Textron Systems plans to offer its unique Aerosonde HQ unmanned, multi-rotor, tilt-rotor aircraft that combines vertical takeoff and landing capabilities with the speed and efficiency of a small fixed-wing unmanned aircraft systemа for US Coast Guard. That was reported by  SEAPOWER magazine. The vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) version of its Aerosonde small unmanned aircraft system will demonstrate it […]

Boeing has won a modification contract from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to manufacture QF-16 full-scale aerial target (“FSAT”) Lot 5A. The contract is valued at $24.7 million. It was awarded by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Eglin Air Force Base, FL. Per the contract, Boeing will provide 18 QF-16 FSATs and 18 related […]

The Armament Inspectorate of the Polish MoD has signed an agreement with the Boeing Company, concerning the acquisition of three medium VIP aircraft, which is to be covered by a net total amount of USD 523.6 million. The order includes two new BBJ 2 airplanes and one 737-800, which will be operated by the Government […]

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, will demonstrate the extraordinary short takeoff and landing capabilities of the M28 turboprop airplane to interested military, civil and commercial operators in Rio de Janeiro during the LAAD Defence & Security trade show April 4-7. The aircraft arrives April 3 at Jacarepaguá Airport, Rio de Janeiro, having demonstrated a range […]

Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA), a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, will feature its defense products and services during LAAD Defence and Security 2017 at booth L-39 at the RioCentro Exhibition Center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 4-7, 2017. LAAD provides Orbital ATK the opportunity to highlight products and services available to U.S. […]

The Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System (DVIDS) just released some awesome photos of U.S. Marines training in cold weather conditions during recent Exercise Forest Light in Sekiyama, Japan. Forest Light is a semi-annual, bilateral exercise between the III Marine Expeditionary Force and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and consists a command post exercise as […]

Major General Richard J. Hayes, Jr., the Adjutant General of Illinois National Guard, along with his delegation arrived to Lublin to familiarize with the aspects of functioning of the Lithuanian-Polish-Ukrainian Brigade Command, on 28 March 2017. That was reported by litpolukrbrig.wp.mil.pl Commander of LITPOLUKRBRIG Colonel Zenon Brzuszko welcomed the guests and stressed his belief in […]

South Korea and the U.S. have conducted an exercise on destroying North Korean chemical weapons, according to American military forces in Korea Sunday. The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said troops participated in an exercise to remove the lethal nerve agent sarin at a shooting range in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, on Tuesday and Wednesday. The drill […]

The Army Research Laboratory is developing a “third arm” passive mechanical appendage that could lessen Soldier burden and increase lethality. Weighing less than 4 pounds, the device attaches to a Soldier’s protective vest and holds their weapon, putting less weight on their arms and freeing up their hands to do other tasks. The passive mechanical […]

Military company Blackwater’s founder plans to build new bases in China, a move to support the One Belt and One Road initiative. Frontier Services Group (FSG), a company that helps businesses operating in frontier markets overcome complex security, logistics and operational challenges, is planning to build two operation bases in Northwest China’s XinjiangUyghur Autonomous Region […]