2016-01-12 The Russians are building an Arctic capable rotorcraft fleet for commercial and military purposes. Late last year, the Russian Defense Ministry took delivery of its first Mi-8 ANTSh-V for Arctic missions. This version of the Mi-8 was developed for operations below -40C. “The wealth of expertise we built up…
2016-01-09 By Guishan Luthra Authoritative sources told India Strategic that documents for the Government-to-Government (G-to-G) deal were delivered by New Delhi to Paris on New Year’s Eve, and that the agreement is on the same lines as that for the Mirage 2000 aircraft signed in the early 1980s. IAF will…
2015-12-09 By Gulshan Luthra Dateline New Delhi Ministry of Defence (MoD) sources told India Strategic that although the helicopters were selected in December 2014, there were some issues over cost escalations due to the delay in the procurement process, and the US company’s insistence that it could not hold the…
2015-12-08 The Golden Eagle is a derivative of the F-16. It is a trainer which can function as a multi-role fighter as well. According to J.R. Wildridge of Lockheed Martin: The T-50 program is a joint development between Lockheed Martin and Korea Aerospace Industries to meet the advanced jet pilot…
2015-12-08 According to an article by Sang-Yun, Kim on the South Korean Ministry of Defense website, the South Korean Air Force is already making use of 3D metal printing technology to improve maintenance capabilities. Since entering into an MOU with the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning for the…
2015-10-21 By Robbin Laird During my visit to Eurofighter in Munich, Paul Smith explained the thrust of modernization of Eurofighter and the approach highlighted by Italian test pilot, Major Raffaele Beltrame. In this interview, Lars Joergensen explains the underlying approach to modernization. The Second Line of Defense team first met…
The latest Mission Impossible film will introduce the A400M to the viewing public. As an Airbus Defence and Space press release highlighted: It will be the world’s most advanced military transport aircraft for decades to come but the Airbus A400M may never again be called upon to perform its astounding…
2015-06-15 By Robbin Laird The Paris Air Show is dominated by the commercial sector which in terms of market and money is clearly the more important. However, if national survival is at stake, it is not the most important market or consideration. As the world meets in Paris in 2015,…
