Rosoboronexport (part of the Rostec State Corporation) has started promoting the P-18-2 Prima high-mobility 2D surveillance and acquisition radar, developed and manufactured by PJSC NITEL and PJSC NPO Almaz, to the foreign market. “Rosoboronexport adds dozens of weapon and military equipment models to its export catalog every year. They acquire unique characteristics...
Category Archives: Air & Space
NATO’s future fleet of multi-role aircraft (MMF) is marking an important milestone on 30 June 2020, as the first of the eight aircraft in the fleet landed at the main operating base in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. The aircraft, an Airbus A-330, arrived from the production facility in Getafe (Spain). The Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) fleet will provide...
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Iron Drone today announced that they have entered a collaboration agreement for the integration of interception capabilities into IAI’s advanced anti-drone system, Drone Guard. The intercepting drone can be launched during day or night from a docking station that hosts several ready-to-use drones. Several intercepting drones can...
Morocco is the 17th country to acquire the Boeing AH-64 Apache through a contract for 24 of the helicopters that was recently signed. Boeing has delivered nearly 2,500 Apache helicopters to 16 nations to date, including the U.S., Netherlands, Greece, United Kingdom, Japan, India, Singapore, South Korea and Saudi Arabia. Deliveries to Morocco are expected to begin in 2024. “This...
The Iranian Army in a ceremony on Thursday received three home-made Kowsar fighter jets developed by Iran Aviation Industries Organization (IAIO), reported Fars news agency. The ceremony was participated by the Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami, Iranian Army Commander Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air...
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force, new images of the naval version of the missile system were released for the first time. The system has been stationed on the IRGC Shahid Siavoshi frigate and is capable of target lock and missile fire with the frigate on the move, reported FNA. Third of Khordad missile system, that has been 100% mass produced...
Northrop Grumman Corporation recently completed its Critical Design Review (CDR) following successful design verification tests of key components for the U.S. Navy’s Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range (AARGM-ER) program. The AARGM-ER program is leveraging the AARGM program currently in Full Rate Production. Design verification tests of the AARGM-ER...
On June 11 the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania approved the Law on the Agreement of the Governments of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania on Ratification of Organisation of the Baltic Air Surveillance Network and Control System. The agreement outlines the cooperation of the three Baltic states on the organisation of the Baltic Air Surveillance Network and Control System...
The Minister of Defence of Serbia, Aleksandar Vulin, attended the verification testing of the phase 2 prototype of the advanced anti-aircraft L-70 Bofors gun (PASARS) at the “Miokovci” firing range near Cacak, namely the segment related to firing at ground targets with time ammunition. Assistant Minister for Material Resources, Nenad Miloradovic, pointed out...
The Iranian Armed Forces in a ceremony on Sunday were equipped with 10 helicopters which have been overhauled by the defense ministry experts in recent months, reported FNA. The overhauled helicopters from Chinook 212, 214, 206, 205, CH and SH as well as Mil-171 classes were delivered to the Armed Forces in a ceremony participated by Iranian Deputy Defense Minister Brigadier...