On July 26, 2022, the DGA qualified the Operational Chute Landing System (SMTCOPS), the new parachute intended for High Altitude, Low Opening (HALO) jumps with controlled opening. The first sets will be delivered by the end of 2022.

The SMTCOPS is intended for the operational parachutists of the …

GAVIAO PEIXOTO, Brazil — Embraer has successfully completed the flight test of the certification campaign for the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS II), which provides the C-390 Millennium with the required capability to perform firefighting missions.

The tests, carried out at the E…

MANILA –– The Philippines and Indonesia renewed the agreement on cooperative activities in the field of defense and security.

Department of National Defense (DND) officer-in-charge Jose Faustino Jr. and Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto signed the agreement in Jakarta on Monday.

“T…

Turkey’s global land systems manufacturer Otokar continues to successfully represent the Turkish defense industry abroad. Otokar will exhibit its COBRA II vehicle at the Azerbaijan International Defense Industry Fair, ADEX 2022, which will be held for the 4th time in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan,…

PARIS — Safran announced that it has entered into negotiations with Thales to acquire its aeronautical electrical systems business. This electric power conversion activity, also plays a role in power generation and electric motors in the civil and military aeronautics sector.

Thales’s aeronauti…