Category: Notizie Estero
Russian MiGs getting new HMD with indigenous parts
Russia is phasing out its Helmet Mounted Display (HMD) which has Ukrainian parts and replace them with ones made by Electroautomatics Experimental Design Bureau. bomberpilot / CC BY-SA Electroautomatics First Deputy CEO Anatoly Shukalov says fighters from Sukhoi had their HMDs already swapped out and the MiGs will get new HMDs next year. He added […]
Boeing delivers F/A-18E and F to U.S. Navy
A single-seat F/A-18 E model and a two-seat F model have been delivered by Boeing to the U.S. Navy for flight testing. The press release from Boeing says the service will use the two jets “to familiarize pilots with the advanced cockpit system’s new 10-inch-by-19-inch touchscreen display and test the capabilities delivered with the enhanced […]
KAI keen to export KUH-1 to Indonesia while Bangladesh interested in KT-1
KAI Vice President and General Manager Lee Bong-keun told reporters on Jun. 17 that his company is stepping up efforts to sell the KUH-1 helicopter to Indonesia. By Korea Aerospace Industries (KUH-1 Surion in Alaska) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons He was speaking at a promotional event held in Sacheon whereby diplomats from the […]
Germany Halts Orion Upgrade, Looks At Buying New Maritime Patrol Aircraft
BERLIN — Germany’s Defence Ministry has stopped refurbishing the military’s maritime patrol aircraft in favour of conducting a market study of possible replacements, a confidential ministry document reviewed by Reuters showed.
Prepared for the parliamentary defence committee, the document showe…
Germany Sees Improvement As Weapon Availability Reaches 70%
On June 9, the 11th report of the Federal Ministry of Defense on armaments matters (Armaments Report) was published, at the same time as the report on the material operational readiness of the Bundeswehr’s main weapon systems.
The reports provide Parliament and the public with a comprehensive ov…
