Philippines To Patrol Sea With TC-90 Planes Leased From Japan
Armed Forces of Philippines (AFP) will use its TC-90 aircraft leased from Japan to patrol the West Philippine Sea and Benham Rise, where China has been attempting to incur. The Philippines...
US Navy Reveals 'Magic Carpet' Software For Fighter Jet's Safe Landing On...
The US Navy has revealed a radical new software system, ‘Maigical Carpet that allows fighter pilots to land on deck safely. The software is being tested by F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and...
China's Military Bases Construction On South China Sea Reefs Nears Completion
China has almost completed building up of military facilities on the disputed South China Sea Islands, the US-based Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) think tank said. "Major construction of military and...
Philippine Navy To Receive Two Advanced Mark-III Assault Craft By September End
Philippine Navy will receive two of the three Multi-Purpose Attack Crafts (MPAC) with options for missile armament by third quarter of this year. “These two MPACs will be delivered by this...
India Eyes Military Tech Transfer Deal With Israel For Anti-Tank Missiles, Drones
India is keen to sign multi-billion-dollar defence deals with Israel for anti-tank missiles, drones and other defence equipment, during Prime Minister Narendra Modis visit expected to be in mid-2017. The stalled...
Malaysia Not Ready For Decision On Purchase Of Fighters: Prime Minister
Malaysia is still not ready to decide on the purchase of fighter jets from French Dassault. “We still are not ready for a decision, but we take note of Rafales success in other nations,” Malaysian Prime...
US Army Developing Body-Worn Weapon Mount For Soldiers
The US Army is testing a "third arm" device that will be attached to soldiers protective vests to lessen the weight on their arms. Weighing less than 4 pounds, the body-worn weapon mount currently undergoing testing...
China, Saudi Arabia To Co-develop Drones
Saudi Arabia has signed a deal with China to import unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and to set up production lines. Partnership agreement to manufacture drones was signed during Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud...
Finland Seeks Weapons Details For HX Fighter Jet Program
Finnish Defence Forces' Logistics Command has sent a preliminary Request for Information on suitable weapons and other task-related external equipment for the HX project. The project is intended to replace the Hornet fleet, the Finnish Defense...
US Army Resumes Javelin FGM-148F Missile Component Test
The US Army has resumed testing of the Spiral 2 FGM-148F missile component of the Javelin medium close combat system improvement programme. The trials were suspended in late 2016 due to technical issues with the precursor...
USAF Completes GPS Anti-Jam Architecture Verification For Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile
The US Air Force (USAF) has completed product upgrade verification (PUV) flight tests of GPS anti-jam software and hardware for the AGM-158A Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) and AGM-158B JASSM-Extended Range (ER) long-range, conventionally armed,...
Malaysia Plans Aerobatics Team, May Seek Help From 'Russian Knights'
Malaysia is looking at launching its own aerobatics team for the Langkawi International Maritime Aerospace (LIMA) Exhibition in 2019 and may seek help from ‘Russian Knights team for the purpose. Indications to this effect were available...
Blast in Iranian Port: Negligence or Sabotage?
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
