US to Sell Engines, Support for Argentina’s P-3C Aircraft
The United States has approved the sale of equipment including engines, support and services for Argentina's Lockheed P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft. "The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Argentina of equipment, support and services in support of Argentinas EDA purchase of four...
Leonardo’s Osprey 50 AESA Radar Equipped on Beechcraft Plane Completes First Flight...
Leonardo's new Osprey 50 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar equipped on a B200 King Air has completed its first flight test in the UK. The new radar is a larger-aperture variant of Leonardo's Osprey surveillance radar
Embraer To Develop New Transport Plane for Brazilian Air Force
Embraer and the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) signed a memorandum of understanding to study joint development of a new light military transport aircraft on Thursday. The study seeks to identify alternatives and solutions to meet FABs operational needs, especially in the Amazon region and austere environments, including unpaved, short and...
German Navy to Receive CAE's NH90 Sea Lion Training Solution
CAE has signed a contract with the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) to provide the German Navy with a comprehensive training solution for the NH90 Sea Lion helicopter. The German Navy is procuring a fleet of 18 NH90 Sea Lion helicopters to support search and rescue (SAR) operations and...
Northrop Delivers 1000th AGM-88E Anti-Radiation Guided Missile
Northrop Grumman has delivered the 1000th AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) supersonic, air-launched tactical missile system to the US Navy. A ceremony at the Northrop Grumman production facility in Northridge, California, commemorated the occasion, the company said in a statement
Huawei Leads Chinese Exports of AI Surveillance Tech
Huawei is a market leader in Chinese exports of AI surveillance technology having sold it to at least 50 countries, many of which have dismal human rights record. According to a report by a pro-US think tank, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, "technology linked to Chinese companies -- particularly Huawei, Hikvision, Dahua and ZTE -- supply AI surveillance technology in 63 countries, 36 of which have signed onto China's Belt and Road Initiative," it said
Navantia Out; Naval Group, Saab and TKMS in $3B Dutch Walrus Replacement...
The Dutch Ministry of Defense issued a B-Letter for the nearly $3 billion Walrus-class submarine replacement program and has shortlisted French
Russia To Soon Test MC-21 Jet Powered By PD-14 Engine
Russia is soon to test its MC-21-300 airliner equipped with domestically developed PD-14 engines, following US sanctions that prevented Moscow from using Pratt &Whitney engines in its aircraft. "The assembly of the MC-21-300 fuselage to be tested with the Russian PD-14 engine was completed
Denmark to Integrate Kongsberg's Protector RWS On Piranha Military Vehicles
Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) has contracted Kongsberg for its Protector Remote Weapon Station (RWS) for integration onto the Army's Piranha V 8x8 vehicles. The contract amounts to 270 MNOK ($29
California to get three S-70i FIREHAWKS
The Californian state has received delivery of three new S-70i FIREHAWK helicopters from Sikorsky and United Rotorcraft . "Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, and United Rotorcraft, a division of Air Methods Corporation, announced today deliveries of three new S-70i FIREHAWK helicopters to California fire agencies: one each to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD), and the City of San Diego Fire-Rescue Department," Lockheed said in a statement Monday
Russian "Spy" Ship Receives Panama Canal Permit Following Brief Blockade
The Russian Naval vessel "Yantar" received necessary permit to enter the Panama canal on December 8, after being denied entry for a couple of days. The Northern Fleet's oceanographic naval research vessel was blocked from entering territorial waters of Panama Canal after a US warplane flew over it, reports Russia's
Philippines’ BrahMos Buy A “Done Deal”
The Philippines Army has zeroed in on purchase of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to be equipped on its first ever land-based missile system battery following extensive trials and the only thing that remains is finance aspect of the deal. “As far as the Philippines Army is concerned, the consensus on the BrahMos system is a done deal
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...