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The F-35 Joint Program Office has announced that two F-35B Lightning II stealth aircraft begin sea trials aboard Italian aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550). Test pilots flew the specially instrumented U.S. F-35Bs from Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NAS Pax River), Maryland, to the Italian...

Elbit Systems Awarded a $300 Million Contract to Supply Hermes 900 Unmanned Aircraft Systems to a Country in Asia Haifa, Israel, March 2, 2021 – Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT, TASE: ESLT) (“Elbit Systems” or “the Company”) announced today that it was awarded an approximately $300 million...

On 1 March 2021, all Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu, Royal Netherlands Air Force) air transport assets were officially combined within a new command within the Dutch defence organisation, the Air Mobility Command (AMC). The AMC, based at Eindhoven air base, is one of four new commands. It does not...

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The Modular Tactical Cargo Drone ALBATROS, which was showcased at TEKNOFEST İstanbul alongside DOĞAN, stands out as the favourite platform in ALTINAY’s UAV family. ALBATROS can be supplied in different models, with a carrying capacity of either 75 or 150 kilograms, and is technically one of the...

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Some sources claim that; Test flights will run out to 2026, with mass production to start by 2028. This first batch of jets, says KAI, will have limited weapons capability, but series production aircraft built from 2029 will be able to use a full range of air-to-air and air-to-ground munitions...

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and GKN Aerospace have signed a contract for the latter to manufacture the advanced composite V-tails for GA-ASI’s new MQ-9B SkyGuardian®Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) from their Cowes facility in the United Kingdom. SkyGuardian is the...

Diehl Defence has received a three year service contract from the Swedish material procurement agency to ensure high availability and readiness of the country’s ELDENHET 98 air defence system. The contract award followed delivery and handover of the IRIS-T SLS weapon systems in 2020. The Swedish...

The integration of AL TARIQ’s guidance kit on a newly developed Penetration Warhead was showcased at IDEX 2021. The programme is currently in the final phases of qualification and field testing and will be ready for production towards the end of 2021. This new development will enhance AL...

Belarus is to receive a second batch of four Su-30SM multirole fighters from the United Aircraft Corporation in October 2022, according to the press service of the country’s MoD. Over the past five years, more than 450 pieces of equipment have been adopted by the Belarusian Army, with over 250...

Rocket Lab Unveils Plans for New 8-Ton Class Reusable Rocket for Mega-Constellation Deployment The advanced new rocket, Neutron, will transform space access by delivering reliable and cost-effective launch services for satellite mega-constellations, deep space missions and human spaceflight...

Defence budget up this year, as MINDEF spent less than planned in 2020 due to delayed projects: Ng Eng Hen SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) is spending more this financial year as it spent less than planned last year due to delayed projects, Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said on...

This is the final assembly site video of the KF-X prototype. Currently, four prototypes are being assembled and an official roll-out is scheduled for April. KF-X is said to start mass production in 2028, and 120 units will be deployed in the Air Force by 2032.

New details on KB SAT’s AR-10 stealthy unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) which is a spin-off of Russia’s first forward-swept wing trainer aircraft SR-10, has emerged.