The Bundeswehr has awarded Rheinmetall a further order aimed at extending the service life of the Marder infantry fighting vehicle. Following a recent appropriation of funds by the budget committee of the German Parliament, the Düsseldorf-based technology group has now booked a €27 million contract …
The United Aircraft Corporation (PJSC UAC, part of the Rostec State Corporation) continues to implement the program of centralizing the management of the corporation’s enterprises. As part of the ongoing corporate transformation in order to create a unified company, it is planned to transfer the pow…
A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1W gunship has now retired to Picatinny Arsenal whereby it will be use as a laboratory for the XM915 20mm Gatling gun. Photo Credit: Jesse Glass It was flown from NAS Joint Reserve Base New Orleans to Picatinny Arsenal by Marines Lt. Col. Mark Diss and Capt. Garrett Peirce. The U.S. […]
The U.S. Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command announced that it has test fired its Low-Cost Extended Range Air Defense (LOWER AD) missile interceptor. Photo: U.S. Army The LOWER AD is part of the Army’s roadmap to modernize its air defense system. The interceptor is design to defeat subsonic cruise missiles and unmanned aerial systems. It […]
Kazakhstan says it has taken delivery of new Su-30SM fighters and these jets were delivered to Karaganda air base. Photo: Kazakhstan Ministry of Defense For more information, hit the Source below Source
Plans are underway for a Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot to report to 89th Airlift Wing, Andrews Air Force Base for conversion training in order to fly the Boeing VC-25. Dylan Agbagni (CC0) from Bordeaux, France, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons The Daily Express quoted an anonymous source as saying that the “Wing Commander chosen for […]