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US Military Aircraft Accidents in Japan Doubled Year-to-Year in 2017

January 22, 2018 @ 09:55 AM

A Japanese Defense Ministry investigation has revealed that the number of accidents involving US military aircraft stationed in Japan doubled in last two years, contradicting a recent claim by the US military official that the numbers have dropped. There were 25 mishaps in 2017, as opposed to 11 in 2016, the investigation states,
S Korea's Marine Corps Receives First Batch Of Surion Marine Utility Helicopters

January 10, 2018 @ 04:51 PM

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has delivered first two multirole helicopters, the Surion Marine Utility Helicopters (MUH-1), for South Korea's Marine Corps on Wednesday. The MUH-1s, the Marine version of the KUH-1 Surion, will be used for various missions, including the defense of strategic islands, rapid response and humanitarian operations, Yonhap reports Wednesday
BAE Wins $19 Million for Depot-level Maintenance of Guided Missile Cruiser USS

January 9, 2018 @ 05:07 AM

BAE Systems was awarded an $18.9 million order for a selected restricted availability (SRA) on USS Princeton (CG 59) homeported in San Diego, California
South Korea to Recruit Soldiers for Dronebot Combat Unit

December 29, 2017 @ 12:17 PM

South Korea's Army will select soldiers next year to serve in the envisioned "dronebot combat unit," which it describes as a potential game changer in warfare. The Army will create a related military occupational specialty in the coming year
Airbus Helicopters Signs £100 Million Support Contract For UK’s Puma 2 Chopper

December 22, 2017 @ 12:01 PM

Airbus Helicopters and the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) have signed a Follow-on Support Arrangement contract to provide support to the Royal Air Force Puma 2 fleet over the planned service life of the aircraft. The contract, worth an initial £100 million, is the first of two pricing periods which will see Airbus Helicopters provide full technical support and logistics until March 2022
Indonesia To Mass Produce Up to 1000 Indigenous P-250 Bombs For Air...

December 20, 2017 @ 08:43 AM

Indonesias weapons manufacturer PT Sari Bahari said that it will soon begin mass production of P-250 Practice (P) bombs, which will be used to train the Air Forces Sukhoi fighter jet pilots, after a successful explosion test last week. The Indonesian firm tested P-250 Live (L) from the Pandanwangi air weapon range (AWR) in Lumajang regency, East Java, last Friday, The Jakarta Post reports
Illegal Canadian Subsidies Propped up Bombardier C Series Program: Boeing

December 19, 2017 @ 08:41 AM

Boeing justified its case against Bombardier at the International Trade Commission (ITC) hearing on Monday by claiming that Bombardiers ‘illegal business practices with its C Series aircraft harmed United States domestic industry. “Boeing brought this case seeking enforcement of US trade law, which mirrors the widely-accepted rules of international trade adopted by most WTO member nations, including Canada
Russian Helicopters, Progression to Market Choppers in South-east Asia

December 12, 2017 @ 12:36 PM

Russian Helicopters, Singaporean Progression Pte and Russia-Singapore Business Council (RSBC) have signed an agreement with Centre for Overseas Promotion of Russian High-tech Companies and Presentation of Investment Projects on cooperation and joint collaboration to promote helicopters in the South-east Asia region. Under the Agreement, Progression Pte
Leonardo Wins $132 Million to Supply 8 Additional AW139 Choppers to Italy

December 12, 2017 @ 08:04 AM

Leonardo has won a contract to supply two AW139s for the Italian Coast Guard and six for the Customs and Border Protection Service valued at approximately 112 million euro for delivery by 2020. The Italian Coast Guard has signed a contract for two AW139s to perform search and rescue missions, with deliveries to be completed by the end of 2018, while the Italian Customs and Border Protection Service (Guardia di Finanza) has ordered six to perform patrol operations, with deliveries to be completed by 2020, the company said in a statement Monday
Indian Navy to Buy 24 Multi-role Helicopters for Anti-submarine Warfare Operations

December 11, 2017 @ 11:53 AM

The Indian Navy is moving a proposal to buy 24 multi-role helicopters for an approximate $1.8 billion (INR 12,000 Crore) to be deployed for anti-submarine warfare as well as operations by its Marine Commando (MARCOS) special forces

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