An F-35 Lightning II aircraft flies through the sky.

BAE Systems achieves key production milestones for the F-35 fighter

BAE Systems recently delivered its 3,000th vehicle management computer (VMC) and 1,000th active inceptor system (AIS) to Lockheed Martin for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft, achieving two major produ1ction milestones on the platform. The VMC and AIS are flight critical systems that provide each F-35 jet with the…

Rostec's National Service of Sanitary Aviation received six new helicopters

Rostec's National Service of Sanitary Aviation received six new helicopters

The Russian Helicopters Holding Company of Rostec State Corporation delivered six helicopters to PSB Leasing Group for the National Service of Sanitary Aviation (NSSA). Three Ansats and three Mi-8MTV-1s produced by the "Kazan Helicopters" were sent to the country's…

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Nexter is selected by the Italian Army to evaluate its robotic platforms

Nexter's robotics entity was selected by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), along with Milrem (programme’s prime contractor) and seven other partners, in the frame of an evaluation ofseveral ground and airborne robotics platforms for the Italian Army. The fiveyear programme has three objectives: to…

: A U.S. Air Force CV-22 completes the first flight with incorporated nacelle improvements, December 2021.

BELL BOEING IMPROVE MAINTAINABILITY OF V-22

Bell, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has completed the first Nacelle Improvements Modification on an Air Force CV-22 Osprey. The aircraft is part of an ongoing upgrade by Bell and Boeing (NYSE: BA) to improve the wiring components within the nacelles and to change the structure in order to improve…

Airbus Helicopters 2021 orders & deliveries Copyright Airbus

Airbus Helicopters bounces back in 2021

In 2021, Airbus Helicopters logged 419 gross orders (net: 414) showing solid signs of recovery from the 2020 market situation which was heavily impacted by the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. (2020 – 289 gross/ 268 net orders). The increase in orders for light helicopters, H125 and H130,…

The BelugaST is ready to transport outsized cargo, like helicopters, across the world, as demonstrated here during testing earlier in 2021. / ⒸAirbus S.A.S.

Airbus’ iconic Beluga super transporters ready to serve global outsized-cargo demand

Airbus has launched a new air-cargo service using its unique BelugaST fleet to offer freight companies and other potential customers a solution to their outsized freight transportation needs.

The new service - Airbus Beluga Transport - will provide commercially-contracted customers in a variety of…

The Tyron ATR-Carbon

Tyron receives new ATR-Carbon order

Tyron Runflat Ltd has doubled production of its All-Terrain Runflat (ATR) Carbon system as it prepares to deliver full vehicle sets to an international armoured vehicle manufacturer.

This second order for the ATR-Carbon system includes full sets for the vehicle prototype, test vehicles and the first…

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Turkey's Armed Unmanned Surface Vehicle “ULAQ” Completed Firing Tests with its New Weapon System

Antalya-based ARES Shipyard and Ankara-based Meteksan Defense successfully completed the firing tests by integrating a 12.7 mm remote-controlled weapon system into the ULAQ Unmanned Surface Vehicle.

ULAQ, which successfully destroyed the target by firing a missile for the first time in the world from an…

GUARDIAN RWS INTEGRATED ON 4X4 VEHICLES OF BULGARIAN ARMED FORCES

ESCRIBANO MECHANICAL & ENGINEERING INTEGRATES ITS RWS GUARDIAN IN THE NEW ARMORED VEHICLES FOR THE BULGARIAN ARMED FORCES

The Spanish leading defense and engineering company Escribano Mechanical & Engineering has integrated successfully the first four GUARDIAN Remote Weapon Systems (RWS) for the Bulgarian MoD.

These RWS has been integrated in the 4x4 Armored Vehicles produced by SAMEL-90 for the Bulgarian Special…

Hungarian Air Force Gripen

Saab to Deliver Upgrade for Hungarian Gripen Fleet

The Hungarian Government Commissioner Office responsible for defence development and the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) have successfully completed the negotiations for the MS20 Block 2 capability upgrade to the Hungarian fleet of Gripen fighter aircraft. Saab will deliver the upgrade.

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