Yearly Archive: 2020

Saab has signed a contract with the German shipbuilding company Lürssen and received an order to provide and integrate the combat system for the Bulgarian Navy’s new Multipurpose Modular Patrol Vessels, MMPV.

Lürssen is the prime contractor to the Bulgarian Ministry of Defence, and will build the…

MOSCOW — The Korsar reconnaissance and strike drone developed by the Rybinsk-based Luch Design Bureau (part of Vega Company of Ruselectronics Group within the state tech corporation Rostec) is undergoing operational evaluation, Rostec Chief Sergei Chemezov told a briefing on Monday.

“If we spea…

Airbus’ 2020 gross orders totalled 381 aircraft by 30th November, with net orders of 297. The company registered no new orders during November 2020.

Airbus delivered a total of 64 aircraft in November to 31 customers. These included the first A320neo to Sky Express. Total number of deliveries for…

COMAC subsidiary SAMC (Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing Company), AVIC Supply and GKN Aerospace have signed a joint venture (JV) agreement for the manufacture of Composite and Metallic Aerostructures in Jingjiang, Jiangsu Province, China. This represents a significant milestone in GKN Aerospace’s lon…

Taiwan’s program to upgrade its fleet of F-16A/Bs into F-16Vs is currently running behind schedule

Taiwan’s defense ministry says a program to upgrade Taiwan’s F-16 fighter jets is running behind schedule. That came during a defense report at the legislature. Under the program, Taiwan will upgrad…

Britain’s newest aircraft carrier will be stranded in Portsmouth until May next year after a second flood wrecked the vessel’s vital electrical systems.

HMS Prince of Wales has been banned from setting sail from its home port on safety grounds after thousands of gallons of sea water poured into t…