Airbus to Equip Satellites for UHF Military Communications
Airbus will place a dedicated UHF (Ultra High Frequency) military communications hosted payload on board the EUTELSAT 36D telecommunications satellite. As the UHF frequency band is a relatively scarce orbital resource, this offering will make up for the capacity shortage around the world
S.Korea Okays Project to Build Iron Dome-like interceptor System, Upgrade F-35 Jets...
South Korea's defense project promotion committee headed by defense minister Suh Wook approved a 2.89 trillion-won ($2
Thales Alenia Space to Develop Secure Satellite Communications for Italian MoD
Thales Alenia Space has signed a 159 Million euro contract with the Italian Ministry of Defense for the development of the SICRAL 3 secure satellite communications system, including its ground segment. The SICRAL (Italian System for Secure Communications and Alerts) program deploys geostationary satellites for confidential strategic and tactical communications, to...
Aerojet Rocketdyne Demos On-demand Thrust Termination of Hypersonic Missile Motor
Aerojet Rocketdyne has demonstrated a technology that allows on-demand thrust termination of a rocket motor to advance the realization of hypersonic missiles. DARPAs Operational Fires (OpFires) program, which is developing and demonstrating new technologies for ground-launched medium-range hypersonic weapons, successfully completed full-scale static test firing of a unique second stage propulsion...
Ukraine’s LUCH Presents SD-300 Mid-Range Air Defense System
Ukrainian firm LUCH unveiled a concept of a new mid-range air defense system, called the SD-300, at the Arms and Security exhibition being held in Kyiv from June 15-18. The SD-300 surface-to-air missile system is designed to intercept various threats such as air-to-ground missiles, helicopters, aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), guided bombs, and tactical ballistic missiles up to 100km
Minotaur 1 Rocket Launches Classified Spy Satellites for National Reconnaissance Office
A Northrop Grumman Minotaur 1 four-stage solid fuel rocket blasted off from the Eastern Shore of Virginia Tuesday morning (June 15), heading to orbit with three secret spacecraft for the U.S
Roscosmos-NASA Partnership on ISS at Risk Due to U.S. Sanctions on Semiconductor...
Russian space agency Roscosmos said that the United States will be responsible for its withdrawal from the International Space Station (ISS) agreement owing to the sanctions imposed on it that is affecting semiconductor supply. Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Rogozin told Russian state media on Tuesday that American sanctions limited the supply of microelectronics to Russia, affecting its production of spacecraft and satellite launches
New Missile Tested for Russia's S-500 Air Defense System
An all-new missile was successfully tested from Russias S-500 air defense system (ADS), the successor to the highly-successful-and-controversial S-400 ADS. Russian publication Izvestia reported of the successful missile test quoting official source, but did not describe the characteristics of the missile
Northrop Grumman Launches Undisclosed Payload for U.S. Space Force
Northrop Grumman today successfully launched the Tactically Responsive Launch-2 (TacRL-2) payload into orbit for the U.S
Putin Describes Washington Post’s Report on Iranian Spy Satellite Deal as Fake...
Russian President Vladimir Putin described as ‘fake news” and "nonsense" a Washington Post report that Russia is preparing to supply Iran with an advanced satellite that will allow Tehran to track military targets in the Middle East, even those in Israel. In an interview given to American Channel, NBC News, the President said: "We have plans for cooperation with Iran, including military-technical cooperation
Northrop Wins U.S.A.F.’s Minuteman III Sustainment Contract
Northrop Grumman said today it won a $287 million base contract by the U.S
Switzerland Protests F-35 Price Increase by U.S.
Russia Builds Su-57 Shelters at Key Airbase after Ukrainian Drone Strike
U.S. Army General Details Measures to Deter China in Asia-Pac Region
Polish Air Force Commander Visits South Korea to Inspect FA-50PL, Test-Drive KF-21...
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...
