Russia plans to begin flight tests of a new fifth-generation fighter in 2009, the Russian industry and energy minister said on Thursday.
"The development of a fifth-generation Advanced Tactical Frontline Fighter is being carried out under the Sukhoi PAK FA project," Viktor Khristenko said in a report posted on the ministry's website.
Pakistan Air Force achieved a major landmark in its Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEWC) Program with the roll out of its first aircraft - SAAB 2000 AEWC - in a simple but impressive ceremony held at the Saab facility in Sweden.
Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force was the Chief Guest on the occasion.
n the face of Iran's continued race towards nuclear power, as well as growing tensions with Syria, the Israel Air Force will hold an exercise in the coming weeks to test the Arrow missile defense system's capability in tracking an advanced Iranian Shihab 3, The Jerusalem Post has learned. [An Iranian research rocket is...]
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The cost of each Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) F-35 fighter jet has soared 38 percent since 2001, but costs have been virtually unchanged over the past year, according to a Pentagon document obtained by Reuters on Tuesday.
The F-35 program is the most expensive weapons program in U.S. history. The Pentagon is developing versions of the fighter for the Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy, and to sell to other countries.
India's state-owned military-plane maker Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) said that a joint venture to develop a multi-role transport aircraft is near completion.
HAL is partnering with Russia's Ilyushin Design Bureau in the $600 million project, to which the two companies will contribute equally, HAL Chairman Ashok Baweja told a news conference here.
'The funding is ready and the programme is now on,' Baweja said of talks which dragged on since first conceived in the first half of this decade.
A spat between Russia and Algeria over fighter jets has given the West a chance to open up a new market and shows the challenge facing Russian arms sales to developing countries as they grow more prosperous.
Few expect a dramatic shift in arms purchases by OPEC member Algeria, the developing world's fifth largest market for weapons in 2006, following its unusual decision to return 15 MIG warplanes it says contained some substandard parts, experts say.
But the initial rebuff reflects a recognition that traditional Russian arms buyer Algeria and fellow north African oil exporter Libya, can afford to shop around with state
India and Israel have begun joint development of an unmanned helicopter capable of operating in severe weather conditions, local media has reported.
The chopper will have an automated takeoff and landing systems for use on unprepared fields on land and from aircraft carriers at sea.
Being developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) and Israel Aerospace Industries' unmanned air vehicle division, Malat, the helicopter will also have a dual
The Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), the defence laboratory behind the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), could soon be turning to global aerospace major Boeing to help them with the aircraft’s flight testing programme.
Officials from Boeing met with designers from the ADA on Saturday for what could be the final round of discussions on aspects and scope of the consultancy, and on
For the second time in less than a week, the Indian military top-brass has pressed the political leadership for higher pay.
The service chiefs met Defence Minister AK Antony yet again on Tuesday, seeking 50 per cent more than what the Pay Commission has recommended for the military.
Trashing the Pay Commission proposals, the Chiefs of Staff committee has sought a
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