The united states Air Force has secretly developed a brand new stealth drone for long-range reconnaissance missions that may be operational by 2015, consistent with a report Friday in an industry magazine. The unmanned drone, dubbed RQ-180, is currently inside the testing phase on the top secret Groom Lake air base in Nevada — the infamous “Area 51″ where the Air Force tested the U2 spy planes within the late 1950s, Aviation Week said. The Air Force refused to comment when contacted by AFP. The new aircraft was reportedly built by Northrop Grumann, the corporate behind the worldwide Hawk and... Read More »

The Usa will send helmets, medical supplies and other non-lethal military aid to Ukraine amid fears of another Russian incursion there, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday. Hagel said he had informed Kiev that President Barack Obama “has approved additional non-lethal military assistance for health and welfare items and other supplies.” The aid includes medical supplies, helmets, sleeping mats and water purification units for Ukrainian troops, in addition to shelters, small power generators and hand fuel pumps for Ukraine’s border security force. But it doesn’t seem to contain any combat equipment, similar to bulletproof vests or night-vision goggles. Washington had... Read More »

The global helicopters market is ready for rapid growth as transitioning economies from Central Asia, the center East, Latin America and Asia-Pacific continue increasing their fleet size and lengthening their industrial strength. These regions are using the platforms renewal cycle as a chance to improve their local industries and enjoy the latest Western technological developments and know-how. Consequently, the subsequent technological and insist hub, for military helicopters particularly, will progressively shift from the West to the East. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, “Global Helicopters Market Assessment,” finds that the market earned revenues of $31.32 billion in 2012 and estimates... Read More »

The 400th Eurofighter Typhoon have been dropped at the Programme’s worldwide customer base. The German Air Force took delivery of the 400th aircraft on Wednesday 4th December 2013 during special ceremony at Cassidian’s Military Air Systems Center in Manching, Southern Germany. At the Ceremony, the State Secretary of the German Ministry of Defence, Christian Schmidt, received the aircraft with the markings ‘31+06’. The development was witnessed by several high ranking representatives from politics and industry including: the Bavarian Minister for Economic Affairs, Media, Energy and Technology, Ilse Aigner; the executive Executive Officer of Cassidian, Bernhard Gerwert, and representatives from the... Read More »