The Israel Navy is expanding the SAAR class of missile boats into ‘Mini Corvette class vessels with an ageing fleet of Saar 4, 4.5 missile boats and 5 corvettes
ST Engineering unveiled a suite of naval solutions at IMDEX Asia 2013 (May 14-16, 2013 ay Singapore) designed to provide users with comprehensive maritime awareness, command, control and advanced communications systems. One of the highlights this year is the Damage Control Trainer, a multi-storied, shore-based trainer that has been constructed to resemble a ship
Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica company, has been awarded a USD 141 million contract by Lockheed Martin for the production of components and for the assembly of the first complete wing for the F-35 JSF (Joint Strike Fighter) programme. The $382 billion F-35 Joint Strike fighter program may well be the largest single global defense program in history
Deep-pocketed U.S allies are emerging as the saviors of Lockheed Martins most costly military plane, the F35 fighter aircraft, which has struggled to make sales on the home ground
U.S has offered the deal to The Government of the Republic of Singapore for 100 AIM-120C7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) for an estimated cost of $210 million and 20 AIM 9X-2 SIDEWINDER Block II All Up Round Missiles for an estimated cost of $36 million
The Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet is set to return to the skies of Malaysia for its fourth appearance at the biennial Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) Exhibition. “Boeings goals for LIMA are to highlight our capabilities and to strengthen the already solid relationships we have developed with Malaysia and the Asia-Pacific region,” said Jim Armington, vice president, East Asia & Pacific Business Development, Boeing Defense, Space & Security
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. was awarded a contract for designing and building eight new naval vessels by the countrys Defense Ministry or MINDEF, it was confirmed earlier today
General Dynamics and Alenia Aermacchi announced today the signing of a Letter of Intent (LOI) to join forces and compete for the U.S
The International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (IMDEX Asia) will host the first ever Asian edition of the International Naval Engineering Conference and Exhibition (INEC) in 2013. INEC@IMDEX Asia, held from 14 - 16 May 2013 at Changi Exhibition Centre, Singapore, will gather representatives from navies, commercial and military ship operators, designers and shipbuilders, manufacturers, defence-related organisations and academia, to discuss new developments and challenges faced by the naval engineering industry
The Bangladesh Army has inducted two new Eurocopter AS365 N3+ Dauphin helicopters that will be used for UN humanitarian missions and transport duties. A group of Bangladesh Army pilots were trained to fly the choppers at Eurocopter South East Asia’s Singapore facility in the subsidiary’s AS365 N3+ full-flight simulator