The United States has approved a Foreign Military Sale to Japan of up to nine E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft for an estimated cost of $3.135 billion
An M28 short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft manufactured at PZL Mielec, a facility in Poland owned by Sikorsky has arrived in Ecuador following a trans-Atlantic flight from Poland. The twin-engine turboprop will meet the Ecuadorian Army's need for a multi-role transport aircraft that can perform in diverse climates and terrain
United Engine Corporation of Russia plans to to re-equip the Beriev Be-200 amphibious aircraft with the Russian-French SaM146 engine unit. The modernization will make it possible to introduce the aircraft on the European and American markets, and also to begin the validation of the aircraft in the transport and passenger configurations
The Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense (MND) is to increase the budget to upgrade the air forces F-16 warplane fleet to boost the number and types of air-to-air missiles the aircraft can carry. The budget is set to go up from NT$129
France is working to reduce US-made components from its defense products so as not to run afoul of the US International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) which allow Washington to veto sale to countries it does not approve of. French Defence Minister Florence Parly said Yesterday that reducing dependence on US-made components was necessary so as not to hinder the export of French military products
A Turkish-Indonesian joint production medium-weight battle tank, KAPLAN MT has completed qualification trials and is ready for mass production in Indonesia which could lead to the manufacture of up to 400 units. Turkey's heavy arms manufacturer, FNSS Savunma Sistemleri (FNSS) General Director Nail Kurt was quoted in an interview to
The Pentagon has awarded a Foreign Military Sales contract worth over $164 million for procurement of one E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft for the government of Japan, the Department of defense announced Wednesday. “Northrop Grumman Systems Corp
Indias Bharat Electronics today announced an INR9,200 crore (US$1.8Billion) order for the supply of seven Long Range Surface-to-Air Missile (LRSAM) systems has pushed the order book of the company beyond ₹50,000 crore for the first time
The Israel Air Force (IAF) is considering Boeings latest F-15 fighter jet over buying a third squadron of the F-35 stealth fighter due to the formers higher weapons payload.Despite a price tag which could be 30%-40% more than that of the F-35, the F-15 could be attractive to the IAF due to its ability to carry a variety of weapons on external hard-points unlike the Lockheed Martin aircraft whose weapons payload is limited due to its internal weapons bay, the
Australias defense ministry today announced the signing of contracts worth A$238 million with Leidos Australia for the supply and support of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence capabilities for the Australian Defence Force under project Land 2110. Land 2110 Phase 1B is focused on the typical capability elements of CBRN defence: detection identification and monitoring, warning and reporting, physical protection (personal and collective), hazard management, containment and decontamination, medical support and training mechanisms