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Patria’s 3D-printed Aircraft Engine Installed On Finnish Super Hornet Fighter Completes Maiden...

January 18, 2018 @ 04:12 PM

Finnish firm Patria announced Thursday that the first 3D-printed aircraft engine part been installed in the F/A-18 Hornet fighter successfully completed its maiden flight on 5 January 2018. Patria has been working on the manufacturing process for 3D-printed parts over the last two years
No Tech Transfer in Russia’s S-400 Air Defence System Deal with China...

January 18, 2018 @ 02:53 PM

Russias S-400 ‘Triumf air defense missile systems deal with China is without tech transfer or license production. Moscow has begun the delivery of the S-400 systems to China under a 2014 contract, a government source disclosed to TASS Thursday
Leonardo Showcases Electronic Warfare, Fighter Trainer Expertise At Kuwait Aviation Show

January 18, 2018 @ 01:16 PM

Leonardo is exhibiting its mobile Electronic Warfare (EW) range capability service, which the company is offering to the Kuwaiti Air Force through its local in-country subsidiary, at the Kuwait Aviation Show, held from January 17-20. The ‘EW Mobile Range will allow Kuwaiti pilots to test their aircraft against realistic representative threats in live exercises, using emitter equipment to simulate radio frequency (RF), InfraRed (IR) and laser threats
India Carries Out First User Trial of Nuclear-capable Agni-V ICBM

January 18, 2018 @ 07:22 AM

India has test-fired nuclear-capable Agni-V Inter-continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) with a strike range of over 5,000 km from the integrated test range (ITR) at the Abdul Kalam island off the Odisha coast on Thursday. The ICBM developed by state-run Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) is capable of carrying nuclear or traditional warhead of about 1
US DSCA Approves $500 Million Patriot Missile System Support to Saudi Arabia

January 18, 2018 @ 03:45 AM

The US State Department has approved sale of Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) system support services for an estimated cost of $500 million to Saudi Arabia. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today
French Armed Forces Awards Telecommunication Networks Upgrade Contract To Airbus

January 17, 2018 @ 04:50 PM

Airbus has been awarded the Symphonie contract by the French joint services directorate for defence infrastructure networks and information systems (DIRISI) for a period of seven years. It is part of the Descartes programme designed to modernise the telecommunication networks of the French Ministry of the Armed Forces, the firm said today
Indonesia, Turkey Collaborate To Produce Light-weight, High-altitude Drones

January 17, 2018 @ 02:50 PM

Indonesias aircraft company PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) and Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) are collaborating to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which are capable of flying at a maximum height of 40,000 feet. The UAV project is expected to be completed within one to three years, PTDI production director Arie Wibowo was quoted as saying by Jakarta Post on Tuesday
China Commissions New Corvette ‘Wuhai’ Equipped With Advanced Anti-Submarine Weapons

January 17, 2018 @ 09:48 AM

China launched a new guided- missile frigate called 'Wuhai', which has stronger anti-submarine capabilities, in a commissioning ceremony held at a naval port in Dalian, north China's Liaoning province on Monday. The Type 056 corvette Wuhai, with good stealth performance and powerful surface attack and air defence capability, will undertake multiple missions such as costal patrol, fishing boats escort, attacking surface warships and submarine of the "enemy" independently or in joint operations
Indian Army Looking To Enhance Russian-made T-90 Tanks with New Missile System

January 16, 2018 @ 12:53 PM

The Indian Army is planning to induct a third-generation missile system for its Russian make T-90 tank, with a view to enhance its capability of hitting targets at a range of 8,000 metres. A senior officer of the Armoured Corps Centre and School (ACC&S), told Times Of India on Monday: "Upgradation of the existing T-90 tank missile system is in the pipeline and is in different stages of trial evaluation
Raytheon Wins $641 Million Worth Contract For Ballistic Missile Defense System Radar

January 13, 2018 @ 01:07 PM

The Pentagon has awarded Raytheon with a contract worth $641 million to perform Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) test related activities for multiple radar platforms, the Department of defense announced Friday. Under this contract, the contractor will perform planning, executing, and analyzing sensor performance in BMDS flight tests and ground tests for each test event defined in the BMDS integrated master test plan, the statement said

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