Category: Notizie Estero

BEIJING — China’s top legislature Saturday voted to adopt a decision on joining the Arms Trade Treaty. Lawmakers approved the decision at a legislative session of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee, which ran from Thursday to Saturday.

The approval is a major step in China’s acti…

On June 19, the NASAMS (National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System) medium-range air defence systems procured from Norway were delivered to the Air Defence Battalion of the Lithuanian Armed Forces. This modern air defence equipment will provide the Lithuanian Air Force with a several tens of ki…

TEL AVIV — RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. is participating in Poland’s “Ottokar-Brzoza” tender (formerly known as “Tank Destroyer”) in co-production with local Polish Conglomerate PGZ, which is competing, in part, with BWP-1 and KTO ROSOMAK Armored platforms. Recently, RAFAEL has unveiled it…

HAIFA, Israel — Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded a contract valued at approximately $38 million from the Israeli Ministry of Defense to provide operation, maintenance and logistic services for the Textron T-6 trainer aircraft fleet of the Israeli Air Force.

This contract a…

The Royal Navy’s experts in getting new technology to the frontline quickly are trialling the use of heavy-lift drones for future use on warships.

NavyX and DARE (Discover, Analysis and Rapid Exploitation) have been working with UK drone firm Malloy Aeronautics and Planck Aerosystems in the devel…

MOSCOW — Russian Helicopters holding company (part of Rostec State Corporation) started serial production of Mi-8AMT Arctic helicopters for civilian customers. Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant made the first rotorcraft which is ready to start operation.

Mi-8AMT helicopter in its Arctic version completed…