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South Korea plans to deploy Taurus KEPD 350 missile by year end

South Korea plans to deploy dozens of "jamming proof" air-to-ground guided missiles that can be carried on its F-15K fighters in a bid to bolster its strike capabilities amid mounting military threats...

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Northrop & USAF achieved first integration of 4th- and 5th-generation fighter...

Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Air Force have achieved the first integration of fifth- and fourth-generation fighter aircraft – a critical capability to prevail in combat – during a live,...

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Kuwait finally signs $1bn deal for 30 Airbus H225M Caracal helicopters

Kuwait finally signed today a $1bn deal for the purchase of 30 H225M Caracal helicopters manufactured by the France-based Airbus Helicopters, the French Defense Ministry announced in an official...

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Kelvin Hughes supplies its SharpEye navigation radar to Republic of Singapore...

Kelvin Hughes, a world leader in the design and supply of navigation and security surveillance systems, is delighted to announce that it is supplying its SharpEye™ navigation radar for the Republic of...

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Russian BTR-MDM airborne tracked vehicle will be fitted with advanced...

The advanced BTR-MDM Rakushka air-droppable armored personnel carrier will be fitted with state-of-the-art communications equipment, spokesman for Russia’s United Instrument-Manufacturing Corporation...

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USAF deploys three B-2 Spirit strategic bombers to Andersen AFB

Three B-2 Spirits have been deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, to Andersen AFB, Guam, in the U.S. Pacific Command area of operations Aug. 9. U.S. Strategic Command bombers regularly...

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South Korea plans to complete KF-X radar development by 2026

South Korea will complete the development of an advanced radar system to be placed on the country's KF-X indigenous fighter jets by 2026 that will greatly boost its air-combat capabilities, the state...

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AMRDEC moves forward with Advanced Affordable Turbine Engine program

After more than eight years of designing and testing, the US Army's aviation priority, the Advanced Affordable Turbine Engine program, takes a step toward becoming a reality. The Advanced Affordable...

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Sri Lanka approves new fighter jets purchase plan

Sri Lanka's Cabinet has approved a proposal to purchase new fighter aircraft, the first major plan to buy military hardware since the war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ended in 2009. "The...

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USAF's F-35A goes three-for-three in AIM-9X Block I missile firing tests

The U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and Raytheon Company successfully test-fired three AIM-9X Block I missiles from an F-35A aircraft at airborne targets, resulting in direct hits. The weapon is the first...

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Russia plans to place permanent contingent of air forces at Hmeymim air base

Russia is planning to turn the Hmeymim air base in Syria into a full-fledged military base and to place a permanent contingent of air forces, a Russian official has said. The Hmeymim air base, the...

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Russian Helicopters to open Mi-8/17 rotorcraft maintenance plant in Azerbaijan

Russian Helicopters Group, part of Russia’s state hi-tech corporation Rostec, will open a maintenance center for the Mil Mi-8/17 (NATO reporting name: Hip) rotorcraft in Azerbaijan, Group Deputy CEO...

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Leonardo's AW609 TiltRotor program moves toward certification

Leonardo-Finmeccanica announced today that the first flying AW609 prototype has arrived in Philadelphia following a recent resumption of flight testing. Departing from Arlington, Texas, the aircraft’s...

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US oks $231mn order from NATO countries for Precision Guided Munitions

The United States State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the NATO Support and Procurement Agency for precision guided munitions, equipment, and support. The estimated cost is...

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US Marine Corps launched full reset of its 147 CH-53E Super Stallion rotorcraft

U.S. Marine Corps has begun a full reset of its CH-53E Super Stallion heavy lift helicopters, an effort aimed at significantly increasing the number of operationally fit aircraft and addressing...

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Berry Aviation wins $29mn contract to support USSOCOM missions

Berry Aviation, based in San Marcos, Texas, has been awarded a $29,002,500 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, fixed-price contract in support of the U.S. Special Operations Command, the US...

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France in negotiation with Bolivia for the supply of 16 TB 30 Epsilon basic...

France reportedly offered Bolivia a proposal for the supply of 16 Socata TB 30 Epsilon training aircraft and vessels for the Navy, among other military equipment, unveils today August 12 the local...

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KAMAZ is testing new mine resistant ambush protected vehicle MRAP for Russian...

Russia`s KAMAZ (a subsidiary of the Rostec state corporation) company is testing a mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles for the Airborne Forces (Russian acronym: VDV, Vozdushno-Desantnie...

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Iran and Egypt could be interested to purchase airborne combat vehicles from...

Iran and Egypt have shown interest in military hardware operational with Russia’s Airborne Force, the Russian Defense Ministry’s press office said.2S25 Sprut-SD Self-propelled anti-tank gun Read More

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Russian Company Tractors Plants Concern to unveil new BT-3F tracked...

Russia`s Tractor Plants Concern (Russian acronym: TZ, Traktornie Zavody) will unveil the newest BT-3F tracked amphibious armored personnel carrier (APC) at the Army 2016 military-technical forum,...

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