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Russia seeks to build its own medium military transport aircraft
Ilyushin Design Bureau will work to develop a new medium military transport aircraft for replacing Antonov An-12.
A new medium military transport aircraft is being created in...
Ukraine sees opportunities for An-178 medium transport aircraft in Middle East
The new Ukrainian short-range medium transport aircraft, the Antonov An-178, started this week a successful demonstration tour in the Middle East.
An-178Â is a short-range medium-airlift...
Mako unmanned aerial drone system completes successful flight test series
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS), a leading National Security Solutions provider recently completed a UTAP-22 Mako Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) multi-UAS demonstration...
Antonov An-132D to make Middle East debut at Dubai Airshow
Antonov’s new transport and special mission aircraft, the An-132D, will make its Middle East debut at the Dubai Airshow 2017 in the United Arab...
Ekranoplan Reborn: the transport-landing craft for the Russian military will be created by 2025
A sample of a 600-ton WIG that can be used to carry out search and rescue operations in the Arctic and supply individual garrisons...
Indian Air Force conducted landing exercises on expressway
Military aircraft of Indian Air Force on October 24 performed breathtaking landings and takeoffs on a stretch of the Lucknow-Agra Expressway in Unnao, showing that highways can...
Sikorsky conducts Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) training systems critical design review
Lockheed Martin announced the successful conduct of the Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) Program Training Systems Critical Design Review (CDR). This event prepares the CRH...
U.K. MOD introduces mini-drones for surveillance
As part of collaboration between the Ministry of Defense and the Home Office, the Defense Secretary has awarded funding to a range of small-and-medium-sized-enterprises...
Lockheed Martin rolls out first France’s C-130J-30 aircraft out of paint shop
Lockheed Martin has rolled the first C-130J-30 military transport plane out of the paint shop for French Air Force.
The contracts awarded on 1 December are for...
F-22 Raptor aircraft have deployed to Europe
F-22 Raptor aircraft from the 1st Fighter Wing at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia have deployed to Europe for a Flight Training Deployment (FTD) to...
Russia revealed new engine developed to power fifth generation aircraft
The Rostec State Corporation released photographs showing the heavily upgraded version of the AL-31F, that was developed for the Russian Air Force fifth-generation aircraft.
The new engine...
Israeli company UVision strengthens its presence in South Korea
UVision Air Ltd. – a global pioneer in the area of lethal aerial loitering systems of all sizes, strengthens its presence in South Korea,...
Boeing, Air Force test team completes first KC-46 to KC-46 refueling
A Boeing-U.S. Air Force test team recently refueled a KC-46A tanker from another KC-46A tanker for the first time.
During the four-hour flight, the two...
UkrOboronProm unveils model of new MR18 radar can detect stealth aircraft
State-owned Ukrainian defence manufacturer UkrOboronProm has unveiled its new MR18 high-mobility surveillance metric wave radar during the Arms and Security 2017 exhibition in Kyiv.
The new MR18...
Lockheed Martin delivering next-generation Apache sensor systems under new U.S. Army contract
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) received $337 million in orders to supply Apache
Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M‑TADS/PNVS) systems and services to...
Lockheed Martin T-50A reaches 100 flights in Greenville, South Carolina
Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) achieved a new milestone this week as the T-50A aircraft flew its 100th sortie at the Greenville, South Carolina, facility. This...
Elbit Systems awarded $31.5 Million contract to provide head-up displays
Elbit Systems of America, LLC, was awarded a $31.5 million additional component contract by the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime to provide Aviator...
Russia delivers two Mi-35M helicopters to Mali
JSC Rosoboronexport (part of the Rostec State Corporation) has completed delivery of the Mi-35M transport/attack helicopters and associated equipment to the Republic of Mali.
“We...