-
AH-64E Attack Helicopters To Be Delivered To India In August
April 12, 2019 @ 09:00 AMThe first four of 22 Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters will be delivered to the Indian Air Force (IAF) in August. India and the US signed a $2
-
US Likely To Replace Half Of Its AH-64 Apache Gunships With Future...
March 28, 2019 @ 08:47 AMThe United States is looking to purchase Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) to replace 350 or half of Boeing AH-64 Apache gunships. The new copters were to replace only the now-retired fleet of 300 Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior copters previously
-
Malaysian F/A-18 Hornet Engine Experiences Mid-Air Flameout At LIMA-19
March 27, 2019 @ 10:16 AMLeft engine of the Boeing F/A-18D strike fighter belonging to the Royal Malaysian Air Force experienced a flameout 50 feet above the ground, during a solo display on Tuesday, at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition, LIMA 2019. “I was looking for 280 knots airspeed before pitching my nose up for a high-alpha vertical climb; I was just skimming the runway at this point
-
Sikorsky-Boeing SB-1 Defiant Helicopter Completes Maiden Flight
March 22, 2019 @ 08:23 AMSikorsky Boeing SB-1 Defiant helicopter completed its first maiden flight at Sikorsky's West Palm Beach, Florida site on Thursday. The aircraft, developed by Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin subsidiary, and Boeing, will help inform the next generation of military helicopters as part of the United States (US) Army's Future Vertical Lift program, the company said in a statement
-
Boeing To Supply 78 F/A-18 Super Hornets To US Navy For $4
March 21, 2019 @ 07:21 AMBoeing has won a $4 billion modification contract from the United States (US) Navy to supply 78 F/A-18 aircraft. This modification provides for the full-rate production and delivery of 78 F/A-18 aircraft, specifically 61 F/A-18E and 17 F/A-18F aircraft for fiscal years 2018 through 2021, the US Department of Defense said in a statement Wednesday
-
India To Induct Four Chinook Choppers On March 25
March 20, 2019 @ 05:20 PMThe Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to induct four Boeing Chinook heavy-lift helicopters (HLH) on March 25. The aircraft were delivered to the country one month ahead of the schedule in early February
-
USAF to Acquire 10 Additional Boeing F-15Xs, 6 Fewer Lockheed F-35s In...
March 20, 2019 @ 07:25 AMThe United States Air Force (USAF) will purchase 18 Boeing F-15X upgraded jets up from 8; and 48 Lockheed Martin F-35 jets down from 54 annually, according to its new five-year defense hardware procurement plan announced Monday. Starting next year, the USAF plans to procure 18 F-15X jets for $7
-
A-29 Super Tucano Not Involved In Embraer-Boeing JV
March 16, 2019 @ 09:52 AMThe joint venture (JV) between Embraer and Boeing will not involve the A-29 Super Tucano turboprop light attack aircraft, Embraer said in a statement Saturday. In Brazil during the last week of February, Embraer's shareholders
-
Qatar Receives First of 24 AH-64E Apache Guardian Helicopters
March 15, 2019 @ 10:32 AMQatar has received the first of 24 Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopters. Qatar Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs, Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah attended the ceremony of the first delivery of AH-64E Guardian helicopters to Qatar Emiri Air Force Friday
-
Boeing to Integrate Long Range Stand-Off Cruise Missile on USAF’s B-52 Bomber...
March 14, 2019 @ 10:28 AMBoeing has won a $250 million contract to integrate Long Range Stand-Off (LRSO) Cruise Missile weapon system onto United States Air Forces B-52H subsonic long-range bomber. The contract provides for aircraft and missile carriage equipment development and modification, engineering, testing, software development, training, facilities, and support necessary to fully integrate the LRSO Cruise Missile on the B-52H bomber platform, according to US Department of Defense
-
Boeing Developing Software Update to Manage 737 MAX Woes
March 12, 2019 @ 01:24 PMBoeing has been developing a flight control software enhancement for the 737 MAX for the past several months and in the aftermath of Lion Air Flight 610 crash “designed to make an already safe aircraft even safer.” This includes updates to the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) flight control law, pilot displays, operation manuals and crew training
-
Israel to Choose Between Lockheed F-35, Boeing F-15
March 4, 2019 @ 05:50 PMIsrael is poised to choose between two fighters- Lockheed Martin's F-35 and Boeing's F-15 for its Air Force at a price of $11 billion as a part of its arms procurement plan. The country had on its list to purchase a squadron of combat jets, 5-7 aircraft for airborne refuelling and transportation helicopters to replace the four-decades-old Yasur (Sea Stallion) helicopters using the US defence aid money
-
British Army, Israeli Elbit Working on Battle Tank with 360 Degree View
January 24, 2020 @ 01:07 PM -
Kawasaki Delivers First Fan Drive Gear for Airbus A220's Engine
January 24, 2020 @ 09:22 AM -
Russia to Swap Western Avionics in MC-21 Airliner with Locally-made Ones
January 24, 2020 @ 08:23 AM -
Huntington Ingalls Wins $954M USAF-Europe's Persistent Multi-Role Operations Contract
January 24, 2020 @ 07:24 AM
-
Algeria In Talks With Russia for a Dozen Su-57 Jets
December 26, 2019 -
Junked Railway Rake Mistook for Indian ICBM
January 6, 2020 -
France “Obstructing” Turkey-Eurosam Missile Defence System Project: Turkish Official
January 7, 2020 -
Turkey All But Gives up on F-35 Jet Deal, Seeks Alternatives
January 4, 2020
US, Europe Arms Embargo to Derail Several Turkish Procurement Programs
Several joint production and direct procurement programs could be halted if the US and Europe carry through with their threat...
Unconventional Military Hardware from Iran
Sanctions-hit Iran has found ingenious ways to develop military hardware
Artificial Intelligence to Drive Future Weapons Development
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly permeating the defence industry to aid and improve human decision-making
Are Days Numbered for Russia’s Su-35 Fighter Jet?
Upgrade of Russias Sukhoi Su-30SM fighters to equip them with armaments, radar, sensors and engines from the more powerful Su-35...
US Companies Threatened With Sanctions May be Denied Chinese Rare Earth Materials
US companies sanctioned by China for supplying weapons to Taiwan may be denied rare earth elements (REEs), which have critical...
Russian Su-57 Preparing to Compete with F-35 for Stealth Jet Market Share
While the US F-35 stealth aircraft has become one the fastest selling fighter jets in the world aircraft market, thanks...