Indonesia Plans Amphibious Version Of Home-made n219 Aircraft
Indonesia's 19-seater n219 aircraft which marked its first flight yesterday will spawn an amphibious version to serve smal islands in the country. Indonesian National Aviation and Outerspace Institute (Lapan) hailed the success of the test flight of its N219, made and designed in cooperation with PT Dirgantara Indonesia,
General Dynamics Wins $115M To Maintain Virginia-class Submarines
General Dynamics Electric Boat is being awarded a $115 million modification to a previously awarded contract for additional lead-yard services, development studies and design efforts related to Virginia-class submarines. This modification provides lead-yard services for Virginia-class submarines that will maintain, update and support the Virginia-class design and related drawings and...
Sukhoi-57 Stealth Fighter Jet Communication Equipment Test To Be Completed In 2017
Russian government certification tests of the communication systems for the fifth generation fighter jet Sukhoi-57 will be over by year end. "S-111 provides radio telephone communication and encrypted data exchange among various aircraft and also command centers (ground and sea-based and airborne)
Boeing Wins $7.1B USAF C-17 Sustainment Contract
Boeing has been awarded a $7.1 billion modification to an earlier contract for C-17 sustainment due to increase in fleet and number operating bases
China Conducts First Field Performance of VT-5 Light Tank
China has displayed its latest light duty tank, the VT-5 in a live-fire demonstration before military attache' of 50 countries at a shooting range in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region. The show marked the first field performance by a VT-5
Tomahawk Missiles to Get New Multi-mode Seeker to Hit Moving Targets at...
Raytheon is currently working with the US Navy to develop a multi-mode seeker to enable Tomahawk missiles to hit moving targets at sea, the company president said. “Raytheon will continue to upgrade the Tomahawk to meet emerging threats, citing current work with the Navy to develop a multi-mode seeker to enable the Tomahawk to hit moving targets at sea,” Raytheon Missile Systems President Taylor Lawrence was quoted as saying by a local daily,
Indian Artillery Gun Dhanush Fails Trials Thirce In Three Months
Indian home-grown 155mm/45-caliber towed howitzer, Dhanush has failed weapons test for the third time. “The Dhanush 155mm/45-caliber artillery gun has failed on three occasions in a row in the last three months when the shell of the gun hit the muzzle brake in one of the six prototype guns currently undergoing user trials,”
Raytheon-Lockheed Martin JV Wins $133M Javelin Anti-Tank Missiles for Taiwan, Jordan, Qatar
Raytheon-Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint Venture has won a $133.9 million FMS (Jordan, Qatar, Taiwan) contract modification by the US Army Contracting Command to procure Javelin containerized all-up rounds, command launch units, Javelin vehicle launcher-electronics and associated non-recurring engineering
Lockheed Martin Wins $8B Special Ops Global Logistics Support Services Contract
Lockheed Martin has won $8 billion Special Operations Forces Global Logistics Support Services (SOF GLSS) contract. The SOF GLSS contract shall provide non-personal, global logistics support services and expertise to maintain program support and Enterprise management functions for Program Executive Office of the Special Operations Forces Support Activity, US department of defense said in a statement Friday
US Navy Executes First At-sea Aircraft Launch and Recovery On-board CVN 78
General Atomics has announced that the US Navy successfully executed its first at-sea aircraft launch and recovery events aboard the newly commissioned aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) on 28 July, using GA-EMS Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG)
India Tests First Fighter Fitted With AESA Radar
Indian state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has conducted successful trails of its Jaguar DARIN III aircraft with active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar as well as 28 new sensors. The maiden flight test was conducted on Friday is the first aircraft operated by the Indian Air Force (IAF) to have electronically controlled AESA radars,
Argentina Tests New 200km-Range Dardo 3 Stand-Off Bomb
Russia Receives New Batch of Su-34 Fighter-Bombers, More Deliveries Expected Soon
North Korean Troops Suffer Losses in Russia-Ukraine War, Says South Korea
Anduril Tests Hypersonic Rocket Booster ‘Denali’
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...