US Navy Suspends Search For Sailor After 79 Hours
The US Navy has called out its search operation for a sailor assigned to guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG-3) after he went missing on August 1 in the South China Sea. The US Navy destroyer was accompanied by Military Sealift Command ships USNS Vice Adm
Philippines TO Upgrade Avionics Systems Of Some C-130 Aircraft
The Philippine Air Force plans to upgrade the avionics system of some of the C-130 aircraft – from analog to digital, integration of glass cockpit, and use of touch screen displays. The upgrades are part of the PAFs on-going modernization program of the 220th air wing, With this transition, dial-driven instrument...
Boeing Wins $409M USAF Contract For Next-Gen Innovative Tech
Boeing has been awarded $409 million contract for next-generation thermal, power, and controls (NGT-PAC). This contract for the NGT-PAC program is a multiple government agency and industry joint effort to develop revolutionary and innovative technologies and to conduct applied research for increased knowledge and understanding of future power, thermal and controls...
Bell-Boeing Wins $57M To Retrofit US Navy MV-22 Osprey Aircraft
Bell-Boeing is being awarded $57 million modification to a previously awarded contract for non-recurring engineering and the retrofit of one MV-22 aircraft in support of the V-22 Common Configuration-Readiness and Modernization (CC-RAM) Program. CC-RAM is an aircraft readiness improvement initiative to modify MV-22 aircraft to a Block C common configuration,...
Rockwell Collins To Provide ARINC Support As Part of US Army’s $37.4B...
Rockwell Collins will be providing its ARINC knowledge-based support services as part of a five year, $37.4 billion Command, Control, Communications, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Responsive Strategic Sources for Services (RS3) contract awarded by the US Army
Trump Administration Approves 12 A-29 Super Tucanos, Weapons Sale To Nigeria For
The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Nigeria of 12 A-29 Super Tucano aircraft and weapons for $593 million. The sale also includes all associated training, spare parts, aviation and ground support equipment, and hangar, facilities, and infrastructure required to support the program, DSCA said in a statement Friday
US DSCA Approves $108M Radio Frequency Countermeasures Sale To Australia
The US State Department has approved $108.7 million sale to the Government of Australia for ALE-70 Radio Frequency Countermeasures (RFCM)
Kalyani Rafael Opens Missile Manufacturing Plant In India
Rafael has opened a missile manufacturing plant in India along with its Indian partner Kalyani Strategic Systems. The factory would manufacture Spike anti-tank missiles which are part of half a billion dollar deal with India, the company said in a statement Thursday
Northrop Gurmman To Study Triton Surveillance UAVs' Obsolescence Issues
Northrop Grumman has won a $19.9 million US navy contract for engineering and analysis efforts to develop solutions for near-term emergent obsolescence issues identified for the MQ-4C Triton
China Strikes THAAD, F-22 Mock-up Using Surface-to-air Missiles
Chinas Peoples Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) struck down a mock-up of US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) site and ground based models of F-22 Raptor stealth fighters during a ballistic and cruise missile exercise. The PLARF employed four DF-26C intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBM), 10 DF-16A medium range ballistic missiles and six CJ-10 land attack cruise missiles in a live-fire drill it conducted a day before a major parade to celebrate PLAs 90th anniversary,
New Armed Forces Commanders for Turkey
Turkey has replaced its land, naval and air force on Wednesday. Former Gendarmerie Commander Gen
UPC Wins $23.5M To Supply Ejection Seats For USAF B-1, A-10 Aircraft
Universal Propulsion has been awarded a $23.5 million contract for manufacture of the modernized aircraft seat sequencer
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...