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Russia’s Defense Ministry receives S-400 system regiment set ahead of schedule
A new regiment set of the S-400 Triumf (NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler) air defense missile system has arrived for the Russian Defense Ministry ahead of schedule, the press office of Russia’s...
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Lockheed Martin gets $58 million Patriot missile contract modification
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control was awarded a $58,111,201 Foreign Military Sales contract modification for Saudi and Qatari Patriot system upgrade.A Patriot missile system shown here at Al...
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Russia about to fund Il-114 aircraft production relaunch
The financing of the Ilyushin Il-114 aircraft development program shall start in the fourth quarter of this year, Russian Deputy Industry and Trade Minister Andrei Boginsky told journalists in the wake...
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Czech Republic sent instructors in Iraq to continue pilots training on L-159...
A Czech air consulting team has been operating in Iraq since August 1 in order to continue with the training of the Iraqi air forces for the Czech-made L-159 combat aircraft, the Czech Defence Ministry...
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Indonesia Marine Corps took delivery of 9 RM-70 Vampir 122mm MLRS from Czech...
The Indonesian Marine Corps took delivery of nine RM-70 Vampir 122mm MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System), an upgraded version of the Czech RM-70. The system was upgraded by the Czech Company Excalibur...
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US oks a possible $300mn FMS from Argentina for 24 T-6C+ Texan aircraft
The United States State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Argentina for 24 T-6C+ Texan aircraft, training, and support. The estimated cost is $300 million, the Defense...
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Bravura receives $305 million contract for US Army aerostat support program
Bravura Information Technology Systems has received a $305 million U.S. Army contract for support of the Persistent Surveillance Systems-Tethered aerostat program.One of the aerostats here in...
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L-3 wins a $23.5mn contract under USAF Warfighter Readiness & Training program
L-3 Communications announced yesterday August 3 that its Electronic Systems group was awarded a seven-year contract to provide training solutions in support of the U.S. Air Force’s Warfighter Readiness...
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Orbital ATK wins $11mn contract to continue support of Iraqi C-208 Caravan fleet
Alliant Techsystems, now part of Orbital Atk, has been awarded a $11mn contract to continue contractor logistic support for the Iraqi Air Force’s Cessna 208B Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance...
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USAF's B61-12 nuclear warhead enters production engineering phase
The United States Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) announced on August 1 that they recently formally authorized the production engineering phase of its B61-12...
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A dozen ANG F-16s deployed in South Korea amid tension with Pyongyang
Osan Air Base welcomed the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing during their deployment as the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron in support of a U.S. Pacific Command theater...
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Textron AirLand and USAF sign CRADA to test Scorpion jet airworthiness
A Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) has been signed between the Air Force and Textron AirLand, LLC, a Textron Inc. company of Wichita, Kansas, the press office of Wright-Patterson...
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Pakistan selects Leonardo's AW139 helicopter for transport and EMS missions
The Italy-based defense giant Leonardo-Finmeccanica announced today that the Government of Pakistan has signed a contract for an undisclosed number of AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopters to be...
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Russian military confident in Tu-214R capabilities after operations in Syria
The Russian Defense Ministry has called the Tupolev Tu-214R electronic/electro-optical intelligence (ELINT/EO-MASINT) aircraft’s operations in Syria a success and the plane itself combat-ready,...
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First prototype of laser weapons have been made operational with Russia's...
The first prototype laser weapons have been made operational with Russia’s Armed Forces, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said. Borisov made this statement on the occasion of the 70th...
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Russia to open a workshop in West Siberia to assemble Angara carrier rocket
A workshop to assemble Angara carrier rocket modules will be opened on the premises of the Polyot Enterprise in the Omsk Region in West Siberia in September, Regional Governor Viktor Nazarov said. The...
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Russia defense industry works on the design of the next generation of...
Russia’s Advanced Research Foundation is currently working on the design of the Nerekhta-2 robotic system, Foundation Deputy CEO Igor Denisov said. A self-contained grouping of ground-based robotic...
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Vietnam could order a batch of BMP-3F Russian amphibious armoured infantry...
Vietnam may order a batch of Russian amphibious vehicles BMP-3F, according to a source in the Russian defense industry. The BMP-3F Marines fighting vehicle is based on the BMP-3 IFV. It was designed to...
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Nicaragua has received a first batch of 20 Russian T-72B1 main battle tanks
Nicaragua has received a batch of Russian T-72B1 main battle tanks (MBT), according to a source in the Russian defense industry. The T-72B1 is a modernized version of the T-72 main battle tank,...
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Lockheed Martin creates a "Rotary and Mission Systems" division
Lockheed Martin announced yesterday it has renamed its Mission Systems and Training business area, establishing Rotary and Mission Systems to reflect the recent growth of the business following the...
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