Northrop Grumman Awarded $3.8 Billion for Minuteman III ICBM Ground subsystems
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp has been awarded a $3,860,000,000 contract for Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile ground subsystems support. This contract provides for sustaining engineering, maintenance engineering, test and assessment, modification...
Israel Shipyards to Supply 4 ‘Sheldag’ Fast Boats to Navy
The Israel Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced Wednesday that it has signed an NIS 100 Million (US$ 30.5 million) agreement with Israel Shipyards, under which four ‘Sheldag' type 5 security...
Qatar to Base Rafale, Mirage 2000 Jets in Turkey for 5 years
Qatar will base 12 Rafale and 9 Mirage 2000 fighter jets besides four Boeing C-17A Globemaster III transport aircraft in Turkey for a period of five years for training purposes. Doha...
Thales’ New Long-Range Surveillance Drone 'UAS 100' Completes First Flight
Frances Thales successfully completed the first flight of a half-scale prototype of its UAS 100 long-range unmanned air system on June 22. Developed in partnership with Issoire Aviation and Hionos, and...
Lockheed Martin, IAI to Cooperate in Air and Missile Defense systems
Lockheed Martin and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Tuesday for collaboration in Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) systems. Under this collaboration, the companies will...
Land, Sea and Air Combat Robots Displayed at Beijing Expo
At an expo that kicked off in Beijing on Monday, China displayed its latest advanced land, sea and air combat robots. The event is organized by the Chinese Institute of Command and Control, the 9th China...
Cisco Targets Pentagon with Webex for Defense
Cisco launched Webex for Defense, an all-in-one cloud-based collaboration service for the U.S
Germany's Purchase of Boeing P-8A Poseidon Casts Doubts over Franco-German MPA Program...
France could walk out of a project to develop a maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) along with Germany called Maritime Awareness Weapon System (MAWS) following the latters decision last week to purchase five Boeing P-8A Poseidon...
Thales to Provide Five Combat Training Systems to Polish Army
Thales said it will provide Poland's land forces with five tactical combat training systems “Combat Staff Trainer systems.” The award is the first export contract for this tactical combat training system, which is already in service...
Russian S-500 Air Defense System Completes Tests, all set to Enter Service
The Russian S-500 air defense system (ADS), said to counter not only aircraft, missiles and space weapons, but also satellites in low-earth orbit (LEO) has completed state tests and is set to enter service with...
Russian Helicopters’ Exports Down 19 Per Cent in 2020
Russian Helicopters, one of the worlds leading helicopter manufacturers, exported 39 military helicopters in 2020, a figure down 19% compared to the previous year. According to the companys annual report released on Tuesday, "Thirty-nine helicopters were...
Russia’s Tekhnodinamika Testing Parachute System for Dogs
Russian firm Tekhnodinamika is in the final stage of testing a parachute system for military dogs. The parachute harness is designed both for single jumps of a parachutist with a dog and for tandem jumps where...
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...
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...