2019
Russian Korsar drone may get a seaborne option
The Korsar drone may get a seaborne option, Director for foreign economic activities of Luch Design Bureau Oleg Filippov said.
F-35 fully loaded for first time on HMS Queen Elizabeth
A British F-35 Lightning stealth fighter ‘tooled up’ for the first time on the deck of a Royal Navy aircraft carrier. Loaded on to this state-of-th...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. gets $18M to weaponize French MQ-9
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $17,868,222 undefinitized contract action for the Fr...
Czech Republic joins NATO Multi-Role Tanker Transport Fleet program
On October 24, the Czech Republic joined a multinational effort to acquire and operate new tanker transport aircraft – the Multi Role Tanker Transp...
Lockheed Martin awarded contract for France's C-130-J support
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Corp., Marietta, Georgia, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $12,437,030 undefinitized contractual action contract for C-...
EuroDASS consortium launches concept for future Typhoon defensive aids sub-system
The EuroDASS consortium (Leonardo, Elettronica, Indra and Hensoldt), which provides the Praetorian Defensive Aids Sub System (DASS) for the Eurofig...
Airbus Helicopters delivers first NH90 Sea Lion to the German Armed Forces
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first NH90 Sea Lion naval multi-role helicopter to the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Tec...
Russia sets up radar in Arctic to detect hypersonic and stealth targets
A third Rezonans-N radar capable of spotting stealth targets, cruise, ballistic and hypersonic missiles will assume combat duty on Russia’s Novaya ...
Boeing Defense, Security & Space establishes international consortium for advance safety and security applications in the Arctic
A new consortium of international companies, called IRSA Development Group (IDG), was announced October 1, 2019,at DEFSEC Atlantic in Halifax, Cana...
Lockheed Martin awarded US Air Force ICBM Contract
The US Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $108 million contract for the Mark21A Reentry Vehicle (Mk21A) Technology Maturation and Risk Reducti...
Russian Helicopters present Mi-35P and Ansat helicopters at Russia-Africa Economic Forum
Russian Helicopters holding company (part of Rostec State Corporation) takes part in the Russia-Africa Economic Forum held in Sochi on October 23-2...
Russia and Egypt in talks on Ka-52 deliveries for Mistral helicopter carriers
Russia is holding consultations with Egypt on the deliveries of armament and Ka-52 combat helicopters for Mistral amphibious assault ships, Head of...
Russia completes deliveries of upgraded Su-30K fighters to Angola
Angola has received upgraded Russian-made Sukhoi Su-30K fighter jets, Head of the Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation Dmitry Shu...
Raytheon delivers first laser counter-UAS System to US Air Force
Raytheon Company delivered the first high-energy laser counter-unmanned aerial system to the U.S. Air Force earlier this month. The system will be ...
Nigeria to procure additional fighter helicopters from Russia
The Nigerian government will hold discussions with the Russian government over the procurement of additional attack helicopters, against insurgency...
DARPA picks teams for virtual air combat competition
DARPA has selected eight teams to compete in the AlphaDogfight Trials, a virtual competition designed to demonstrate advanced artificial intelligen...
Iran displays new twin-engine drone
Iran displayed a new home-made double-engine drone during the Exhibition of Knowledge-based Enterprises and Advanced Technologies.
Lithuania to procure new UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters
Leadership of the National Defence System has taken a decision to dispose of the soviet-made Mi-8 helicopters and start negotiations on procur...
MUOS secure communications satellite system by Lockheed Martin ready for full operational use
A new global, military, satellite-based cellular network designed to revolutionize secure communications for mobile forces is now ready for full op...
US Air Force awards $6.4 Billion of adversary contracts
On October 18 the U.S. Department of Defense announced the award of contracts to a total of seven civilian contractors to provide contracted air su...