The Leonardo AW139 intermediate twin-engine helicopter will be the new Presidential Transport helicopter in the Republic of Colombia. The aircraft, in a special VVIP configuration, is expected to be delivered in spring this year and […]
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has begun fabrication of the US Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) destroyer Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129). The fabrication work was officially started on 7 January and represents […]
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has delivered the final Trophy active protection system (APS) to the US Army for integration on its line of M1 Abrams main battle tanks. The company began delivering the systems to […]
Gripen first participated in Red Flag 2006 with the Gripen A. It was assigned to the red team. It scored ten kills on the first day, including a Typhoon. The Gripen’s performance and efficiency needed […]
The latest offer by Saab to Canada under the Future Fighter Capability Project focuses on strengthening the country’s aerospace sector while providing an opportunity to boost economic benefits. The offer involves establishing two new Aerospace […]
According to the information published by the Israeli Ministry of Defense, the United States has received the second battery of the Iron Dome air defense systems from Israel, in accordance with a deal signed by the two […]
The US Navy has awarded a production contract to Northrop Grumman for GQM-163A ‘Coyote’ supersonic sea-skimming target (SSST) vehicles. The $57m contract covers the production of 19 target vehicles. It comes with options for an […]
Nexter’s CAESAR 6×6 (CAmion Équipé d’un Système d’ARtillerie) will participate in an upcoming US Army shoot off against other 155 mm self-propelled howitzers including ones built by BAE Systems and Elbit Systems, the company recently […]
Christmas came a little early for Prime Minister Scott Morrison last week when he received an award from outgoing US basket-case Donald Trump. Morrison, the only person who actually would have liked to have received […]
Russian authorities said the fuel spill at an Arctic power station earlier in 2020 was the largest in world history, a top emergencies official said Thursday. Some 21,000 tons of oil poured into the surrounding […]
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