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China Develops Tanker, AEW Variants of Y-20 Transport Plane
February 26, 2020 @ 07:39 AMChina plans public debut of Y-20 transport planes aerial refuelling variant soon, even as it develops another Aerial Early Warning (AEW) version and plans on a third Electronic Warfare Y-20 plane. "The Y-20 cargo plane has variants like the Y-20 aerial tanker and Y-20 AEW aircraft
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India finalises $5.46B deal for 83 Tejas Jets
February 17, 2020 @ 08:34 AMThe Indian Air Force has concluded a $5.46 billion (INR 39,000 crore) deal with Indias state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for 83 Light Combat Aircraft Tejas at the cost of $65
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Israel Freezes V-22 Osprey Procurement Temporarily
February 15, 2020 @ 11:00 AMThe Israeli ministry of defense has frozen the deal to procure V-22 Ospreys temporarily, amid budget turbulences and the impending installation of a new government. "The contract to purchase the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey will be frozen until more resources are available,” senior Israeli defense officials were quoted as saying by
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Airbus, Singapore to Develop A330 Automatic Air-to-air Refueling Aircraft
February 12, 2020 @ 09:54 AMAirbus and Singapore have commenced work on an automatic air-to-air refueling (A3R) A330 MRTT aircraft which will apply for certification by 2021. The A3R system requires no additional equipment on the receiver and is intended to reduce air refuelling operator (ARO) workload, improve safety and optimise the rate of air-to-air refuelling (AAR) transfer in operational conditions to maximise aerial superiority
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Elbit To Equip Boeing, Airbus Planes with Countermeasures, Missile Warning Systems
February 12, 2020 @ 09:30 AMElbit Systems has won a contract worth $136 million to equip Boeing and Airbus aircraft with airborne laser Direct Infra-Red Counter Measure (DIRCM) and missile warning systems. Under the terms of the contracts, the Asia-pacific customers aircraft will be armed with DIRCM systems from the MUSIC family, including the company's infra-red missile warning systems, Elbit Systems said in a statement Monday
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BEL, GRSE to Customize Elbit’s Unmanned Surface Vessels for Indian Navy
February 7, 2020 @ 12:42 PMIndia's Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd (GRSE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Israeli firm Elbit Systems to develop and customize the latter's Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs) for the Indian Navy. The tripartite MoU was inked today during the ongoing DefExpo 2020 in Lucknow city, India
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Airbus C295 Tankers Perform 'Wet' Contacts
January 31, 2020 @ 09:07 AMThe Airbus C295 tactical airlifter has achieved its first wet contacts during an air-to-air (AAR) tanker flight test campaign. The wet contacts, conducted out of Seville, Spain, took place in January 2020, between one Airbus C295 aircraft in tanker configuration and Spanish Air Force C295 acting as receiver at flight speeds between 100-130 knots, Airbus press release said
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Leonardo to Buy Swiss Helicopter Maker Kopter Group AG
January 29, 2020 @ 10:01 AMLeonardo has signed a contract with Lynwood (Schweiz) AG of Switzerland to acquire 100% of Kopter Group AG (Kopter) maker of SH09, a single engine helicopter “This move allows Leonardo to strengthen its worldwide leadership in the rotorcraft sector; leveraging innovation, new capabilities and engineering skills which have been developed by the young Swiss Company,” a Leonardo statement said. Kopters SH09, a new single engine helicopter, is a perfect fit for Leonardos state of the art product range offering opportunities for future technological developments
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China Pips Russia to Second Spot in Global Arms Sales
January 28, 2020 @ 05:13 AMChina stripped Russia to grab the second spot only after the United States, in Stockholm International Peace Research Institute's (SIPRI's) list of world's largest arms producers. SIPRI had excluded Chinese defense companies so far because the information on the country's weapons manufacturing had been "unreliable" and "lacked transparency
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China’s J-20 Stealth Jets Fly Combat Formation with J-16, J-10C Fighters...
January 21, 2020 @ 08:35 AMChina's People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has been conducting real-combat scenario training with J-20, J-16 and J-10C fighter jets dubbed "three musketeers of the sky," for the first time. In a video released by the PLAAF on Sunday, two J-20s, two J-16s and one J-10C can be seen flying in a combat formation
Thales’ Hybrid Kits to Support French Army Vehicle Communications with 5G, OneWeb
Denmark Joins Multinational Common Armoured Vehicle System Programme
U.S. Army Awards Lockheed Martin $4.94B Contract for Precision Strike Missiles
Denmark Invests $290M in Soldier Equipment Through Acceleration Fund
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...