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Embraer Delivers Last Modernized AF-1 Fighter Jet (AF-1B) to Brazilian Navy
2022-04-22 Read More...Embraer delivered Wednesday the last modernized AF-1 fighter jet (AF-1B) to the Brazilian Navy. The ceremony was held at Embraer's industrial unit in Gavião Peixoto, in São Paulo state. Under the AF-1 program (the Navy designation for the McDonnell
Naval Group India Launches Sixth Kalvari-Class Submarine with Scorpene® Design
On April 20th 2022, Vagsheer was launched by the Defence Secretary of India, Dr. Ajay Kumar. Vagsheer is the last of the six P75 Scorpene® submarine entirely built by the Indian shipyard Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) based on years of
Leonardo Wins U.S. Foreign Military Sale Contract for New AW119Kx Helicopters to Israel
Leonardo received a $ 29 million US$ contract award from the U.S. Department of Defense for new AW119Kx aircraft in the framework of Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to Israel, with the U.S. Army Contracting Command as the contracting
Lieutenant General Manoj Pande Appointed Next Chief of Indian Army
Lieutenant General Manoj Pande has been appointed as the next Chief of the Indian Army. The 28th Army Chief will be the first Officer from the Corps of Engineers to become the Chief of Army Staff succeeding General Manoj Mukund Naravane who is
North Korea Tests New Tactical Guided Weapon to Boost Nuclear Capability
North Korea has test-fired a new type of tactical guided weapon designed to boost its nuclear fighting capability, state media reported Sunday, a day before its chief rivals the United States and South Korea begin annual drills that the North views
Lockheed Martin Stalker VXE UAS Completes World Record Endurance Flight
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® demonstrated the expanded endurance capabilities of a specially configured Lockheed Martin Stalker VXE unmanned aerial system (UAS) through a world record endurance flight on February 18, 2022, at the Santa Margarita
Naval Group Delivers Last Multi-Mission Offshore Patrol Vessel for Argentina
The last of the four Argentinian Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), OPV 87 A.R.A. Contraalmirante Cordero, was delivered Wednesday to the Argentine Navy. The delivery and commandment handover ceremony of the last vessel of the series marks the completion
Worldwide Fleet of A-29 Super Tucano Reaches 500,000 Flight Hours
Embraer announced during the 2022 edition of FIDAE (Feria Internacional del Aire y del Espacio) in Chile (05-10 April), that the worldwide fleet of the A-29 Super Tucano aircraft has reached 500,000 flight hours. With more than 260 units
HAVELSAN to Supply 6 Parachute Simulators to Widad Group in Malyasia
HAVELSAN and Widad Business Group Sdn Bhd (WBG) held a signing ceremony to formalize the Memorandum of Collaboration during the Defence Services Asia (DSA) 2022 exhibition which took place at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre
Raytheon Installs First Global Aircrew Strategic Network Terminal for U.S. Air Force
Raytheon Intelligence & Space (RI&S), a Raytheon Technologies business, completed the installation of the first Global Aircrew Strategic Network Terminal (ASNT) system for the U.S. Air Force. The terminal system modernizes existing protected
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