Rafael To Present C-DOME Defense System, Iron Dome And SPICE 250 Munition...
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems will debut the C-DOME, a Naval Point Defense System at the AEROINDIA 2015 this week. The system is designed to effectively protect combat vessels against a large set of modern threats
BrahMos Missile Launched From INS Kolkata
The Indian Navy successfully test fired BRAHMOS Supersonic Cruise Missile from its newest destroyer INS Kolkata. First Kolkata-class guided-missile destroyer was commissioned on August 2014, and two more ships are in the pipeline
Tundra Satellite Delay Weakens Russian Missile Detection Ability
Russias delay in launch of its new “Tundra” advanced early warning system satellite will weaken Russian ballistic missile detection and early warning system, Russian Kommersant newspaper reported. According to the newspaper, Tundra was to replace ageing satellites that are part of Oko program as they have already exceeded their life-span...
Europe To Launch Car-Sized, Wingless Spacecraft
Europe has planned to launch a car-sized experimental wingless space plane on a 100-minute unmanned mission, AFP reported Feb 5 2014. The European Space Agency's two-tonne, 5m-long Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV) is scheduled to be blasted into space on a Vega rocket from a space pad
Lockheed Martin Still Has A Chance In $5 Billion Polish Missile Defense
Lockheed Martin still has a chance in $5 billion missile defense tender as Poland may review its decision to drop Lockheeds MEADS system, Reuters quoted a senior source at the Polish Ministry of Defense as saying. The Polish program is part of its $36 billion military modernizing plan between 2013 and
Japan launches Fifth Spy Satellite
Japan launched a radar reconnaissance satellite on Sunday morning believed to be its most sophisticated ever, various Japanese media outlets reported. The launch was performed from the Tanegashima Space Center in the Kagoshima Prefecture in the south of Japan at 10:21 local time (01:30 GMT)
India Tests Mobile Canister Version of Agni Nuclear-capable Ballistic Missile
India test-fired its nuclear capable ballistic missile ‘Agni-5', which can strike targets over 5,000 km and can carry a nuclear warhead of over one tonne, from a launch centre in the countrys east coast. Todays launch from a mobile canister means the missile is a step closer to deployment with the Indian Armys missile forces command
Russia's 100 Ton Sarmat Missile To Enter Service In 2020, Test Launch
Russia is planning to conduct the drop test of its Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile this year and a test launch by 2017, according to ITAR-TASS. The new 100-ton missile is expected to enter service in 2020, and is likely to replace the Cold-War era R-36 missile
Boeing, Lockheed Win $383 Million Launch Services Contract For USAF
The US Air Force on Wednesday awarded a $383 million contract for more launch services to United Launch Alliance, a joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin bringing the total value of the contract to $4.08 billion
US Army Unveils $27 Million Virtual THAAD Missile Launch Training Facility
The US army on Friday started the services new virtual training facility, moving from training whole batteries on its newest missile defense system to individual training in a classroom. The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system is designed to intercept tactical ballistic missiles
Israel TV Shows Long Range Missile Developed by Iran
Iran has built a 27-meter-long missile, capable of delivering a warhead “far beyond Europe,” and placed it on a launch pad at a site close to Tehran. The missile could be used to launch spacecraft and carry warheads, an Israeli television report said Wednesday, Times Of Israel reported
GKN Aerospace To Showcase Fuel Systems Technology At Aero India 2015
GKN Aerospace will showcase its latest fuel systems and emergency flotation systems at Aero India 2015, held from 18-22 February 2015. GKN will display a flexible fuel cell for military rotorcraft alongside a scaled model of the B212 helicopter fitted with a GKN Aerospace emergency flotation system
Berlin Cuts German MoD's Request for Military Aid to Ukraine by 10...
Denmark Selects SAMP/T NG Air Defense System
Bangladesh Navy Signs Do228 Fleet Maintenance Deal with General Atomics AeroTec Systems
Rostec Begins Deliveries of New Anti-Drone System Dvina-100M
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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...