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Chinese Fighter Jets May Escort Kim Jong Un to Singapore Summit

June 8, 2018 @ 10:32 AM

Chinas Peoples Liberation Army-Air Force is preparing to send fighter jets to escort North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to the upcoming US-DPRK summit to be held in Singapore. "Escorting [a head of state] with jets is one of the highest security protocols that the air force can provide," the South Korean source told South China Morning Post Thursday, adding that if China sends air assets to conduct the escort then "it may be a message directed to the US-ROK [Republic of Korea, or South Korea] alliance that China is strongly backing up the Kim regime
Thales Launches First Defence Cloud Solution For Armed Forces

June 8, 2018 @ 10:14 AM

Thales has launched the first comprehensive private cloud infrastructure solution called Nexium Defence Cloud to improve the operational efficiency of the armed forces. The Thales Defence Cloud is a sovereign solution designed for constrained environments, enabling deployed forces to conduct their missions in total autonomy in the theatre of operations
US Navy Awards $48 Million for Counter-UAV Systems Engineering

June 8, 2018 @ 09:54 AM

The US Navy has awarded over $48 million worth contract to Virginia-based Six3 Advanced Systems Inc. to support deployment of counter- unmanned aerial systems (UAS) engineering, the Department of defense announced Thursday
US Army Orders Medium Trucks Based On A1P2 Variants

June 8, 2018 @ 09:21 AM

The US Army has awarded over $51 million worth contract to Oshkosh Defense for the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicle variants based on the current A1P2 technical data package, the Department of defense announced Thursday. The statement further said that the A1P2 technical data package also “includes the long term armored strategy design on the vehicles
Raytheon, 5 Others Awarded $970 Million Cooperative Threat Reduction Program Contracts

June 6, 2018 @ 09:49 AM

The Pentagon has awarded multiple contracts to six firms – Raytheon, Black and Veatch, URS Federal Services, Parsons Government Services International Inc., CH2M Hill Inc
IAF Jaguar Fighter Crashes In Gujarat, Killing Senior Officer

June 5, 2018 @ 10:23 AM

An Indian Air Force (IAF) Jaguar fighter aircraft crashed in Gujarats Kutch early morning, killing a senior officer, local media reports. The reports suggests that the plane flew from the Jamnagar air base and crashed in the Mundra taluk of Kutch district
South Korean Navy to Buy Underwater Sound System from Elbit Systems' Canadian...

June 2, 2018 @ 09:29 AM

Elbit Systems subsidiary in Canada, GeoSpectrum Technologies has won a contract from STX Engine Co., to deliver a full end-to-end Underwater Sound Source System (USSS) and software package to the Republic of Korea (“ROK”) Navy
MBDA Completes Second Trials Of Sea Venom/ANL Anti-ship Missile

June 1, 2018 @ 11:26 AM

European firm MBDA successfully completed the second development firing of its Sea Venom/ANL anti-ship missile from a French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA – Direction Générale de lArmement) Panther test helicopter at Ile Du Levant in southeast France. The firing, which took place on 18 April 2018, highlighted Sea Venom/ANLs lock on after launch (LOAL) capabilities, the company press release said Thursday
Made-in-India Apache Helicopter Fuselage Delivered to Boeing

June 1, 2018 @ 11:08 AM

Tata Boeing Aerospace today delivered the first AH-64 Apache combat helicopter fuselage from its manufacturing facility in Hyderabad, India. The fuselage will now be transported to Boeings AH-64 Apache manufacturing facility in the USA, for integration into the final assembly line
Raytheon to Supply Additional 18 AMRAAM Missiles to USAF

June 1, 2018 @ 06:54 AM

Raytheon has been awarded a $14 million modification contract for Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile production Lot 32, for 18 additional AIM-120D missiles to US Air Force. Work is expected to be complete by Jan

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