Defence Industry

Russian Helicopters transfers a batch of repaired Mi-17 helicopters to Laos

  Vientiane, July 12, 2018: Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec State Corporation) fulfilled the first service contract in the interests of the Lao Ministry of Defense, having transferred a batch of four Mi-17...

Airbus performs world’s first automatic air-to-air refuelling contact with large aircraft receiver

Madrid, 12 July 2018. Airbus Defence and Space has followed its earlier achievement in demonstrating Automatic Air-to-Air (A3R) refuelling of a fighter with another world-first – the same operation performed with a large receiver...

Boeing Receives Contract for Four Special Operations Chinooks

  PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 11, 2018: Boeing has received a $139.8 million contract to provide four MH-47G Block II Chinook helicopters to the US Army Special Operations Aviation Command. “The Army uses the MH-47G for some...

Giant Satellite Fuel Tank Sets New Record for 3-D Printed Space Parts

DENVER, July 11, 2018. Lockheed Martin has embraced a 3-D printed titanium dome for satellite fuel tanks so big you can't even put your arms around it. The 46-inch- (1.16-meter-) diameter vessel completed final...

Leonardo and PGZ sign letter of intent on the AW249 combat helicopter

  Warsaw. Leonardo and Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa S.A. (PGZ) signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) that will see the two companies collaborate on the AW249, the only new combat helicopter currently being designed, aiming to...

RT LTA Uncovers an Improved self-developed bladder material for the SkyStar Aerostats

  The Israeli-based aerostat company RT LTA Systems Ltd. Announces on July 11, it has completed the development of an improved light-weight elastic material for the aerostats' bladder, that will enable all SkyStar aerostat systems...

Lockheed Martin Partners with Guardtime Federal for Innovative Cyber Technology

NFORT WORTH, Texas, July 9, 2018: Lockheed Martin is expanding its work with Guardtime Federal to integrate a variety of integrity and cyber-related capabilities into Lockheed Martin aircraft products and processes. The new contract builds...

Boeing to Showcase the Future of Aerospace at Farnborough International Airshow

  CHICAGO, July 9, 2018. Boeing today announced its plans to reveal the exciting future of air and space travel at the 2018 Farnborough Airshow, which takes place July 16-22. From hypersonic travel to the...

HAL and BBMP Sign MoU for Signal Free Corridor at HAL Airport Road

Bengaluru, July 9, 2018: The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Bruhut Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) signed an MoU here today facilitating the right of use of land for the proposed signal free corridor from...

Lockheed Martin Announces LM-100J Commercial Freighter Flying at 2018 Farnborough International Airshow

BETHESDA, Md., July 9, 2018. Lockheed Martin will showcase its LM-100J Super Hercules commercial freighter at Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) 2018, held in Farnborough, England, July 16-22. The LM-100J will participate in the show's daily...

Farnborough Airshow: BIRD Aerosystems to unveil advanced configuration of the ASIO solution

  Herzliya, Israel, July 9, 2018. BIRD Aerosystems, the leading developer of Special Mission Aircraft Solutions (ASIO) and Airborne Missile Protection Systems (AMPS),will showcase the advanced configuration of its ASIO solution for the first time...

FMV Extends Helicopter 15 Support and Maintenance Contract

  Saab is being entrusted once again to support and maintain Helicopter 15. The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has chosen to call an option regarding a continued exclusive agreement for the years 2020 and...

Rolls-Royce signs agreement to sell Commercial Marine business to KONGSBERG

  Rolls-Royce announced on July 6, that it has signed an agreement to sell its Commercial Marine business, to KONGSBERG, for an enterprise value of £500m and net proceeds of around £350m to £400m. KONGSBERG, headquartered...
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