Germanys MTU Aero Engines, Frances Safran Aircraft Engines, and Spains ITP Aero on Thursday agreed to build an engine to power the Next-Generation Fighter (NGF), which is a core element of FCAS (Future Combat Air System). Until the three companies develop a new engine for the NGF, it will be powered by
Saab said today it shipped the first T-7A Red Hawk jets aft airframe section to its partner Boeing. This 15 April 2021 shipment is from Saabs Linköping site in Sweden to Boeing in St
Rheinmetall and Northrop Grumman have formalized an agreement to develop precision-guided enhanced range artillery ammunition. Rheinmetalls South African subsidiary Rheinmetall Denel Munition and Northrop Grumman signed a 10-year strategic partnership agreement to this effect in February 2021
The Flight Safety Service (FSS) of the Russian Ministry of Defense together with Rostec Subsidiary, JSC RT-Techpriemka plan to introduce advanced machine learning in the production and operation of military aircraft. The use of artificial intelligence will make it possible to carry out long-term planning of product quality and predict the need for equipment repair with high accuracy
The French Armament General Directorate (DGA) has signed an order with Airbus to purchase eight additional H225Ms and a second VSR700 prototype. The H225Ms will be operated by the French Air and Space Force
A French MoD-supported cybersecurity start-up, GLIMPS has received a €6 million funding from ACE Capital Partners with the support of Breizh Up, the co-investment fund from Frances Brittany Region. Created in 2019, GLIMPS has developed technology to detect a cyberattack in record time for both civilian and military customers
South Korea and Indonesia are “nearing an agreement” to resume the latters participation in Seouls KF-X fighter jet project. "After five rounds of negotiations, we are nearing an agreement to a certain extent,” a South Korean arms procurement agency official told journalists in Seoul today,
South Korean President Moon Jae-in held talks with Indonesia's defense minister Prabowo Subianto on Thursday ahead of an official ceremony to roll out the KF-X fighter jet tomorrow; but failed to break a deadlock over Indonesias continued participation in the KF-X project. “Moon invited Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto in person to his office amid speculation that the bilateral partnership in the KF-X project may be sputtering,” Yonhap News reported
South Koreas Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has reached an agreement with Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) to develop a new military transport aircraft. “Currently, there are 30 multipurpose and 70 transport planes operated by the Army, Navy and Air Force
Lockheed Martin said it has entered into a long-term agreement with rocket builder ABL Space Systems for the supply of RS1 rockets. Lockheed Martin will purchase up to 26 vehicles through 2025 and then up to 32 additional launches through 2029