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Indonesia denies Requesting US for MV-22 Osprey Aircraft

July 9, 2020 @ 07:43 AM

The Indonesian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has refuted a United States Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announcement that it had requested to buy eight Bell-Boeing MV-22 Block C Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft for $2 Billion. Secretary General of the Indonesian MoD, Donny Ermawan Taufanto asserted that there were no plans to purchase the MV-22 Osprey adding that there is a possibility that it (the announcement) was only a one-sided claim from the US
ECA Adds Unmanned Rotorcraft to Belgian-Dutch Mine Hunter Program

July 8, 2020 @ 05:03 PM

ECA Group announced Wednesday it selected the SKELDAR V-200 Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial system (UAS) for integration with the Belgian and Dutch cooperative naval Mine Countermeasure (MCM) program. The project involves building twelve mine hunters equipped with drone systems (Toolbox) to the Belgian and Dutch navies
RD-93MA Engine, to Power Pakistan JF-17 Block III Jets, Enters Thermal Chamber...

July 8, 2020 @ 01:58 PM

A new engine for the Pakistani JF-17 fighter jet, dubbed RD-93MA being developed by Russias United Engine Corporation (UEC)-Klimov has entered thermal chamber tests to confirm high-speed characteristics in simulated flight conditions. The RD-93MA has been specifically developed to power single engine light fighter jets
Armaments Corporation of S.Africa Receives Veecraft Workboat

July 8, 2020 @ 05:10 AM

Veecraft Marine delivered Inkanyamba, 20m monohull workboat, to Armaments Corporation of South Africa (ARMSCOR) on Tuesday. The boat was handed over to ARMSCOR on behalf of the South African National Defense Force (SANDF), whose Special Forces will utilise the vessel for the transportation of personnel and equipment and also for support training activities
Israeli University Develops Tech to Locate Operators of Hostile Drones

July 8, 2020 @ 04:38 AM

Cyber researchers from Ben Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have created algorithms to pinpoint the location of drone operators operating maliciously near airports or protected airspace by analyzing the flight path of the drone. The paper, which was led by senior lecturer and drone expert Dr
Saab Starts Gripen E/F Fighter Jet Production in Brazil

July 7, 2020 @ 04:57 PM

Saab Aeronáutica Montagens (SAM), Saab's first aero structures plant outside of Sweden for the new Gripen E/F fighter, marked the start of production today in Brazil. This site builds sections of Gripen, which will then be delivered to the final assembly facilities at the Embraer plant in Gavião Peixoto, São Paulo, Brazil and to Linköping, Sweden
Swedish MoD Okays Future Combat Aviation Capability, Artillery Regiment

July 7, 2020 @ 12:24 PM

The Swedish Ministry of Defence has green-lighted the future combat aviation capability- the future generation Gripen besides a new artillery regiment. "By 24 July 2020, the Armed Forces must submit a supplementary budget base for 2021 and adjust its budget base according to the direction specified in the assignment," the MoD said in a release July 7
Russian Customs Seize "Radioactive" Helicopter in German Cargo

July 7, 2020 @ 10:38 AM

A German helicopter which emitted radiation level exceeding the standard by 55 times was seized by Russian customs officers at Vladivostok on Tuesday. “The radiation hazardous cargo (helicopter) arrived from Germany in a container (shipped) to a Russian company,” Asya Berezhnaya, spokeswoman for the Vladivostok Customs, was quoted as saying by
Israel May Buy Jet Fuel, Diesel from United States for $990M

July 7, 2020 @ 03:27 AM

The United States has green-lighted Israels request to supply Jet Propellant 8 (JP-8) jet fuel to enable the country to maintain operational aircraft. “The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Israel of approximately 990 million gallons of Petroleum-based products for an estimated cost of $3 billion
Raytheon Scores $35M AIM-9X Sidewinder Missiles Deal

July 7, 2020 @ 02:36 AM

Raytheon has won a $34.75 million contract to produce around 120 additional AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles

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