Two seater Trainer version of Tejas (PV-5) made its maiden flight on 26 Nov 09. The flight took off from HAL,Airport at 1300 hrs. The successful maiden flight covered an altitude of 9km and Mach number 0.85. The prototype was

Thales has been selected to be the main contractor on the project that will see the "Berlin" and "Frankfurt am Main" supply ships (EGVs) equipped with a new radar system for air surveillance and helicopter guidance . Thales was also

The Minister for Defence, Senator John Faulkner, today announced that the Australian Government had approved acquisition of the first batch of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft as foreshadowed in the 2009 Defence White Paper.There has been considerable public interest

Northrop Grumman Corporation completed the first three MQ-8B Fire Scout production deliveries to the U.S. Navy, which completes the first year of Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) for the Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Air Vehicle (VTUAV) program.Two of

An Australian Defence & Homeland Security Business Delegation, Comprising of 6 companies, recentely visited New Delhi and Mumbai. The Australian defence homeland & security delegation showcased Australia's niche expertise and capabilities in defence & homeland security and offered the expertise

Thales has signed a significant contract with Intermarine to supply its highly successful Sonar 2093 system to the Italian Navy's (Marina Militare Italiana) Gaeta-class minehunting fleet.The contract, signed on 18 November, follows on from a main contract agreed in August

A new generation of Royal Navy ships, designed to meet the UK's future defence, security and peacekeeping needs, is the focus of a £3.4 million contract awarded to BAE Systems by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD).Representing a step change

Lockheed Martin Corp., Eagan, Minn., is being awarded a $43,988,555 modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the upgrade of seven P-3C aircraft for the government of Pakistan under the Foreign Military Sales program. This modification in support of

Saab has signed a contract for the sale of two airborne surveillance systems to the United Arab Emirates. The contract is worth approximately 1.5 billion SEK. The contract covers two Saab 340 AEW (Airborne Early Warning) systems, comprising of the

Honeywell announced on Nov 15, that the U.S. Army has finalized a contract to continue to purchase Honeywell T55-GA-714A engines and fielding kits, valued at approximately $79 million, for Chinook helicopters."The 714A engine significantly increases power for the Chinooks, enabling

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) recently completed a successful Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) theater-level ground test, conducted to integrate new capabilities into the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) architecture. This test, identified as the Fast Contingency Analysis and Activation Team (CAAT) East

Honeywell announced on Nov. 15 that its International Turbine Engine Company (ITEC) has been selected to deliver more than 100 F124-GA-200 high-performance turbofan engines for United Arab Emirates' fleet of Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master advanced jet trainers.The F124/F125 family of

In conjunction with the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), U.S. Pacific Fleet ships and crews successfully completed a series of exercises to test the second generation Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) weapon system, Aegis BMD 4.0.1. This set of four exercises,

Lockheed Martin's first optimized conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) F-35 Lightning II fighter made its inaugural flight on Saturday, Nov. 14, the fourth F-35 to begin flight operations. Piloted by Lockheed Martin test pilot David "Doc" Nelson, the F-35A, called

Raytheon Company and the U.S. Navy recently completed a critical design review (CDR) for the Dual Band Radar, which will be installed on the Navy's next-generation aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78).The DBR, produced by Raytheon Integrated

Raytheon Company and Emirates Advanced Investments (EAI) completed a series of environmental guided test flights of the TALON Laser-Guided Rocket. The TALON LGR rounds were pre-conditioned in extreme hot and cold temperatures prior to the flights and hit targets at

The first Saab 340 Erieye AEW, Airborne Early Warning, for Thailand completed its maiden flight together with the first Royal Thai Air Force Gripen on November 13.The Saab 340 Erieye AEW flight took two hours and 14 minutes and was

Alliant Techsystems, announced that it delivered a third AC-208B "Combat Caravan" aircraft to the Iraq Training and Advisory Mission in Kirkuk, Iraq. To date, ATK has delivered 11 modified C-208 aircraft in support of U.S. Government contracts for rebuilding the

Raytheon Company has been awarded a $20.5 million Foreign Military Sales contract for spares to support planned Patriot Configuration-3 system upgrades for the State of Kuwait.This sole source, not-to-exceed contract from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal,

Saab will develop and upgrade the Swedish Armed Forces SK60 training aircraft to secure its use until 2017. The order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, FMV, is valued at MSEK 130. It includes the installation of a new GPS,