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India is expected to approve a $US 800 million (Rs 5,700 crore) deal with Israel for the delivery of 2 Phalcon A-50EI Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) aircraft.
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JANUARY 2019 news
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India is expected to approve a $US 800 million (Rs 5,700 crore) deal with Israel for the delivery of 2 Phalcon A-50EI Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) aircraft.
Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] has been awarded a Prototype Project Agreement through an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) with Consortium Management Group (CMG) on behalf of Consortium for Command, Control and Communications in Cyberspace (C5)valued at $18 million to design, develop and test a cyber/electronic warfare podded system for the “Air Large” component of the U.S. Army’s Multi-Function Electronic Warfare (MFEW) family of systems program.
The Russian armed forces will get four new strategic Tu-160M2 bombers by 2023, Kazan Aircraft Plant reported to Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu. Meanwhile, the first upgraded serial strategic Tu-160M bomber will be supplied in 2021, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said.
3D printing is now used by the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS), based in Iwakuni, helping with maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of the F/A-18 fighter jets. MCAS Iwakuni engineers have designed two products that help reducing the time it takes to repair the fighter jets, saving costs for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).
Lockheed Martin officials expect to negociate their next multiyear F-35 contract with the Joint Program Office in 2022, lowering the F-35A price to less than $US 80 million per unit.
Some 80 US helicopters are unloaded at Zeebrugge, in Belgium, from January 29 to the end of the week. These helicopters will then make a stop in Chièvres to be refuelled and re-checked before pursuing their journey to Germany, and then to Eastern Europe.
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has begun the development of its FA-50 Golden Eagle improvement project. This aircraft variant, known as FA-50 Block 10, will have enhanced air-to-ground capabilities, among other improvements.
According to the Lapland Air Command website, the French defence and aerospace company Dassault Aviation has deployed a Rafale multi-role fighter to Rovaniemi Air Base for a cold weather testing event on Monday 28th January.
According to its website, Saab has today submitted its proposal for the Swiss New Fighter Aircraft procurement to armasuisse, the Swiss defence procurement agency. Saab offers Gripen E and a comprehensive industrial participation programme for Swiss industry corresponding to 100 percent of the contract value.
Russia’s defence industry is testing the Okhotnik (Hunter) heavy unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), according to some photos published on Russian websites.
China is likely to export its J-10C aircraft to Pakistan, as we already know, but two countries - Bangladesh and Laos - could acquire it before Pakistan. Both have indeed shown interest in the latest version of the J-10 fighters and both could sign before the Pakistani government.
The Indian Air Force has taken the decision to acquire 15 HAROP anti-radiation attack drones from Israel, able to suicide crash into high-value ennemy military targets, increasing the Indian unmanned warfare capabilities.
In 2018, the British Royal Air Force (RAF) had announced its desire to purchase nine P-8A Poseidon aircraft, to be renamed Poseidon MRA Mk.1 for the occasion. Now, the British personnel (Number 120 Squadron and Poseidon Line Squadron) scheduled to use the Poseidon will begin its training in Florida.
Poland has decided, on the one hand, to modernise its fleet of Mil Mi-24 attack helicopters, and on the other hand, to acquire four new Black Hawk helicopters for its special forces.
Egypt is likely to order a batch of 12 Rafale aircraft from French Dassault, during the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron this week in Egypt.
According to Corpus Chisti, in keeping with technological advancements and modernization, a Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD) Induction ceremony was held January 9 to mark the beginning of the newest upgrades to the UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter.
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. has been awarded a $US 542 million firm-fixed-price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Ancillary Mission Equipment (AME) and associated AME initial spares in support of Lot 13 F-35 Lightning II aircraft for the Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers.
Russia will deliver ten modern helicopters and some airborne radars to Serbia this year, a source from the Serbian defense contractor Yugoimport told TASS. "In 2019, the Serbian military will receive seven Mil Mi-35M [NATO name: Hind-E] gunships and three Mil Mi-17V-5 [Hip-H] rotorcraft. The countries have also agreed the delivery of several airborne radars for Serbian Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-26 [Fulcrum] multirole combat aircraft," said the source. However, he did not specify the financial volume of the contract.
Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) certified the increase in take-off/landing altitude of Ansat helicopter to 3,500 m. Major change approval is issued on the basis of trials conducted in summer 2018 at Mount Elbrus. The document allows Ansat to operate in high-altitude conditions.
The first two MQ-9 Reaper crews of the Royal Netherlands Air Force have flown this unmanned air vehicle (UAV). The flights took place on January 16 in the United States.