Kilo Class cutaway(click to view full) In April 2009, reports surfaced that Vietnam had agreed in principle to a deal with Russia for 6 of its diesel-electric Kilo/ Project 636 Class fast attack submarines. By December 2009, it was an inflection-point deal for a...
Americas * Raytheon's Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) is expected to be declared fully operational in the near future, after the missile was successfully put through a series of rigorous Navy testing. Four missiles were fired from surface ships using the MK 41 Vertical...
Americas * Lockheed Martin has received a $109 million US Navy contract to deliver modification kits for a Block 3F software upgrade for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The upgrade includes the provision of 567 modification kits as well as labor costs for contractors...
Polish Mi-24(click to view full) Recent Russian aggression in the Ukraine has sharpened Poland's awareness of its status as NATO's new linchpin state, and an ambitious 10-year military Technical Modernization Program (TMP) is underway. The country's open, rolling...
Americas * Lockheed Martin has posted weaker-than-expected sales and lower profitability in three of four divisions, making it the first cut Lockheed has made to earnings per share estimates in seven years. Stock fell more than 2 percent as the company slashed their...
Americas * Boeing and Saab have conducted the maiden flight of their second production-ready T-X aircraft. The jointly developed advanced trainer is said to have handled "exactly like the first aircraft and the simulator, meeting all expectations” over the course of...
Adm. Kuznetsov, 1996(click to view full) Russia's "heavy aircraft-carrying cruisers" have received a lot of unfavorable attention from India's snake-bit deal to refurbish the Admiral Gorshkov; in fairness, however, the Russians haven't had much more luck with their...
Americas * April 24/17: Raytheon has been awarded external link a $78.7 million US Navy contract to provide support and sustainment services for AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II tactical missiles. Under the agreement, the company will provide for the repair of AIM-9X Block...
Americas * An F-35C loaded with the latest F3 software configuration has successfully hit a moving target with a GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bomb in what was the munition's first developmental release from the fighter variant. The successful test was made capable...