US Strikes Iran-backed Militia Bases In Iraq, Syria Following Rocket Attacks
In retaliation to a series of rocket attacks on US-led coalition bases in the last few weeks, the US military carried out airstrikes in five locations in Iraq and Syria targeting multiple weapons and munitions depots linked to Iran, on Sunday. “In response to repeated Kata'ib Hizbollah (KH) attacks on Iraqi...
Lockheed To Upgrade Hellenic Air Force F-16 Jets for $280M
Greece has awarded US defense company Lockheed Martin $280 million to upgrade the Hellenic Air Forces fleet of F-16 fighter jets over the net seven years. The modernisation contract was signed this week after finalizing details on Lockheed's use of a Greek subcontractor, Athens-Macedonia agency reported on Friday
Kazakhstan Suspends Fokker Bek Air 100 Flights After Deadly Crash
Government of Kazakhstan has suspended flight authorisation for local operator Bek Air following the fatal Fokker 100 crash at Almaty, on Friday. Ninety-three passengers and five crew members were onboard flight Z92100 enroute to Nur-Sultan city, when it lost height after take-off and crashed into a concrete wall and subsequently a...
Turkish Aerospace Inaugurates First Office in Pakistan
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has set up a new office in Pakistan, weeks after Islamabad hosted a Turkish defense exhibition on its soil for the first time. "We have launched our new office at Pakistan's National Science & Technology Park
Turkish Military Gets New Anti-tank Vehicles
The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) have taken the delivery of two weapon carrier vehicles, Kaplan and Pars, at a ceremony held at FNSS Defense Systems facility in the Gölbaşı district, Ankara, on Wednesday. The Turkish Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM) awarded FNSS Defense Systems a contract for 260 vehicles- 76 Pars...
Algeria In Talks With Russia for a Dozen Su-57 Jets
Algeria is likely to buy 12 Su-57 fighters with an option to procure 12 more, from Russia. “Algeria is currently in fairly active negotiations with Russia to acquire 12 Su-57 fighters with the possibility of increasing the order to 24 combat aircraft,” sources were quoted as saying by Russias
Deliveries of Su-57 To Russia in 2020 Despite Crash
Russian Aerospace Forces will receive a “large” number of Su-57 stealth fighters in 2020 as per schedule, brushing aside speculations that the first Su-57 crash on Tuesday could derail the delivery schedule. "The first large-scale deliveries of the fifth-generation Su-57 aircraft will begin in 2020
First Su-57 Crash Reported in Russia, Pilot Ejects Safely
Nearly two weeks after Russia's sole aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov was engulfed in a major fire, a Sukhoi Su-57 fifth-generation fighter crashed near Komsomolsk-on-Amur in the country's far east on Tuesday, making it the first casualty of the stealth jet. "The pilot of the ill-fated plane that crashed during a training flight ejected safely
Boeing Sacks CEO Mullenberg
Amidst an un-ending scandal involving the 737 Max airplane, Boeing has replaced Dennis A. Muilenburg with David L
China Drafts Arms Export Control Laws
China has drafted an arms export law that will regulate weapons technology outgo as well as countries to which it exports amidst growing international arms sales. Goods, technology or services "related to fulfillment of international obligations or national security," will come under Beijing's list of export-controlled items, now submitted to the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress, for deliberation
India May Sign Deal for 20% Cheaper LCA Jets At DefExpo-2020
India is likely to finalise the INR 40,000 crore contract for 83 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas jets, 20% cheaper from previously quoted price, next February at DefExpo-2020 event in Lucknow city, Uttar Pradesh state. In November 2016, Defense Acquisition Council (DAC), India's highest decision-making body on procurement, approved purchase of Tejas Mark-1A fighters by the IAF at a cost of Rs 50,025 crore
US Warplanes Could Dodge S-400s With Frequencies Obtained In Syria
US warplanes could fly past Russian S-400s if the frequencies of the air defense systems obtained by the US army in Syria's Khmeimim air base, are successfully deciphered. "The US army has obtained the frequencies of the Russian S-400 anti-air defense systems stationed in Syria
Korean LIG Nex1 Eliminated From Romanian Air-Defense Tender due to “Paperwork Error”
U.S., U.K., Planning Terrorist Attacks on Russian Bases in Syria, Moscow Claims...
Ukraine Slows Use of ATACMS Missiles as Stockpiles Dwindle
Turkey Orders Air Defense Radars from Aselsan
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
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...