Leonardo To Deliver AW169 VIP Helicopter To Philippines
Leonardo will be delivering the first AW169 in the Philippines and another AW139 for VIP or corporate transport in the next few months. The company is expanding its presence in the...
India's Vikramaditya Aircraft Carrier Test Fires Barak Surface-To-Air Missile
Indias sole aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya on Friday has carried out the maiden test of the newly installed Barak short range surface-to-air missile. “During the firing carried out in the Arabian...
Belarusian Army To Receive Russia's Mi-8MTV-5 Helicopters Next Month
Russian Helicopters will finish delivery of second batch of Mi-8MTV-5 helicopters for Belarusian defense Army by Next Month End. “We will be able to finish the contract on delivering 12 helicopters...
Thai Navy To Receive Three Chinese Submarines
Thailand's navy will receive three submarines under Bt3.6 billion (US $104
USAF F-16 Falcons To Get AESA Radar Upgrade
The US Air Force is working on the integration and testing of new radar for the F-16 Fighting Falcon as part of the F-16 Radar Modernization Program. Northrop Grummans APG-83 Scalable...
Indo-Russian Multi-role Transport Aircraft Program Terminated
Russia confirms that a joint Indo-Russian project to develop a new medium-airlift military transport aircraft, the UAC/HAL II-214 Multi-role Transport Aircraft (MTA) has been terminated. "In practice, not all projects yield results
Germany Bans Rheinmetall From Exporting Products To Turkey
Germany is denying clearance to Rheinmetall for few defense trades with Turkey amid a row over campaign appearances by Turkish officials in pursuading support for a referendum that could boost President Tayyip Erdogan's powers. "The German...
Russian Defense Ministry To Get 8 Mi-28UB Training Helicopters This Year
Russian Defense Ministry will receive the first batch of eight Mi-28UB new combat training helicopters this year. "The supplies of eight serial helicopters for the aerospace Forces is being planned within the framework of the state...
Russian Army To Acquire Hypersonic Weapons, S-500 Missile Systems
Russian army will soon acquire military equipment based on new physical principles, hypersonic weapons and next-generation S-500 missile defence systems. “A test unit of Russia's next-generation S-500 air defense system would be ready by 2020
US F-16 Fighter Jet Drops Fuel Tanks Into South Korean Lake
US Air Force F-16 jet dropped two auxiliary fuel tanks into a fresh water lake in South Korea after the pilot suspected an emergency to occur. "The pilot abandoned the fuel tanks after detecting suspected problems...
Rheinmetall, Rohde & Schwarz Team Up For Bundeswehr Procurement Programmes
Rheinmetall and Rohde & Schwarz have agreed to establish a joint venture to compete for two major German procurement projects: mobile tactical communications ( MoTaKo) and mobile tactical information network (MoTIV). Rheinmetall will have a 74
China Likely To Launch 2nd Liaoning Aircraft Carrier In April
China will be launching second Chinese Liaoning aircraft carrier at the end of April 2017. Few photos have been circulating online that depict installation of radars and base painting of the deck, according to Sina news...
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...
