Search results

The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of France of four (4) AE-2100D Turbo Prop engines and two (2) Multifunctional, Information Distribution System-Low Volume Terminal Block Upgrade Two (MIDS-LVT BU2) and related equipment for...

The puzzle for the tie-ups of the delivered Al Quwwat al Jawwiya il Misriya (Egypt Air Force) C295M transport aircraft is almost solved. We are still missing two tie-ups. On 4 February 2014, an Egypt Air Force C295M was photographed at Seville (Spain) with the full registration 1190/SU-BSH...

On 2 september 2020, the Vzdušné síly armády České republiky (CzAF, Czech Air Force) retired its two Yak-40s after 21 years of honorable service. Both Yak-40s made a last fly-past over Kbely at 14:00 hrs LT, witnessed by the Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies' defence committee, Ms. Jana...

F-35 deal caused controversy in Israel over fears it'll reduce the country's qualitative military edge in ME The US will likely go ahead with the sale of F-35 fighter jets to the UAE and Israel can live with such a deal, former Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) chief Yaakov Peri told i24NEWS on...

Image for representation. The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN)’s first Type 218SG Invincible-class submarine being built by Germany’s Thyssenkrupp departed for sea trials Monday. The vessel is first of four customized Type 218SG diesel-electric submarines that are slated to be delivered from...

K9 self-propelled howitzer The Australian Ministry of Defence will soon acquire 30 K9 self-propelled howitzers from Hanwha Defence Australia. The defence ministry said today a Request for Tender will be released to the company to build and maintain 30 self-propelled howitzers and 15 K10 armoured...

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defence announced today that it will set up three naval teams to handle Neptune coastal missile system in 2021. “Next year, the Ukrainian Navy will form three divisions of the RK-360MC ground-based cruise missile coastal complex. They will be deployed near Black and...

The brand new H160 level D full flight simulator has been qualified by EASA less than two months after the certification. Located at #Helisim in the South of France, it will be used for customer training ahead of entry into service of the helicopter.

KF-X illustration (image: KAI) In its 2021 budget, the South Korean Ministry of Defense plans to spend $5.4 billion for the development of indigenous KF-X jet. Seoul has set the target for development of the jet for 2026. It aims to produce 15 F414 flight test engines and six prototype fighters...

The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has transformed their oldest fighter squadron, 140 Squadron "Osprey" based at Tengah air base, into a hybrid squadron which both operates F-16C/D Fighting Falcons and the F-15SG Strike Eagles as a dedicated aggressor squadron. Shoulder patches using...

The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Lockheed Martin Corp. nearly $7 million in contract modification related to the U.S. Army’s Apache helicopter, including modernized day sensor assembly kits. Work will be performed in Orlando, Florida, with an estimated completion date of Aug. 31, 2023...

In this interview Ömer KORKUT General Manager of SDT Space & Defence Technologies discusses how the company benefits from seasoned expertise in electronic production and how this has become an advantageous and complementing factor as exports sales increase. Defence Turkey: Established in...

DARPA and the U.S. Air Force (USAF) today announced successful completion of captive carry tests of two variants of the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) and are ready to proceed to first free-flight testing within the calendar year. The joint Agency and Service effort seeks to...

Courtesy photo Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp. has been awarded a $187.5 million contract by the Space Development Agency (SDA) last night for Tranche 0 of the new Space Transport Layer. The $187.5-million contract for Transport Layer’s Tranche 0 is an initial test and...

The creation of Iveco Defence Vehicles Romania has officially been announced on Aug.25 during the groundbreaking ceremony, held at the new plant grounds in Petresti (DB), Romania. According to the contract, series production of more than 2,900 high mobility trucks dedicated to the Romanian...

Schiebel, together with partner Nordic Unmanned, successfully demonstrated to Norwegian energy company Equinor the cargo delivery capability of its Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Camcopter S-100 to offshore platform Troll A. This is a world’s first in terms of full-scale offshore UAV delivery...

The UK Ministry of Defence has earmarked £240 million to upgrade British Army’s fleet of bulldozers, cranes and forklifts. The fleet - known as MITER – have been used to help with recovery following the devastation caused by Hurricanes Irma and Dorian in the Caribbean, during major flooding...

M113 tracked Armored Personnel Carrier (image: US Army) The Brazilian Army has taken delivery of all 386 upgraded M113 armored vehicles, nearly a decade after the modernization project was launched. Last of these Armoured Personnel Transport Vehicles were delivered to the 7th Armoured Infantry...

Belgian B-Hunter UAV Belgian Air Force decommissioned old Israel-built B-Hunter unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) it bought two decades ago. “B-Hunter UAV is now officially retired from service. The Air Force is now eagerly awaiting the arrival of the new capacity MQ-9B,” the service announced...