The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), a subsidiary of Rostec, has inaugurated new facilities at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Plant (KnAAZ) to support the production of Su-57 fifth-generation fighters, according to a statement from the corporation's press service. The expansion is part of a broader effort to enhance the plant's capabilities, with plans underway to introduce additional infrastructure
The Australian Government has announced an A$850 million investment in a new missile facility to be built by Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence in Williamtown, New South Wales. The factory, KONGSBERG's first outside Norway, will manufacture Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) and Joint-Strike Missiles (JSM) for the Australian Defence Force, According to a statement by Kongsberg
Russian Helicopters has confirmed that talks are ongoing with India and China regarding the sale of KA-226T helicopters. India initially expressed interest in purchasing 200 KA-226T helicopters in 2014
The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has announced plans to construct a test facility aimed at safeguarding military equipment from increasingly prevalent GPS jamming attempts by foreign powers. Under a newly awarded £20 million contract to defence technology company QinetiQ, the advanced radio frequency, anti-jamming test centre will be established at the MOD's Boscombe Down site in Wiltshire
Pakistan today successfully test fired an improved variant of Shaheen-ll (Hatf VI ) nuclear capable ballistic missile with a range of 2000 KMs. This test is part of Pakistan's efforts to maintain its strategic deterrence capabilities in the region,the Pakistan MoD said on X
The Estonian Ministry of Defence has signed a joint statement with Helsing to develop and apply artificial intelligence (AI) technologies for the Estonian Defence Forces (EDF). The partnership aims to pioneer new defence technologies, including software-defined reconnaissance and strike capabilities
After years of negotiations, South Korea has agreed to reduce Indonesia's contribution in the development of the KF-21 fighter jet from $1.2 billion to $660 million
The Vietnamese Air Force has completed the Site Acceptance Test (SAT) of six L-39NG trainer aircraft, Czech manufacturer Aero Vodochody has announced. The SAT, conducted by a joint team of specialists from Aero and Omnipol, verified the aircraft's functions and flight capabilities
HENSOLDT has received a further order from Thales for the delivery of TRS-4D naval radars for the German Navy's F126 frigates. This brings the total order value to more than €200 million
Algeria is emerging as a potential launch customer for the upgraded YAK-130M aircraft, the newest version of the Yakovlev YAK-130, likely featuring an Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar, and primarily designed for the export market. During the Army-2024 Forum held in Kubinka, near Moscow last week, an Algerian delegation was observed closely inspecting the YAK-130M