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Algeria Buy Russian Acacia-E Automatic Aerospace Defense System

Russian United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation (UIMC) said the company is in the final stages of negotiating the sale of one Acacia-E automatic aerospace defense system to Algeria. Acacia-E is described as a sophisticated airspace defense system that gives...

U.S. Army Invests in Patriot Radar Modernization Upgrades

The United States Army is acquiring upgrade kits to make the combat-proven Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense system better at detecting and destroying threats, cost less to operate, and run even more reliably than it already does....

PZL Mielec Details M28’s Multimission Capabilities

Part of Sikorsky, PZL Mielec is promoting its M28 twin turboprop aircraft during DAS15 with the company from Poland touting the aircraft's multimission STOL capabilities. Powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65B turboprop engines giving the...

Purchase of Russian Helicopters for the Army of Thailand will Continue

Purchases Thai army Russian helicopters will continue in the future, told RIA Novosti on Thursday, a senior source at the main headquarters of the Royal Thai Army. "Thailand will certainly be in the future to buy Russian helicopters,"...

Philippine Air Force Set to Receive First 2 Korean FA-50 Jets

The Philippine Air Force (PAF) is set to receive the first two of 12 Korean-made trainer jet fighters worth P18.9 billion ordered by the government from manufacturer Korean Aerospace Inc. (KAI), which developed the aircraft with the...

Egypt May Buy AH-64 Helicopters For the Two Mistral-Class Helicopter Carriers

Egypt may buy AH-64  attack helicopters for the two Mistral-class helicopter carriers. At the Dubai airshow, a Boeing executive revealed that his company is expecting Egypt to buy more AH-64 attack helicopters in 2016. Helicopters may be used for...

Royal Thai Air Force’s Superjet 100 Makes First Flight

The Royal Thai Air Force’s first Superjet 100  makes first flight. The King of Thailand has ordered three Russian Sukhoi Superjet airliners for his royal fleet. The planes will be fitted out with luxury furnishing, Maslennikov said, without specifying...

India Expected to Sign Deal to Buy 20 Hawks for Surya Kiran Team

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is keen to expand an order for BAE Systems Hawk training aircraft to revive India's aerobatic display team when he visits Britain this week, government sources said on Monday. Sources familiar with the talks...