India To Test-Fire Nirbhay Sub Sonic Cruise Missile On October 17
India will test fire its indigenously developed sub-sonic long range cruise missile 'Nirbhay' from the Integrated Test Range from Balasore missile testing facility as scheduled on October 17, local media reported. “There is no major damage to its missile testing facility due to the recent cyclonic storm Hudhud and the test...
Textron To Supply Armored Vehicles To Bulgaria
Textron Systems Marine and Land Systems announced today a $15 million contract from the US Army to provide 10 Commando Select four-wheeled armored vehicles, along with related fielding hardware and technical services to the Bulgarian National Military Forces. Textron made an announcement during the ongoing AUSA 2014 Annual Meeting & Exposition
Saab Presents Next Gen Carl Gustaf M4 At AUSA 2014
Saab will present the newly-developed next generation Carl Gustaf M4 at the 2014 Association of the U.S
Oshkosh To Showcase New JLTV Solution At AUSA 2014
Oshkosh Defense will showcase its JLTV solution – the Light Combat Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle (L-ATV) – at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) 2014 Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C
Estonia To Buy Javelin Missiles Worth $55 Million From US
The US State Department has cleared a $55 million contract to supply 350 Javelin guided missile to Estonia, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced today. The contract includes 350 Javelin Guided Missiles, 120 Command Launch Units (CLU) with Integrated Day/Thermal Sight, 102 Battery Coolant Units, 16 Enhanced Performance...
Northrop Grumman Pitches New Humvee Chassis To US Army
Northrop Grumman announced Tuesday that it has designed new Humvee Chassis that can restore vehicles original mobility and payload capabilities without affecting the level of protection, National Defense Magazine reported. Greg Schmidt, vice president and general manager for Northrop Grumman Technical Services said that it will reveal more information of the new design during the Association of the US Army (AUSA) annual meeting and exposition next week in Washington DC
Polaris To Unveil Ultra Light Combat Vehicle, Dagor At AUSA 2014
Polaris announced the launch of the Dagor ultra-light combat vehicle, at the 2014 Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting, in Washington DC, Oct. 13-15
India Develops AK-47 Variant
Indias Ishapore rifle factory has successfully designed an assault rifle based on the Russian AK-47. According to reports, the prototype of this weapon had successfully cleared field trials by the Army, the Indian Air Force and the Sashastra Seema Bal
BAE Wins $153 Million US Army’s Hercules Recovery Vehicles Upgrade Contract
BAE System announced in a statement Monday that it has been awarded a $153.6 million contract to upgrade the US Army's M88 recovery vehicles
Sweden To Shut Down Defense Export Agency
Swedens new government has earmarked the closure of its Defense and Security Export Agency Försvarsexportmyndigheten (FXM), the coalition said in a statement on September 30. Officials said they "agree that arms export controls over non-democracies will be tightened, including follow-on deliveries and consulting services
TAR-Ideal To Showcase TL5 Personal Marker For Protection From Friendly Fire At...
TAR-Ideal Concepts will introduce the TL5 Pro, a personal marker with adjustable visibility range for the protection of soldiers from friendly fire, at the upcoming AUSA 2014, the company said in a press release. The marker, which is already in use by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), is invisible to the naked eye in infrared mode
Germany To Sell armored vehicles, grenade launchers to Saudi, Other Arab States
Germany has approved deliveries of tanks, grenade launchers and machine guns to several Arab countries, according to a report in the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper. The report yesterday stated that weapons are to be delivered to countries including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Algeria
U.K. Navy's New Drones Can Trick Sea Mines into Exploding Harmlessly
Turkey’s ASELSAN Demonstrates Laser Defense System Against Infrared-Guided Missiles
Russia Targets Patriot Battery in Kyiv as Germany Pushes for New U.S....
Dutch Intelligence: Russia Using WWI-Era Chemical in Ukraine
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
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...
