Lockheed Martin announced tuesday that it will team with Bombardier and Raytheon to compete for the US Air Force's next generation Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) replacement. The team aimed to develop a low-risk, affordable replacement for the E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS), a ground surveillance, battle management, as well as command and control aircraft that was built by Northrop Grumman
Airbus Helicopters announced today at the Paris Air Show, the launch of X6 concept phase, setting the standard for the next-generation heavy-lift rotorcraft that will be tailored for the civil market. X6 will initially target oil and gas missions and will also be suited for Search and Rescue, VIP and other applications
Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has unveiled a new surface combatant concept for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) next generation 3000 tons class Frigate known as "30FF" or FFX in its latest "Defense and space domain briefing", Navy Recognition reported Friday. The Japanese MoD said in the mid-term defense program that there is need for compact hull Destroyers (known as DEX)
US Marines have introduced a Secure Electronic Enrollment Kit, a portable biometrics solution, to the South Korean Marines. The biometric solution has been used to identify people in Iraq and Afghanistan
The US militarys F/A-18 Hornet legacy fighters are flying more hours and will require more maintenance than expected due to delays in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program, Rear Adm. Michael Manazir was quoted as saying by defense journal, DoDBuzz last week
Northrop Grumman announced Thursday that its subsidiary Remotec has unveiled the Andros FX(TM), a more capable and dexterous unmanned ground vehicle. The new unmanned ground vehicle is designed to defeat a wide range of threats, including vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIED)
Pentagon plans to build an air vehicle by 2023 that can travel at speeds up to Mach 5 while carrying guidance systems and other materials, Military.com reported Monday
Saab and Rosoboronexport are among international manufacturers who have been invited to make presentations to the Indian MoD on the purchase of a light fighter to replace the MiG-21 aircraft. The initial pitches will be in the nature of request for information to see what is available in the international market
The six E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft have been declared fully operationally ready after it has directed Australian and coalition aircraft in strike missions against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria for 1200 hours. Defence Minister Kevin Andrews was quoted as saying by various reports on Wednesday that Australia now had the most advanced air battle space management capability in the world
The US is likely to sell the refurbished Fairchild-Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II jets to Taiwan, if the aircraft retires from the US Air Force service, Want China Times reported Sunday. Paul Cejas Boeing's chief engineer of off-Boeing programs said at a media event on Wednesday that the company has begun early discussions with the US Air Force (USAF) to sell off refurbished A-10s to international customers