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World’s first air-droppable missile system being developed for Russian Airborne Forces

The world's first air-droppable air defense missile system is being created for the Russian Airborne Forces on the basis of the BMD-4M combat vehicle, a source in the Russian Defense Ministry told TASS on Wednesday. "The work is...

Minister of Defense of Indonesia affirmed that the plan to purchase eight Sukhoi Su-35 jet fighters

President of Indonesia  Joko Widodo will visit Russia in the third week of May to participate in the Russia-ASEAN Summit and will witness the signing of an agreement to purchase eight 4.5-generation Sukhoi Su-35, a minister stated. Speaking...

France will show a new upgraded Leclerc XLR at Eurosatory 2016

France  will show a life size model of the Leclerc XLR Main Battle Tank at Eurosatory 2016 from 13 to 17 June 2016 in Paris, reported by forcesoperations.com. The Leclerc XLR    is a moderate variation of the Leclerc Main Battle Tank, built by GIAT...

Honduran Air Force has received two Cessna Grand Caravan CE-208B light transport aircrafts

The Honduran Air Force (FAH) is strengthening its ability to respond to drug trafficking and organized crime with a new Cessna 208 EX Grand Caravan donated by the United States. The FAH received the plane on December...

Bell Helicopter completes successful V-280 Valor wing and fuselage mate

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has successfully joined the V-280 Joint Multi Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR-TD) wing and nacelles to the aircraft fuselage. The milestone occurred last week at the company’s aircraft assembly center in Amarillo,...

Afghan A-29 COIN fighters begin combat operations

For the first time since the end of the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, the AAF has engaged in live combat using modern-day fixed-wing combat aircraft. In April, the Afghan Air Force (AAF) reached a major milestone in its...

Mexican Navy has deployed their T-20 JUMP UAV for unspecified operations in Mexico

Arcturus UAV reports the Mexican Navy has deployed their T-20 JUMP Fixed Wing VTOL UAV for unspecified operations in Mexico. The customer took delivery of the VTOL system in March. The T-20 JUMP is a VTOL variant of...

Tatra to supply trucks chassis to Jordan and Egypt

Tatra Trucks has signed an agreement with Jordan and Egypt  to supply truck chassis. Czech Tatra said that Jordan has imported 50 chassis on which local company KADDB (King Abdullah Design and Development Burea) builds its own military...