When someone says they want to join the military, the default assumptions are that someone will be a pilot, sailor or ground pounder. However, the military offers career training and jobs in a wide variety of positions. For example, around one in ten doctors and dentists earn their degree while in the military or as […]

At the III International Military-Technical Forum Army-2017, State Corporation Rostec will have a private pavilion with stalls of the holding companies and directly controlled companies of the state corporation. Holding companies of the weapons cluster – High Precision Systems (Vysokotochnye Kompleksy), Kalashnikov concern, UralVagonZavod, Splav, Techmash – and of the aviation cluster – Russian Helicopters, […]

The Government of Canada has awarded Thales In-Service Support (ISS), refit, repair, maintenance and training to both Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS) and Joint Support Ships (JSS). Known as AJISS, the contract includes an initial service period of eight years for up to $800 million CAD (approx. €540 million) with options to extend services up […]

BMT Asset Performance Ltd and BMT Defence Services Ltd, subsidiaries of BMT Group (BMT), are pleased to be members of the Atlas Elektronik UK (AEUK) team, who has today announced that it has been awarded a contract valued at £48m for the supply and support of Common Workboats for the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) […]

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today announced the first flight of a VH-92A configured test aircraft in support of the U.S. Marine Corps’ VH-92A Presidential Helicopter Replacement Program. The July 28 flight signals the start of the 250 hour flight test program, which will take place at Lockheed Martin facilities in Owego, New York. The aircraft […]

Beijing SZMID High Technology Co., established in 2006, is a China leading supplier for security sysytems with strong R&D capability, professional sales & engineering team to provide wide-range high quality security devices & solutions to customers around the world. SZMID has been specialized in the R&D of portable UAVs-defender system, Bomb jamming system, Entrance cell […]

Lockheed Martin successfully conducted the first-ever launch yesterday of the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) surface-launch variant from a topside canister. The flight test, at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, proved the missile’s ability to conduct an angled launch from the newly designed topside canister, replicating a ship-launched environment. During the test, the LRASM, its Mk-114 booster […]

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company and Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) signed a Letter of Intent to cooperate on the UH-1Y. This signing is in addition to the LOI signed for the AH-1Z in 2016 – further expanding business relationships between Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa and Bell Helicopter. Based on this LOI, Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa and […]

Within the framework of the MAKS-2017 International Aerospace Show “Russian Helicopters” holding (part of the Rostec state corporation) concluded three contracts with United Helicopters International Group on the supply of 10 helicopters to Chinese operators in 2017-2018. In particular, according to the signed contracts, United Helicopters will receive 5 light helicopters Ansat in medevac configuration, […]

Rheinmetall has unveiled a new Infantry System designed to bring its Future Soldier–Expanded System (IdZ-ES) and other sensors and effectors together into the networked-enabled operations loop. Rheinmetall has displayed its new “Infantry System” for the first time. It substantially enhances the combat performance of dismounted troops in connection with unmanned systems and fire support elements. The […]