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Sikorsky Combat Rescue Helicopter approved to enter production

Force, which moves the program into low rate initial production. The Combat Rescue Helicopter will perform critical combat search and rescue and personnel recovery operations for all U.S. military services

Boeing and US Navy complete first Super Hornet IRST Block II flight

For the first time, Boeing and the U.S. Navy flew an F/A-18 Super Hornet equipped with an Infrared Search & Track (IRST) Block II pod in late 2019. IRST Block II is a critical component of the Block III Super Hornet. The Block III conversion will...

Ansat helicopter got a certificate for the Emergency Floatation System

The Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) certified the installation of the Emergency Floatation System on Ansat helicopter. It is designed for emergency water landing and is used to save lives of the crew and passengers. Rosaviatsiya also issued...

Greece to get MH-60 Seahawk helicopters and sonars

Lockheed Martin is awarded a $193,980,348 contract modification to previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract N00019-19-C-0013. This modification adds a $180,000,000 for the production and delivery of four MH-60R Seahawk helicopters, and exercises a...

Northrop Grumman Litening advanced targeting pods total millions of operational hours

Litening advanced targeting pods are used by aviators worldwide to carry out targeting, surveillance, intelligence, search and rescue, and humanitarian relief missions. And they do remain ready, more than 95 percent of the time, thanks in part to the...

GA-ASI integrates legion pod onto Avenger RPA

In a recent flight test, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) integrated a Lockheed Martin Legion Pod onto an Avenger Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) demonstrating enhanced autonomous sensing capabilities for an unmanned aircraft. Taking...

UK: fifth Poseidon MPA delivered to the Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force’s fifth Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft has been safely delivered to RAF Lossiemouth.

Bell delivers three Bell UH-1H-II helicopters to the Lebanese Air Force

three Bell UH-1H-IIs to the Lebanese Air Force (LAF). These aircraft will augment their existing fleet and be utilized for search and rescue, troop transport, firefighting and utility missions.

Martin UAV unveils its newly upgraded V-BAT 128 VTOL UAV

the public release of the latest unmanned aircraft system (UAS), the V-BAT 128, for defense and commercial use, including search and rescue, firefighting, logistic resupply, and energy and oil and gas operations.

Russia needs common counterdrone concept - Part 1

There is a search for new methods to fight air targets triggered by a rapid development of drones, which pose a major danger to the warring parties and numerous economic, infrastructure objects and mass events in peacetime, Colonel PhD Military Science...

Russia needs common counterdrone concept – Part 2

There is a search for new methods to fight air targets triggered by a rapid development of drones, which pose a major danger to the warring parties and numerous economic, infrastructure objects and mass events in peacetime, Colonel PhD Military Science...

Russia needs common counterdrone concept – Part 3

There is a search for new methods to fight air targets triggered by a rapid development of drones, which pose a major danger to the warring parties and numerous economic, infrastructure objects and mass events in peacetime, Colonel PhD Military Science...

Elbit Systems to supply SAR solution to an Asian-Pacific country

announced on 14 February that it was awarded a $65 million contract by an Asian-Pacific country to provide a comprehensive Search and Rescue (SAR) solution. The project will be performed over a three-year period.

French police's RAID forces ramp up training for 2024 Olympic Games

In anticipation of the 2024 Olympic Games, the daily mobilization of 200 RAID (Search, Assistance, Intervention, Deterrence) officers constitutes a crucial element of the security measures put in place for this major international event. This...

Slovakia to Acquire Over 100 New Main Battle Tanks

Breaking news The Slovak Ministry of Defense announced its intention to acquire 104 new main battle tanks during the Future Armored Vehicles Central & Eastern Europe conference, held from May 13 to 14, 2024, in Budapest. Follow Army Recognition on...

Airbus Helicopters and DGA select Thales’s new FlytX avionics suite for latest-generation helicopter programmes

The FlytX avionics suite will equip the future H160M Guépard, the military version of the H160 from Airbus Helicopters. FlytX is based on the Avionics 2020 concept unveiled at the 2013 Paris Air Show and comprises an intuitive touchscreen interface...

British Royal Navy frigate Type 23 Duke class HMS Sutherland begins boarding operations off Libya

British Royal Navy frigate Type 23 Duke class HMS Sutherland begins boarding operations off Libya Having arrived off the coast of Libya this weekend, the British Royal Navy HMS Sutherland has already conducted a boarding operation under the auspices of...

Chinese LD2000 ground-based close-in 30mm seven-barrel cannon air defense weapon system 1711143

Chinese LD2000 ground-based close-in 30mm seven-barrel cannon air defense weapon system Chinese-made LD2000 (Land Shield 2000) Ground-Based Close-in Weapon System, which is developed from Type 730B 30mm shipboard seven-barrel cannon was displayed for...

Russia hopes multi-billions military contracts and enhanced technical cooperation with Iran TASS 20712153

Russia hopes multi-billions military contracts and enhanced technical cooperation with Iran Russia hopes to expand military and technical cooperation with Iran considerably after all restrictions on arms sales to the Islamic Republic are lifted,...

At IDEAS 2016 Leonardo showcases its Vixen 1000E with IFF and SkyWard 72311163

radar experience. At IDEAS 2016, Leonardo showcases the Vixen 1000E radar coupled with the company's SkyWard infrared search & track system and the Selex ES SIT426 Active Electronically Scanned Identification Friend-or-Foe (E-Scan IFF).