5 million
Lockheed Martin has won a $932.8 million contract for the production of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor missiles for the US Missile Defense Agency and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
A pilot of Tehran-based Mahan Airline, believed to operate under control of Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has died from Coronavirus. Saudi Gazzette quoting agencies reported that Asghar Loran, the deceased pilot flow with Mahan Airline
Bells V-280 advanced tiltrotor and Sikorsky-Boeing SB-1 coaxial compound helicopter will now compete to replace the US Armys UH-60 Black Hawks under its Future Long Range Air Assault (FLRAA) programme. On March 16, the Army awarded Competitive Demonstration and Risk Reduction contracts to Bell and Sikorsky-Boeing teams for the next stage of its Future Long Range Air Assault (FLRAA) programme
The United States Armys medical personnel have commenced testing a newly developed vaccine against novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The Army held a Pentagon press briefing today to discuss their effort in developing a vaccine against the deadly COVID-19 virus that has infected 98,400 people in over 85 countries and has claimed 3,350 lives so far