BIRD Aerosystems has won a contract for the delivery and installation of its Airborne Missile Protection Systems (AMPS)- MLRD solution, that includes the patented SPREOS DIRCM, on a customer VIP and Military aircraft in Africa. AMPS-MLRD missile protection system provides the most enhanced protection for military and civilian aircraft against the growing threat of ground to air missiles including MANPADS, Laser guided threats, and Radar guided threats
The Boeing Loyal Wingman aircraft being developed with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) recently moved under its own power for the first time, a key milestone for the aircraft thats expected to make its first flight this year. “Seeing the prototype take to the runway for this low-speed taxi test is an exciting moment – another significant development milestone ahead of its first flight,” said Air Vice-Marshal Cath Roberts, RAAF Head of Air Force Capability
BIRD Aerosystems has won a new contract to upgrade and improve the Airborne Missile Protection Systems (AMPS) systems which were previously provided to the Czech Air Force. BIRDs AMPS are installed on the Czech Air Force Mi-17 helicopters and successfully and operationally deployed in different dangerous and complicated conflict zones, including Afghanistan
China today launched two military satellites, along with a high resolution optical remote-sensing satellite aboard a Long March-2D carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 10:27 a.m
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A Chinese netizen has claimed PLA soldiers died during the June 2020 Indo-China border clash attributing the PLA fatalities to poor quality of the Dongfeng off-road vehicles used by the Chinese military. He was subsequently arrested and made to write an apology letter clearing the Dongfeng Off-road company
Saab, together with Swedish Defense Materiel Administration (FMV) and Swedish Armed Forces have test fired Saab Lightweight Torpedo (SLWT) from a corvette and a submarine. “The Saab Lightweight Torpedo will provide the Swedish and Finnish Navy with the ability to deter and if necessary destroy hostile underwater and surface threats
Russia plans to create a prototype demonstrator of a new generation supersonic civil aircraft by 2023 using the MiG-29 fighter jet as a “donar” aircraft. The move signals a new race with the United States to build a supersonic passenger jet that can fly at mach 2 or twice the speed of sound
Russia has tested a new hypersonic missile designed to arm its modified Tu-22M3M strategic bomber aircraft. "Recently, a new hypersonic missile was tested on the Tu-22M3
Saab has completed its participation with Gripen E and GlobalEye AEW&C in the Finnish HX Challenge, the Finnish Air Force testing and evaluation event at Pirkkala Air Base in Finland. The flight evaluation is part of the capability assessment in the on-going HX programme, the procurement of new fighter aircraft to equip the Finnish Air Force