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ARQUUS Confirms Tier 2 of VT4 Program
2018-09-11 Read More...
The Ministry of the Armies announced on Thursday, September 6th, the signature of the second tier of 1.200 Standard 2 VT4. A total of 3,700 ARQUUS’ will be equipping the Army by 2025, replacing the P4 liaison

TAI’s T625 Multirole Helicopter Completes First Flight
2018-09-11 Read More...
T625 Multirole Helicopter of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has successfully performed its first flight on 6th of September 2018, at its facilities in Ankara, Turkey.The first prototype of new generation, 6 tone, light intermediate, T625

PT PINDAD Conducts Live-Firing Demo of its “Medium Tank”
2018-09-10 Read More...
PT PINDAD conducted on 27 of August 2018 a successful live-firing demonstration of its latest “Medium Tank” at the Infantry Education Center of the Indonesian Army at Cipatat, West Bandung

Rostec Presents T-500A Aircraft with Flotation Landing Gear
2018-09-10 Read More...
Russian State Corporation Rostec has presented T-500A aircraft with flotation landing gear for water deployment at the Hydroaviasalon-2018 exhibition. This modification can be used to carry out patrol and search and rescue operations in coastal

U.S. Defense Secretary Flies on E-4B “Doomsday Plane”
2018-09-10 Read More...
There is nothing quite like the U.S. Air Force’s E-4B aircraft. Born and bred for battle, the modified Boeing 747s are nearly six stories tall, equipped with four colossal engines and designed to survive a nuclear

Japan Developing Hypersonic Weapon Systems
2018-09-10 Read More...
Japan’s Ministry of Defense in its latest annual white paper has confirmed the development of the newest hypersonic weapon systems for to “steadily build up its defense

Iveco DV Delivers 100th Trakker GTF 8x8 to German Army
2018-09-10 Read More...
The 100th Trakker of a total order of some 133 tactical military trucks has been delivered by Iveco Defence Vehicles to the German Bundeswehr, the German Armed Forces - represented by BAAINBw (Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information

Iran Mass-Producing First Home-Made Fighter Jet
2018-09-07 Read More...
Iranian Army Lieutenant Commander Brigadier General Mohammad Hossein Dadras announced that Iran’s first home-made supersonic fighter jet, Kosar, has gone on line for mass-production, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Safran to Provide Electro Optic Sensor for 12 Australian OPVs
2018-09-06 Read More...
Saab Australia has selected Safran Electronics & Defense Australasia to provide the electro optic sensor as part of the situational awareness system for the 12 Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) SEA1180 Project. This Electro Optic Sensor is the Vigy

China’s First Home-Made Aircraft Carrier Begins High-Speed Testing
2018-09-06 Read More...
China’s first domestically produced aircraft carrier has begun its second stage of testing, closing down large parts of the Yellow Sea to naval traffic while it practices high speed maneuvers and tests the endurance of its propulsion system, experts

Boeing KC-46 Tanker Program Completes FAA Certification
2018-09-06 Read More...
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted Boeing’s KC-46 tanker program a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC), verifying that its refueling and mission avionics systems meet FAA requirements. The milestone marks completion of KC-46

Bell, U.S. Army to Advance Micro Unmanned Aerial System Technologies
2018-09-05 Read More...
Researchers from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc., company, met in June to further advance the development of a micro Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). The UAS is a miniature, lightweight reconnaissance vehicle that

Russia to Hold Largest Military Exercise in Decades
2018-09-04 Read More...
From 11 to 15 September, Russia will next month hold its biggest war games since the fall of the Soviet Union, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said, a massive military exercise that will also involve the Chinese and Mongolian

Iran’s Defense Minister Seeks Larger Defense Budget
2018-09-04 Read More...
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami urged the lawmakers to boost the country’s defense budget, stressing that it will strengthen Iran’s deterrence power, Fars News Agency (FNA)

RUAG Defence to Relocate to Dübendorf Airfield in 2020
2018-09-04 Read More...
The founding of the innovation park on the Dübendorf airfield means that RUAG Defence will have to move to this location from 2020. The ideal solution for the location has already been

5th Generation Su-57 Stealth Fighter to Get Artificial Intelligence
2018-09-03 Read More...
Russia’s fifth-generation Su-57 fighter jets will have enhanced artificial intellect capabilities, bringing it a step closer to the next-generation unmanned fighters, a source in aviation industry told

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