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New Armed Strategic Drone Unveiled In Riyadh

May 11, 2017 @ 04:04 PM

Saudi Arabias King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) unveiled the strategic drone program ‘Saqr-1 in Riyadh on Wednesday. Prince Turki bin Saud bin Mohammed, President of KACST, stressed the...

US Navy's F-35 Capable Aircraft Carrier Undergoing Sea Trials

May 11, 2017 @ 04:00 PM

US Navys USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier that will be able to operate Lockheed Martin F-35C Joint Strike Fighters on its deck is undergoing sea trials. The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier has...

New Turkish-Indonesian Battle Tank Unveiled At IDEF 2017

May 11, 2017 @ 03:50 PM

The new medium weight tank, KAPLAN MT, jointly developed by Turkeys FNSS and Indonesias PT Pindad, made its debut at IDEF 2017 on Wednesday. FNSS CEO Nail Kurt said at a...

Turkey's ASELSAN, Ukraine's ANTONOV Sigh MOU On Avionics For An−148 Aircraft

May 11, 2017 @ 03:29 PM

Turkeys ASELSAN and Ukrainian ANTONOV have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at IDEF17 in Istanbul to explore opportunities of business collaboration on complete avionics and integrated solutions for An−148...

China Installs Anti-ship Missile Launchers on South China Sea Island

May 11, 2017 @ 02:52 PM

China is installing missile launchers on strategic island base in the disputed South China Sea, the satellite images captured from an ImageSat International (ISI) Eros B satellite suggested Monday. The People's...

China Tests Ballistic Missile To Counter THAAD Deployment in S.Korea: Report

May 11, 2017 @ 02:35 PM

China has tested a new type of missile missile believed to be aimed at counterbalancing the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system deployed by US in South Korea. A short statement from the defense...

US Intelligence Agency Sets Up Korea Mission Center To Deal With Pyongyang's...

May 11, 2017 @ 01:50 PM

US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has set up a Korea Mission Centre in order to gain full resources, capabilities, and authorities to deal with missile threats posed by North Korea. The centre that focuses on nuclear...

India's Saras Transport Aircraft To Take First Flight In June

May 11, 2017 @ 12:21 PM

Indias modified and reengined version of 14-seater Saras aircraft, developed by National Aerospace Laboratory (NAL), is readying for its first flight in first week of June. Bengaluru-based NAL has handed over the aircraft to Indian Air...

India Readies Policy To Select Private Firms For Defense Production Orders

May 11, 2017 @ 11:11 AM

Indias defence ministry has prepared its roadmap for the selection of private sector companies for military production orders, with a procedure spelt out in a new policy. The ministry will unveil the elaborate procedure in a...

China’s Ballistic Missiles Cannot Be Intercepted By US Thaad Defense System, Ex-US...

May 11, 2017 @ 10:46 AM

US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) like the one deployed in South Korea does not have the ability to intercept Chinese intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), a former US official said. "THAAD is a theater missile...

USAF Awards $48M Contract To BAE Systems To Operate 5 Phased Array...

May 11, 2017 @ 08:55 AM

BAE Systems has been awarded a $48 million contract by the US Air Force to operate Solid State Phased Array Radar Systems (SSPARS) at five major strategic radar stations. BAE Systems will manage, operate, maintain and...

US Army Orders 20 Extended Range Gray Eagle Drones From General Atomics

May 11, 2017 @ 08:30 AM

The US Army has awarded General Atomics with a $222 million contract to manufacture 20 extended range MQ-1C Gray Eagle drones and associated satellite communications hardware and software. "General Atomics Aeronautical Systems was awarded a $221,577,527...

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