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British Typhoon Aircraft Scrambled To Intercept Russian Bomber Over Black Sea

July 27, 2018 @ 12:52 PM

The Royal Air Force scrambled Typhoon fighter jets based in Romania on Thursday, in response to Russian Su-24 FENCER aircraft operating near NATO airspace over the Black Sea. Operating from the Romanian Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base near Constanta on the Black Sea coast, the RAF Typhoons responded to the suspected bomber aircraft heading west towards NATO airspace, the British MOD announced Thursday
Leonardo's 'Project Comfort' to Reduce Noise and Vibration in helicopters

July 27, 2018 @ 12:49 PM

Leonardo and an Italian polytechnic, Politecnico di Milano (PoliMi) will collaborate on developing technologies for reducing noise and vibration besides reducing pilot workload. The goal of the programme is to demonstrate a significant vibration and internal noise reduction, through the coordinated use of passive and active systems
US DSCA Approves Service Support for Bahrain Navy Ship FFG-90 for $70

July 27, 2018 @ 10:16 AM

The United States State Department has approved sale of items and services in support of Follow-On Technical Support (FOTS) for the Royal Bahrain Navy Ship SABHA (FFG-90) for an estimated cost of $70 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale Thursday
Lockheed Martin's Hit-To-Kill PAC-3 Missile Sets Distance Record

July 27, 2018 @ 08:39 AM

A Lockheed Martin PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor successfully intercepted an Air-Breathing Threat (ABT) in a test at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, on Thursday. The test marked the furthest distance a PAC-3 MSE missile has intercepted an ABT, which represents fixed-wing aircraft or cruise missiles
Lockheed Martin Wins $99M Worth FMS Contract For LANTIRN Targeting Pods Support

July 27, 2018 @ 08:11 AM

The US Air Force has awarded over $99 million worth contract to Lockheed Martin for Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night (LANTIRN) systems support, the Department of defense announced Thursday. “Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, Orlando, Florida, has been awarded a $99,900,000 indefinite-delivery/definite-quantity contract for Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night (LANTIRN) LM-STAR support equipment production and sustainment,” the statement says
Cobham Warns Further Delay In USAF KC-46 Tanker Program

July 26, 2018 @ 04:25 PM

The British defense company Cobham providing in-flight refueling technology for the U.S
Bulgaria Requests Proposals from Seven Countries for Supply of 16 Fighter Jets

July 26, 2018 @ 03:03 PM

The Bulgarian Ministry of Defense (MoD) has issued a Request for Proposal to acquire 16 fighter jets to replace the ageing fleet of Russian-made MiG-29 jets of the country's Air Force. The MoD has called for bids to supply aircraft from United States, Portugal, Israel, Italy, Germany, France and Sweden
Gripen Jets Drop Paveway Bombs to Extinguish Forest Fires in Sweden

July 26, 2018 @ 12:48 PM

The Swedish Air Force's Gripen Jets dropped Paveway guided bombs to extinguish a raging forest fire in central Sweden yesterday. According to Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet, the 500-pound class GBU-49/B Paveway precision-guided bomb was dropped from 3,000 metres reaching speeds of 550 km/h before hitting its target
Indian GRSE to Help Bangladesh in Warship Design and Construction

July 26, 2018 @ 11:01 AM

Indias Garden Reach Ship Builders (GRSE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Khulna Shipyard Limited (KSY) of Bangladesh to help the country in design and construction of warships. The MoU was signed on May 8 this year
BAE Systems Delivers 150th Shipboard Friend-Or-Foe Antenna To US Navy

July 26, 2018 @ 09:41 AM

BAE Systems has delivered its 150th OE-120 Identification Friend-or-Foe (IFF) antenna to the U.S

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