Monthly Archive: Gennaio 2022

SAINT-CLOUD, France — Dassault Aviation Group deliveries, order intakes and backlog in number of new aircraft as of December 31st 2021 (unaudited figures)

Aircraft Delivered In 2021
— 30 Falcon were delivered, while 25 deliveries had been guided, versus 34 in 2020.
— 25 Export Rafale…

The selection process for new carrier borne fighter jets for the Indian Navy is underway with a demonstration by France’s Rafale M (Marine) scheduled this week in Goa but several challenges remain ahead, with stiff competition by the American side that is fielding the F 18 Super Hornet that holds ou…

The Marines have decided they will no longer deploy their aging Amphibious Assault Vehicles on real-world missions, following a 2020 offshore training accident that killed nine (the Reagan-era swimming tanks require eight hours of maintenance for each hour of operation).

It has decided to push a…

WASHINGTON — The U.S. is racing to combat an ostensibly modest foe: hobbyist drones that cost a few hundred dollars and can be rigged with explosives.

Emerging solutions resemble the stuff of science fiction, from laser zappers to microwave blasters.

Small, cheap drones are the most-concerni…

BENGALURU, India — The Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT), designed and developed by HAL for stage –II training of IAF pilots has successfully demonstrated the capability to carry out six turn spins to the LH and RH sides. The aircraft was piloted by Gp. Capt HV Thakur (Retd) and Gp. Capt A Menon (Ret…

ROCKET CENTER, W.Va. –– Northrop Grumman Corporation successfully completed a static test of its Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) rocket motor as part of its motor qualification effort. The test supports the necessary requirements to validate the company’s motor design for production.

“With anoth…