The British government has allocated £656 million funding to propel the Tempest sixth-generation fighter jet programme into the next phase. As part of the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) – a trilateral collaboration with Japan and Italy to develop the next generation of fighter jet - the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded the major contract to BAE Systems on behalf of British defence firms; Leonardo UK, MBDA UK and Rolls-Royce, to progress the design and development of this aircraft
The three-day 10th World Radio Detection and Ranging Expo (World Radar Expo) kicked off on April 13 in Beijing, where top Chinese defense firms displayed their solutions in countering air threats including drones and stealth aircraft. The Ukraine War has shown that drones have become one of the biggest threats in air defense because they are cheap, low-flying, slow and small
Northrop Grumman can move forward with full-rate production (FRP) of the U.S
Boeing today unveiled Protected Wideband Satellite (PWS), its design for an anti-jam payload built for U.S
A Russian T-90A tank captured by Ukrainian armed forces has made its way to the United States. The Russians reportedly lost the tank last year
Thawing of relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia was expected following the signing of China-brokered peace deal, but the war in Yemen, in which both countries are on rival sides, is still on. The conflict in Yemen is seen by Western sources as an extension of the Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict, where they have lent support of varying degrees to rival forces in Yemen, Syria and Lebanon
The Sichuan Provincial Meteorological Bureau in China used the Wing Loong 2H meteorological drone to carry out artificial rain (snow) enhancement operations in the western Sichuan plateau area, for the rejuvination of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River.As of April 6, the "Wing Loong" 2H also called "Pterosaur" has completed 2 sorties of operations, with a total of more than 10 hours of flight planed
The first of six 3600-ton frigates, the Chungnam (FFG-828), built for the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy, was
Belarus will produce some 1350 componets and parts for Russian MC-21, Il-76 Il-78 and Tu-204 commercial airliners.The aviation enterprises of Belarus are actively increasing the portfolio of Russian orders, according to the Belarusian ambassador to Russia Dmitry Krutoy said Saturday on the Belarus 1 state television channel
China's indigenous multirole helicopter, the AC332, completed its first flight in North China's Tianjin on Friday.Its developer, the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) focused on developing a product with performance and operating costs comparable to those of advanced foreign counterparts and realize advantages in terms of its plateau performances, Ma Dequan, general manager of AVIC Tianjin Helicopter Co Ltd, was quoted as saying to Global Times