AAR Receives $909M USAF Landing Gear Logistics Contract
AAR received the Notice to Proceed on the $909 million contract from the U.S
Raytheon Wins $32M US Navy Standard Missile-6 Spares Contract
Raytheon is being awarded a $32 million modification contract for procurement of long-lead material in support of fiscal 2017 Standard Missile-6 full-rate production requirements and spares for the US Navy. Work is expected to be completed by March 2020, US department of defense said in a statement on Wednesday
Jacobs Tech Wins $4.6B To Support US Missile Defense Agency Enterprise Communication
Jacobs Technology is being awarded a US defense contract worth an estimated maximum value of $4.6 billion
Armtec Awarded $18M to Provide Infrared Countermeasures To Egypt and Iraq
Armtec Countermeasures Co., has been awarded an $18 million modification to Foreign Military Sales (Egypt and Iraq) contract for the procurement of infrared countermeasure flares (409,400, M206; 42,840, MJU-7A/B; and 11,472, MJU-10/B) to protect military aircraft
Australian Air Force Withdraws Heron UAVs From Service
The Australian Air Force will withdraw Heron remotely piloted aircraft from service by the end of this year. A replacement capability is being acquired through Project AIR 7003 and is scheduled to be delivered after 2020
Northrop Grumman to Upgrade Radio Terminals of USAF E-8C Joint STARS
Northrop Grumman has won a US Air Force contract to upgrade existing radio terminals aboard the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) fleet and replace them with Air Force Tactical Receive System-Ruggedized (AFTRS-R) terminals. AFTRS-R assures capability for the Joint STARS fleet and those interacting with the weapon system to receive intelligence reports, including threat warnings in hostile environments, ensuring undiminished battle management in support of warfighters in the air, on the ground and at sea, the company said in a statement Tuesday
Egypt Receives Second Type-209 Sub From Germany
Egypt has received second Type-209/1400 submarine from ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems at a ceremony in German city of Kiel. The new submarine is set to join the Egyptian naval forces within days and will boost the navys capability to bolster national security, Commander of the Egyptian Navy Ahmed Khalid said in a statement Tuesday
Milrem Looking For Manufacturing Partners for Titan Unmanned Ground Vehicle
The Estonian defense solutions provider Milrem is looking for potential manufacturing partners in the US to expand the production of their unmanned ground vehicle. Milrem will be exhibiting the UGV and meeting potential subcontractors at GVSETS in Michigan this week, the company said in a statement Tuesday
Iranian Drone Flies Past US Fighter Creating Collision Hazard in Central Persian...
An Iranian drone QOM-1 flew close to a US F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz while operating in international airspace in central Persian Gulf. The US central Command officials called it as an ‘unsafe and unprofessional interaction
South Korea To Buy 90 More Taurus-class Missiles in Return For Electronic
South Korean government has allowed electronics companies to join a weapons procurement project for the first time. South Korea plans to buy additional 90 air-to-ground Taurus-class missiles from Germany and have asked local technology firms to submit a list of products that they wish to sell to the German firm,
Taiwan To Buy Jet Engines From Honeywell For Indigenous Jet Trainer Program
Taiwanese lawmakers visiting the US last week reached a deal to buy jet engines from Honeywell. The Legislative Yuan Foreign and National Defense Committees bipartisan delegation visited International Turbine Engine Co (ITEC) to discuss the purchase of jet engines for Taiwans indigenous high-performance trainer jet program
US DoD Policy To Shoot Down Unauthorized Drones Over Installations
The US department of defense has approved a new policy that will allow military bases to shoot down unauthorized drones that trespass in their airspace. The increased use of commercial and privately owned small unmanned aircraft systems has raised Defense Department concerns for the safety and security of its installations, its aviation and its people, a Pentagon spokesman told reporters Tuesday
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...