Qatar is still studying the long-delayed purchase of S-400 missile systems from Russia. "There is no progress regarding (Qatar's purchases of Russian anti-aircraft missile systems) S-400, but Qatar is comprehensively considering issues related to cooperation with Russia on weapons systems," Ambassador of Qatar to the Russian Federation Sheikh Ahmed bin Nasser bin Jasim Al Thani said in an interview to Kommersant newspaper today
Northrop Grumman today announced that it has been awarded a contract as systems engineering partner on Phase 2 of Project MOSQUITO and is joined by Intrepid Minds to support the design and manufacture of a prototype of the UKs first uncrewed fighter aircraft. Phase 2 centres on rapidly maturing the designs and manufacture of a working technology demonstrator to generate evidence for a follow-on programme
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Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) is set to export 12 units of its Hürkus-C turbo-prop aircraft meant for armed close-air support and training to an undisclosed country. TAI General Manager Temel Kotil told CNN Türk on Sunday that a total of 12 Hürkus-C will be sold abroad adding that the contract had not yet been signed
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Soucys Composite Rubber Track system will be fitted to the Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicle produced by Hanwha Defense under an agreement signed today. The Redback is under consideration by the Commonwealth under an ongoing tender process for Project LAND 400 Phase 3, which is an $18 billion to $27 billion project tasked to acquire 450 Infantry Fighting Vehicles for the Australian Defence Force
Airbus is introducing autonomous features to its helicopter Flightlab through a project code-named Vertex. The autonomous technologies set to integrate into the Flightlab are: vision based sensors and algorithms for situational awareness and obstacle detection; fly-by-wire for enhanced auto-pilot; and an advanced human-machine-interface - in the form of a touchscreen and head worn display for inflight monitoring and control
Indias Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said today it developed single crystal blades technology and supplied 60 of these blades to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) as part of their indigenous helicopter development program for helicopter engine application. It is part of a program taken up by Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL), a premium laboratory of DRDO, to develop five sets (300 in number) of single crystal high pressure turbine (HPT) blades using a nickel-based super alloy
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Did a torpedo implode in Indonesian submarine, KRI Nanggala 402 splitting up the 44 year old vessel into three parts and killing all of its 53 officers and crew instantly? Indonesian Navy Commander Yudo Margono said at a press conference Sunday that was broadcast on Indonesian television that SONARS had located an object that looked like a submarine at a depth of 850 m, way out of its 500 meter ‘safe diving range suggesting that a catastrophic event had taken place abroad the submarine. A video released during the press conference revealed large parts of the sunken submarine