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US Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion Helicopter Crashes in Japan

October 11, 2017 @ 02:23 PM

A US Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion military helicopter reportedly crashed in Kunigami district of Japans Okinawa province. Around 5:15 pm local time, an American military helicopter deployed at Futenma base near US northern training center in the northern part of Okinawa main island burst into flames, local media reported Wednesday
General Atomics Commences Production of New Long Range Attack, Reconnaissance Drone

October 11, 2017 @ 12:40 PM

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced in a press release Tuesday that it has officially transitioned its production line from the MQ-1C Gray Eagle to its new long-range variant, the MQ-1C ER Gray Eagle Extended Range following the completion of the last contracted MQ-1C aircraft
Airbus Writes Staff Letter As Austrian Eurofighter Case Nears ‘Conclusion’

October 9, 2017 @ 05:32 PM

European planemaker Airbus Group warns its staff in a letter to be prepared for budget constraint as the five-year investigation into allegations of fraud and corruption in the €2bn sale of Eurofighter jets are nearing “conclusion”. Tom Enders, Airbus chief executive, wrote to the aircraft makers 130,000 staff on October 6 to warn of the potential for “significant penalties” arising from corruption investigations under way in the UK, France, Germany and Austria, Financial Times reports
Airbus Helicopters Delivers 400th UH-72A Lakota Chopper to US Army

October 9, 2017 @ 03:38 PM

Airbus Helicopters has delivered the U.S
Russian Pacific Fleet Cruiser Varyag and Submarine Tomsk Tests Anti-ship Missiles

October 9, 2017 @ 12:02 PM

The crew of the Russian Pacific Fleet have tested two supersonic cruise missiles during training exercise in the Okhotsk Sea water zone, the defense ministry said Monday. According to the ministry, the nuclear submarine cruiser Tomsk fired a supersonic naval anti-ship missile Granit from “a submerged location” and Varyag guided-missile cruiser launched Bazalt supersonic anti-ship missile, successfully hitting the assigned target
Over 120 IS Militants Killed In Russian Air Strikes In Syria

October 7, 2017 @ 02:01 PM

The Russian Armed Forces have killed over 120 Daesh militants coming from Tajikistan, Iraq and North Caucasus in a series of air strikes in Syria over the past 24 hours. "In the strikes on Abu Kamal, the military destroyed a base and about 40 terrorists coming from Tajikistan and Iraq, as well as seven off-road vehicles with high-caliber weapons," the defense ministry in Moscow said in a statement Saturday
Russian Army Engineers De-mined 24,065 Explosive Objects in Syria's Palmyra

October 6, 2017 @ 10:17 AM

A group of mine clearance specialists of the Russian Armed Forces destroyed about 24,065 explosive objects and cleared over two thousand hectares of land in Palmyra city of Syria over the last two years. "In 2016 and 2017, the detachment of the Russian Armed Forces Mine Action Center performed twice the task of removing explosives and carrying out mine clearance in the architectural and historical complex, the residential quarters and the airport of Palmyra," Commander of the Palmyra mine clearance group Valery Ovdiyenko told TASS Thursday
Northrop Wins $66 Million to Procure Test, Maintenance Services to Sustain Triton

October 6, 2017 @ 03:37 AM

Northrop Grumman is being awarded $66 million contract to procure test and maintenance services to sustain MQ-4C Triton unmanned air system (UAS) air vehicles, mission control and operator training systems. In addition, this effort includes procurement of field service representatives technical support to ensure that the MQ-4C UAS aircraft are mission-capable for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions supporting Tritons early operating capability, the US Department of Defense said in a statement Thursday
Northrop Grumman Wins $130 Million to Supply Three Global Hawk Drones to

October 6, 2017 @ 03:29 AM

Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $130 million contract for the Japan Global Hawk program. This contract includes long lead material to initiate the program for three global hawk block 30 (I) surveillance air vehicles, two ground control elements, enhanced integrated sensor suite, spares, and a site survey, the US Department of Defense said in a statement Thursday
Esterline to Supply Rugged Displays, Servers for Australian Hawkei Protected Mobility Vehicles

October 5, 2017 @ 07:22 PM

Esterline Corporation has signed a contract with Thales Australia to supply with rugged displays and servers to be installed in the Hawkei Protected Mobility vehicles. Thales chose Esterlines rugged networked products for the vehicles after a rigorous extensive trials and technical information exchange sessions with the Esterline team, the company said in a statement Thursday

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