Category: MILITARY & DEFENCE

The U.S. Navy Awards BAE Systems a Contract Worth US$52m

Reading Time: < 1 minute The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a five-year contract worth as much as US$52m to provide essential maintenance and testing support for various air traffic control and landing systems. These systems provide Navy pilots with electronic guidance to help them land safely on the ground and at sea, in all weather conditions. Under the […]

Russia-India Sign Agreement to Jointly Produce Ka-226T Helicopters

Reading Time: < 1 minute The signing of the agreement was in the presence of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin. “The joint venture for local production of the helicopter is a profoundly new and substantial step in the development of cooperation beyween India and Russia. The fleet of Russian-made helicopters in India is over 400 […]

Chinese Pilots Learn Russian to Fly Su-35 Fighters

Reading Time: 2 minutes A new shipment of Russian-made Sukhoi Su-35 multirole fighter aircraft soon to be delivered to China will be fitted with onboard readout systems that display data in Russian. The onboard systems of the military aircraft which are expected to be delivered to China by the end of the year will be essentially configured the same […]

Upgraded Mi-28NM Attack Helicopter Started Undergoing Flight Tests

Reading Time: 2 minutes The flight trials of the Mil Mi-28NM (NATO reporting name: Havoc) advanced upgraded attack helicopter have been kicked off in Russia, according to the Izvestia daily. A prototype of the Mi-28NM upgraded attack helicopter, also known as Product 296, has flown its early test sorties for its controls and engines to be tested and its […]

Russia to Begin Production of the Unique SR-10 Jet Trainer in 2017

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Russian company Modern Aviation Technologies (KB SAT) plans to begin production of the new SR-10 single-engine light aerobatic jet trainer aircraft in 2017, TASS reported. “Production of the first aircraft is scheduled for the end of 2017. According to the plans of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in 2018-2019 a pilot […]

US Military Builds a New Air Base in Northern Syria

Reading Time: < 1 minute The US is building a military airfield in northern Syria as part of its ongoing campaign against Daesh, a representative of the Syrian Democratic Forces command told on condition of anonymity. The construction site, located between the cities of Sheddadi and al-Hasakah and secured by SDF fighters, sits on a major oil and gas field. […]

The Philippines Considering Additional Purchase of S. Korean FA-50s

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Philippines is considering a move to purchase additional FA-50 light attack aircraft from South Korea to bolster its defense capabilities, a news report picked up in Seoul on Sunday said. According to the latest issue of IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly, Manila may be weighing the need to acquire 36 planes from Korea Aerospace Industries […]

First New Standard A330 MRTT Makes Maiden Flight

Reading Time: < 1 minute Airbus Defence and Space has successfully completed the maiden flight of the first new standard A330 MRTT Multi Role Tanker Transport. This model incorporates a number of enhancements introduced on the basic A330 as well as upgraded military systems as part of Airbus and Airbus Defence and Space’s continuous product improvement programme. The three-hour flight […]

China Air Force Holds Drills Near Japanese Islands

Reading Time: 2 minutes Patrols launched to monitor “foreign military aircraft” flying over the East China Sea air defence identification zone. China’s air force says it flew more than 40 bombers and other fighter planes through a strait between Japanese islands on their way to military drills in the western Pacific. Regular long-range drills in the western Pacific and […]

US Approves $1.9Bln Sale of Boeing Refuelling Aircraft to Japan

Reading Time: < 1 minute The US Department of State approved a sale worth nearly $2 billion of four Boeing aircraft to Japan, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in a press release. “The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Japan for [four] KC-46A aerial refuelling aircraft and related equipment, training and support,” the release stated on […]