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Kongsberg Wins Canadian Order for Remote Weapon Stations

Kongsberg Wins Canadian Order for Remote Weapon Stations

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has signed a contract with General Dynamics Land Systems – Canada for delivery of the Protector Remote Weapon Stations (RWS) to the Canadian Army valued 500 MNOK.

The Protector RWS will be integrated on Canada’s fleet of Armored Combat Support Vehicles. Canada signed…

Philippine Navy’s First Missile Frigate Arrives in Subic Bay

Philippine Navy’s First Missile Frigate Arrives in Subic Bay

MANILA — Malacañang on Sunday welcomed the historic arrival of the country’s first missile-frigate, the BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150), as a “breakthrough” in the Philippines’ naval force.

“We consider this a breakthrough in the Philippine Navy’s transformation journey in our goal of building a strong…

First Il-96-400M Airliner in Final Assembly

First Il-96-400M Airliner in Final Assembly

The works upon building up the long-haul widebody IL-96-400M aircraft are carried on at the final assembly shop on VASO aviation plant in Voronezh.

The new aircraft is developed as a modification of the mass-produced IL-96-300 with a fuselage 9.35m longer than its predecessor with the additions f…

AVIC to Begin Sea-Based Flight-Tests of New AG600 Seaplane

AVIC to Begin Sea-Based Flight-Tests of New AG600 Seaplane

Aviation Industry Corp of China, the State-owned aviation conglomerate, announced on Saturday that it plans to start sea-based flight tests of its AG600 seaplane in Qingdao, East China’s Shandong province, in the second half of this year.

By now, an AG600 prototype has made 172 preparatory flight…

Northrop Grumman Builds Very Lightweight Torpedo for US Navy

Northrop Grumman Builds Very Lightweight Torpedo for US Navy

Northrop Grumman has successfully manufactured and tested the first industry-built Very Lightweight Torpedo (VLWT) for the U.S. Navy. The prototype torpedo is based on the Pennsylvania State University Applied Research Laboratory’s (PSU-ARL) design that was distributed to defense industrial manufact…
Eurofighter Details Options to Improve Defensive Aids Sub-System

Eurofighter Details Options to Improve Defensive Aids Sub-System

Eurofighter Typhoon is equipped with one of the most capable Electronic Warfare (EW) systems installed on any combat aircraft. At its heart is the Typhoon’s Defensive Aids Sub System (DASS), known as Praetorian and provided by the EuroDASS consortium, a four-nation group of EW experts comprising Leo…

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