Australian StarFlight and Kaan Air Australia have signed $50 million (AUD $63 million) with Lockheed Martin to purchase 10 refurbished Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk US military helicopters with options for an additional 10 aircraft. The refurbishment program to be undertaken in Brisbane, the agreement will see the purchase of 10 ex-US military Black Hawks, to be imported into Australia early next year
The Russian state-run defense corporation, Rostec which is under US sanctions has lashed out at a US periodical for not including Russian Helicopters in their yearly list of top 100 defense companies. Rostec questioned Defense News as to how the periodical drop ‘Russian helicopters from its yearly list when it has been on every list of major global defense companies for the previous five years
Misunderstanding Air Traffic Control instructions lead to a near-miss between A Royal Air Force tanker and two US F-15 fighters over the North Sea. The pilots of the RAF Voyager said that one of the United States Air Force jets was as near as 160ft (50 metres) when it flew directly across their path
The Qatar ministry of interior have evidence showing that the cyberattack carried on the official media has been traced to nited Arab Emirates. The planning for the hacking of Qatar News Agency (QNA) started as early as April
The United States has allegedly transported military equipment that includes ‘Stryker armored vehicles along with tanker trucks for the PKK/PYD terror group on pretext of fighting Islamic State (IS) in the north-eastern Syrian province of Al-Hasakah. According to the Pentagon, the US military aid to several armed groups in Syria, including the PKK/PYD, comprises of 12,000 Kalashnikovs, 6,000 machine guns, 3,500 heavy machine guns, 3,000 RPG-7s, 1,000 American AT-4 or Russian SPG-9 anti-tanks, 235 mortar guns of different calibers, 100 sniper rifles, 450 PV-7 night vision binoculars and 150 binoculars with infrared laser illuminator,
Soliders of the Chinese Peoples' Liberation Army (PLA) practiced how to attack enemy bunkers and border posts in live-fire drills held last. Various international media inferred that the drill was aimed at simulating an attack against India following its border standoff in the Tibetan plateau last week
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) conducted live-fire exercises in Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Friday. The brigade that conducted the drills was from the PLA's Tibet Military Command and is one of China's two plateau mountain brigades
The United Arab Emirates reportedly was behind the hacking of Qatari websites in late May which led to boycotting of the nation by Saudi-led group of countries. The UAE hacked the websites or paid for getting them hacked (which is still unclear) in order to post false quotes linked to Qatar's emir, prompting the Qatar-Gulf diplomatic crisis, the Washington Post reported on Sunday, citing US intelligence officials
Elbit Systems has completed the first phase of a next generation development by linking two air training simulators, in remote locations, via a cloud-based simulation environment by providing a common Synthetic Natural Environment (SNE). The company revealed it developed the ability to connect simulators through a secure simulation cloud, using standard protocols, to provide simulation and information services
Chinese Type 052D frigate known as DDG-173 Changsha broke down probably due to propulsion failure in Indian Ocean while en route to Baltic Sea, to participate in joint China-Russia naval exercise joint Sea 2017. Changsha is believed to be drifting since at least June 26 with replenishment ship LUOMAHU (Qiandaohu-class or Type 903, displacement 23