North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has used Italtels Transportable Data Centers at the NATO Rapid Deployable Corps Italy (NRDC – ITA) for the first time during the “Summer Tempest - Eagle Meteor 2016” training exercise. The exercise, which brought together several armies from member countries of the Atlantic Alliance, was managed by the NRDC-ITA, stationed in Solbiate Olona, the company announced today
Airbus Defence and Space has delivered to the German Air Force its first A400M transport aircraft qualified for tactical operations and able to fly in areas subject to military threats. The aircraft is the sixth A400M in German service and the first with the new capabilities in addition to the world-leading performance of all A400Ms as strategic transports
Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky has signed a contract with the Chilean Air Force (Fuerza Aérea de Chile) for six S-70i Black Hawk helicopters for the service's medium-lift helicopter recapitalization program. The new helicopters when delivered in 2018 will fulfill Chile's requirement to perform both military and humanitarian missions, such as troop transport, search and rescue, and disaster relief, The company announced today
Safran Helicopter Engines has started its first automated helicopter engine turbine blade production line. Initiated in 2012, the line is today 100% operational
Rheinmetall has won a €134 million to supply 110 HX81 tractor-trailers to an international customer. The order has been earmarked for delivery between January 2018 and February 2019
UKs Lincad is developing a bespoke battery to power tactical radio equipment being manufactured by DTC international communications technology group. The radio is designed to operate in harsh military environments and the battery will be appropriately ruggedised with a machined plastic housing for excellent resilience and strength and a full enclosure seal
The Russian Defense Ministry, Omsktransmash and tank repair factory at St. Petersburg have completed all the procedures for signing a contract to modernize the main battle tank (MBT) T-80BV
Russian Helicopters will showcase a Mi-171A2, an Ansat and a Ka-226T in the passenger mode at the 8th International Airshow, November 16-19 on Kish Island, Iran. Russian Helicopters will show a wide range of multirole civilian rotorcraft with goals to increase demand in Iran and from other customers in the Middle East
South Koreas two Israeli-made Green Pine anti-ballistic Radar units detecting Norths ballistic missile launches malfunctioned 21 times in the past three years. Considering that the military operates one radar unit at a time biweekly and it takes two hours to turn on the other radar when one breaks down, 21 malfunctions means the South went 42 hours with neither radar working, according to a military report that was submitted to Rep
Russian Mi-28NM advanced upgraded attack helicopter will carry unique mast-mounted omnidirectional radar, advanced engines, an all-new control system and an air defense countermeasures system, Russian deputy Defense Minister said. The sophisticated Mi-28NM is much different from the baseline Mi-28N, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov was quoted as saying by Tass Wednesday