Egypt to Buy 30 Rafale Jets, Contract Signed with France
Egypt and France signed a contract for the supply of 30 Rafale fighter jets, Egyptian defense ministry announced on its website early on Tuesday. "Egypt and France signed a contract to...
Sweden Orders BAE Systems’ BvS10 All-Terrain Vehicles
BAE Systems has signed a contract worth around $200 million to produce and deliver 127 BvS10 all-terrain vehicles to the Swedish Army, adding to its existing fleet of BvS10s. The contract...
Northrop Grumman Solar Arrays to Power Airbus OneSat Spacecraft
Northrop Grumman said it won an Airbus contract for the design, development and production of 24 ship sets of solar arrays to support the OneSat satellite product line. The solar arrays...
F-35 & F-22 jets Exchange Data Freely in Flight via U-2 Spy
In a first, the U.S
Indian Army RFI for Light Tanks
The Indian Army wants to procure 350 light tanks and has issued a request for information (RFI) to start the procurement process. Aside of new generation Combat Vehicle Platforms, the contract...
Israel’s Aeronautics Unveils Orbiter 4 Small Tactical UAS for Maritime Patrol
Aeronautics, an Israeli company has introduced its Orbiter 4 small tactical UAS, capable of performing long-range, long-endurance maritime patrol missions. The Orbiter 4s EO/IR and MPR payloads are ideal for maritime monitoring, gas and oil rigs...
China’s Shandong Aircraft Carrier Group Holds 1st Drill in 2021 in South...
An aircraft carrier group led by Chinas Shandong carrier is conducting a series of exercises in the South China Sea in its first known voyage of the year. Senior Captain Gao Xiucheng, a spokesperson from the...
New S.Korea Anti-submarine Frigate Launched
South Korea launched Daejeon, its new 2,800-ton anti-submarine frigate, on Monday. ROKS Daejeon is the fifth of the Navys FFX Batch II frigates being built to replace old 1,500-ton frigates and 1,000-ton patrol combat corvettes
Turkey’s 105 mm light howitzer ‘Boran’ Set to Enter Mass-Production
Turkeys air portable 105 mm light towed howitzer (LTH), 'Boran,' is being prepared for mass-production and seven pilot units are set to be delivered (to the Turkish Army) in June this year. Made by Turkish Mechanical...
Internal Solitary Wave May Have Caused Indonesian Submarine to Sink
A powerful underwater current called an internal solitary wave may have caused the Indonesian Navys KRI Nanggala 402 submarine to sink on April 21. The submarine's former commander, Rear Admiral Muhammad Ali, told local media, “The...
Engine Transplant Problems Delaying Russian Su-30SM2 Aircraft Development
Problems encountered while transplanting the AL-41F-1S engine from the Su-35 fighter into the more popular Su-30SM aircraft could be delaying the development of Su-30SM2 jet dubbed ‘Super Sukhoi. The Russian ministry of defense (MoD) has already...
Argentina Air Force Inducts Boeing 737, its First New Transport Plane in
The Argentina Air Force inducted a new Boeing 737-700 earlier this week, making it the first aircraft to join the services transport fleet in 15 years. “May 2006 was the last time the Air Force piloted...
China’s Sixth-Generation Fighter Jet Takes First Flight
Saudi Arabia Eyes Purchase of 100 KAAN Fighter Jets from Turkey
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...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U