Chinese-made large aircraft C919 aircraft
(Reporter Zhang Yingchuan) China's first Chinese-made large aircraft C919 aircraft engineering prototype of the nose started yesterday. This indicates that China's independent design and manufacture of large aircraft project has achieved a...
By Leithen Francis
China is trying to become the fifth major player in commercial aircraft manufacturing, but it is unclear whether the "China-made" product can be a commercial success.No-one doubts that commercial aircraft can be manufactured in the country, but whether its aircraft can...
The elite F-16 pilots of the United Arab Emirates air force are honing their dog-fighting skills with the U.S. Air Force's top guns in the skies above Nevada as the Arab states of the Gulf build up their military power to confront Iran. This is the first time that the U.A.E. has participated in...
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu says its not so and American officials are mum, but according to a top defense lobbyist, negotiations are ongoing over U.S. plans to deploy a missile-defense shield in Turkey, a possibility floated last week by a Polish newspaper.
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Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry (2 PPCLI) were the first to try out a new light armoured vehicle variant that provides better protection against improvised explosive devices (IED). Once the soldiers have finished training on the new LAV Remote Weapons...
Oshkosh Corporation announced today that it has received an additional $1.06 billion delivery order from the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command Life Cycle Management Command (TACOM LCMC). Oshkosh Defense will deliver 1,700 additional MRAP All Terrain Vehicles (M-ATV) to the U.S...
Russia and Syria are in talks on the delivery of at least eight MiG-31 Foxhound interceptors under a contract signed two years ago, a Russian business daily said on Thursday, citing an industry official. Kommersant said Russia has so far denied reaching a deal with Syria on MiG-31 sales, but...
South Korea To Develop Airburst Machine Gun
By JUNG SUNG-KI
South Korea plans to develop an indigenous machine gun system that can fire air-bursting munitions with laser-target acquisition and opto-electronic fire control, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced...
Korea National Police Agency Order An AW119Ke
AgustaWestland and UI International (UII) are pleased to announce they have been awarded a contract by the Korean Public Procurement Services to supply the Korea National Police Agency (KNPA) with one AW119Ke law enforcement helicopter as part...
Last month, head of the Irkut Corporation Oleg Demchenko said that the company had delivered 22 of the 28 two-seat Sukhoi Su-30MKA combat aircraft ordered for the Algerian Air Force. He said that the remaining six aircraft would be delivered in September.
The aircraft are part of a...
As Turkey prepares to take control of the regional command at the multinational peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, the Ankara government has pledged to send 805 more noncombat troops to the war-torn country, increasing the number of Turkish soldiers in Afghanistan to 1,600. Turkey will take...