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NASAMS, Iris-T Air Defense Systems Could End Russia's Dominance of Ukrainian Airspace

August 24, 2022 @ 08:03 AM

The Pentagon has announced that the NASAMS air defense system (ADS) will be delivered to Ukraine over the next 2-3 months while the German-made Iris-T will be produced over the...

Turkey's Akinci UCAV Completes Testing with Full Weapons Payload

August 24, 2022 @ 06:42 AM

Turkeys Baykar-produced Akinci combat drone has completed a test flight loaded with all nine weapon stations. On Monday, the company shared a

DRDO & Indian Navy Test Vertical Launch Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile

August 23, 2022 @ 03:05 PM

Indias Defense Research & Development Organization (DRDO) and the Navy flight tested Vertical Launch Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) on August 23, 2022. The flight test was carried out from an...

S.Korea Scrambles F-16s after Russian Bombers enter Air Defense Zone

August 23, 2022 @ 12:14 PM

The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) scrambled F-16 fighters after Russian Tu-95MS bombers allegedly entered South Korea's air defense identification zone (KADIZ). Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) confirmed that...

Stop F-35 Initiative Submits Petition Against Jet Purchase to Swiss Chancery

August 23, 2022 @ 11:29 AM

The “Stop F-35” initiative that opposes the Swiss governments plan to acquire 36 new F-35 Lightning II fighters from Americas Lockheed Martin handed over 103,000 certified signatures to the Federal...

Crowdfunded Bayraktar Drone Claims First Kill for Ukraine

August 23, 2022 @ 10:27 AM

A Bayraktar drone, crowdfunded by Lithuanians, has claimed its first kill of a Russian towed howitzer system in Ukraine. Lithuanias defense minister Arvydas Anušauskas shared videos on Facebook August 22 showing the drone in combat use...

Japan to Increase Range of Type-12 Missiles to 1,000km for Potential China,...

August 23, 2022 @ 06:31 AM

Japan is working on increasing the range of ground-launched Type-12 standoff missiles from 200km to more than 1,000km, putting the Chinese and North Korean coasts within striking distance. The envisioned weapons would also be ship- and...

UAC Plant Gets New Testing Facilities to Help Increase Production of Su-57...

August 23, 2022 @ 04:06 AM

Russias United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) is setting up new facilities to test systems and equipment of the Su-57 stealth jet, to ramp up production of the aircraft. The government-owned Rostec said the expansion of Komsomolsk-on-Amur (KnAAZ)...

All-new Russian Missile, X-69 to be Launched from Su-57 Jet's Internal Weapons...

August 22, 2022 @ 06:31 PM

Russia's Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV) unveiled an all-new cruise missile, the X-69 meant to be fired from the internal weapons bay of the Su-57 stealth jet. At the just-concluded Army 2022 event last week, KTRV displayed...

Ukrainians Crowdfund High-Res Satellite Imageries from Finland's ICEYE

August 22, 2022 @ 12:17 PM

The money collected from Ukrainians to buy Bayraktar TB2 drones has been utilized to acquire high-technology satellite from Finnish company ICEYE. Serhiy Prytula Charitable Foundation on June 22 announced a fundraiser among Ukrainian citizens to purchase...

Ukrainian Pilots Being Trained to Fly American A-10 Thunderbolt Aircraft: Reports

August 22, 2022 @ 08:16 AM

The United States has commenced a secret program to train Ukrainian pilots to fly A-10 Thunderbolt II ground attack aircraft in an effort to provide battlefield support to besieged Ukrainian formations. The

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