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Red Flag 2019 Begins with Saudi Air Force Participation
2019-03-13 Read More...
The “Red Flag 2019” exercise began Monday, with the participation of the Saudi Royal Air Force through its latest F-15SA Eagle fighters and its entire technical and support crews, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada,

Russian Army, Navy Outfitted with Ratnik Combat Gear
2019-03-13 Read More...
Russia’s Ground Forces and the Navy’s coastal brigades are practically fully equipped with the Ratnik combat gear, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting of the State Duma (the lower house of parliament) Defense

Boeing Completes Acquisition of ForeFlight
2019-03-11 Read More...
Boeing completed the acquisition of ForeFlight, a leading provider of innovative mobile and web-based aviation

First Woman at ARQUUS Receives the Légion d’Honneur
2019-03-11 Read More...
On 08 March 2019, Chantal DOGNIN, ARQUUS’ Senior Vice-President, Human Resources and Communication, was presented the Légion d’Honneur, France’s highest award. She is the first woman from ARQUUS to ever receive the

Iran Starts Mass Producing Kaman-12 UAV, Akhgar Missile
2019-03-08 Read More...
Commander of the Iranian Air Force Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh and Vice-President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari officially opened the mass-production lines of Kaman-12 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and Akhgar

Safran, HeliDax, AMS Team up on First Digital Chain for Helicopters
2019-03-07 Read More...
At HAI HELI-EXPO 2019, HeliDax, AMS (Aircraft Maintenance Systems) and Safran Electronics & Defense signed a letter of intent to collaborate on a complete digital chain based on the Cassiopée range of flight data analysis services. This new

Global Hawk Achieves Historic First at Avalon 2019
2019-03-06 Read More...
For the first time, Northrop Grumman’s RQ-4 Global Hawk autonomous aircraft system has landed during Avalon 2019 - the Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition which was staged at Avalon Airport, Geelong,

Russia Developing Protective System to Shield Armor from Precision Weapons
2019-03-06 Read More...
Specialists of Russia’s Central Research Institute for Precision Machine-Building (TsNIItochmash) are developing a new protective system to shield the armor from smart precision-guided munitions. The latest Lotos self-propelled artillery guns will

Royal Saudi Air Force to Join Red Flag Exercise in Nevada
2019-03-05 Read More...
The Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF), along with other friendly and sisterly air forces, will carry out the Red Flag - 2019 Exercise, which will be held, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, USA, from 8 to 22 March 2019, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

Oshkosh to Supply 354 Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) to U.S. Army
2019-03-04 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation company, announced that the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) has placed orders for 354 Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) A1P2 trucks and

Boeing Names Anne Toulouse Senior VP of Communications
2019-03-04 Read More...
Boeing named Anne Toulouse as Senior Vice President of Communications, leading the company’s global communications and brand

Turkey Launches Largest Naval Drill Ever
2019-03-01 Read More...
Turkey is holding the largest naval drill in its history with over 100 vessels on all three seas surrounding the country. The four-day drill, dubbed “Blue Homeland 2019,” began Wednesday with the participation of 103 navy ships in the Black Sea, the

UAE Defense Delegation Attends Australian International Airshow 2019
2019-03-01 Read More...
A delegation of the UAE Ministry of Defense, headed by Major General Pilot Abdullah Al Sayyed Al Hashemi, Assistant Under-Secretary of Defense for Support Services, attended the opening of the Australian International Airshow and

GA-ASI Continues Ontime Development of MQ-9B
2019-02-26 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) continues the ontime development of its latest RPA, the MQ-9B. GA-ASI designed MQ-9B as the next generation of multi-mission Predator® B fleet and named its baseline MQ-9B aircraft SkyGuardian, and

Iran’s Navy Concludes 3-Day Drill in High Seas
2019-02-25 Read More...
Iran’s Navy officially kicked off a three-day war-game, codenamed “Velayat 97”, in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman on Friday, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Airbus Certifies A400M Cargo Hold Tanks Refueling Unit
2019-02-25 Read More...
Airbus has successfully completed the certification flight tests for the A400M Cargo Hold Tanks (CHT) refueling unit, taking a new step towards the full certification of the aircraft for air-to-air refueling operations as a

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