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Cruise Missile Developed for F-35 Could be Used in Turkey’s Indigenous Fighter,...

August 5, 2019 @ 10:49 AM

An air-to-surface cruise missile developed for the F-35 fighter jet could be used with Turkey's national combat aircraft and attack UAVs, besides offered to countries which are part of the F-35 program. Turkeys industry and technology minister, Mustafa Varank said on Saturday that the SOM-J cruise missile jointly developed by the US and Turkey, will be deployed on local air assets following Ankaras ouster from the F-35 program
New Parachute To Allow Russian Paratroopers Fire Weapons in Mid-Air

August 5, 2019 @ 09:12 AM

Russia has developed "D-14 Shelest airdrop parachute system" that will allow paratroopers to fire their guns mid-air. "The next-generation D-14 Shelest airdrop parachute system designed for jumps in the Ratnik soldier combat outfit principally differs from the previous systems
Raytheon To Build Prototypes Of High Energy Laser Weapon Systems For USAF

August 3, 2019 @ 09:33 AM

Raytheon has won a $23.8 million contract to build two prototypes of High Energy Laser Weapon Systems (HELWS) for the US Air Force
Raytheon to Train Afghan Air Force in Aircraft Maintenance

August 2, 2019 @ 07:57 AM

The US Army Contracting Command has awarded Raytheon a $108 million contract to train the Afghanistan Air Force in aircraft maintenance. Under the terms of the contract, Raytheon will develop a new training program that involves Simulation, Training and Instrumentation called “Afghanistan Air Force Aircraft Maintenance Training (AMT)
Russia Accelerates Shipment of S-400s To Turkey, Trains Chinese Military On Its...

July 31, 2019 @ 11:57 AM

Russia has completed training the Chinese military personnel on the use of S-400 air defense systems and has planned to deliver second batch of the systems to Turkey in 2020. Moscow began shipping the S-400s to China, contract for which was signed in 2014, earlier this month
Canada To Buy American MIDS-JTRS Radios For CF-18 Fighters, CC-130J Aircraft

July 31, 2019 @ 07:19 AM

The US State Department Tuesday cleared Canadas request to acquire Multifunctional Information Distribution System - Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS-JTRS), commonly known as American radios, to upgrade its fleet of CF-18 fighter jets and CC-130Jmilitary transport aircraft. “The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Canada of one hundred fifty-two (152) MIDS-JTRS (5) with support for an estimated cost of $44 million,” Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a
USA Approves $950M Logistics Support Sale For S.Korea’s RQ-4 Global Hawk Drones...

July 31, 2019 @ 06:38 AM

The United States (US) has green signalled South Koreas request to provide Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) for its fleet of Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Block 30 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPS) for $950 million. “The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Republic of Korea of Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) for RQ-4 Block 30 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPS) for an estimated cost of $950 million,” Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a
Turkey’s ASELSAN Develops Communications System for Indigenous Submarine

July 30, 2019 @ 11:47 AM

Turkey's defense and electronic systems company ASELSAN will be supplying a communications system for the locally-made New Type Submarine Project (NTSP), according to Turkish officials. According to an announcement yesterday from Turkey's Defense Industries Presidency (SSB), The Company, combining its broad experience with up-to-date technological developments, offers uninterrupted, secure, economical and fast communication solutions to the NTSP
Sierra Nevada Corp To Train Afghanistan’s A-29 Pilots

July 30, 2019 @ 11:34 AM

Sierra Nevada Corp has won a $23.2 million modification contract to provide A-29 (or Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano) pilot and maintenance training for the Afghanistan Air Force at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia; and in Afghanistan
India Buys $218M Worth R-27 Missiles For Its Su-30MKI Fighters

July 30, 2019 @ 10:15 AM

India has inked a $218 million (INR 1500 crore) agreement with Russia for Vympel R-27 air-to-air missiles under the emergency procurement route to arm the Indian Air Forces (IAFs) fleet of Su-30MKI fighters. The contract for the medium-to-long-range missiles takes the value of emergency purchases made by the IAF in the last 50 days to nearly $1

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