Eurofighter Typhoon Flew 1000 Anti-Daesh Missions, Dropped 850 Paveway Bombs
Eurofighter Typhoons Belonging to the US-led Anti-Daesh coalition flew 1000 sorties, dropping 850 Paveway 4 bombs in Iraq and Syria since 2015 as part of operation SHADER. SHADER is the operational code name given to the contribution of the United Kingdom in the ongoing military intervention against IS militants
North Korea Estimated To Have 60 nuclear weapons By 2021: US Think
North Korea is projected by the end of 2020 to have 25 to 60 nuclear weapons, a US think tanks report on Pyongyangs nuclear capabilities says. The “worst case” estimate of 60 nuclear weapons would involve the operation of the Experimental Light Water Reactor, David Albright, founder and president of
Russia’s T-50 Stealth Fighter Jet Designated As 'Su-57'
Russias T-50 (PAK FA) fifth-generation stealth fighter jet has received the serial index designation of 'Su-57' from the Russian Aerospace Forces, its Commander-in-Chief Colonel General Viktor Bondarev said. The nomenclacure change indicates that the development phase is nearing completion and that the aircraft is soon to enter serial production
US Africa Command's Special Forces To Support Libya In Fight Against IS...
US Africa Command has begun to send Special Forces to Libya within the framework of supporting Libyan forces affiliated with the government of National Accord in their fight against Daesh and other militant groups. US forces were sent to Libya and back within the framework of supporting Libyan forces affiliated with...
Lockheed Martin Delivers First Tactical Missile System To US Army
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missile as part of 124 missile systems delvery contract to the US Army. Lockheed Martin is under contract to deliver 124 new ATACMS missiles to the US Army and an international customer
Rockwell Collins To Provide Visual Display Systems For French Pilatus PC-21 Simulators
Rockwell Collins has won a contract from CAE to provide Visual Display Systems for French Air Forces Pilatus PC-21 simulators. Rockwell Collins will develop two Spectraview Visual Display Systems (VDS) in Salt Lake City, under a subcontract awarded by CAE
Endeavor Robotics To Deliver 32 Portable Unmanned Ground Vehicles To USAF
US based Endeavor Robotics has won a contract to provide 32 of the Small Unmanned Ground Vehicles (SUGV) equipped with its uPoint Multi-Robot Control System to the US air force. To date more than 1,000 SUGV robots have been fielded worldwide to domestic and international defense, law enforcement, and industrial customers, the company announced Wednesday
US builds military Base In Iraq For Anti-Daesh Offensive
The US has built a military base near Iraqs northwestern Tal Afar city for operations to recapture the city from the Daesh terrorist group. “The establishment of the base came upon talks held between US and Iraqi forces Friday in Mosuls Zammar district,” Lt
BMC To Supply 529 Tactical Vehicles To Turkey's Armed Forces
Turkey has signed a contract with BMC Otomotiv Wednesday for the purchase of 529 tactical wheeled vehicles (TWV). Turkey has decided to work with BMC Otomotiv as a main contractor in the procurement of the items which are to meet the needs of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK), The Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM) said in a statement this week
Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet, F-7Ni Fighter Jets Bomb Boko Haram Positions...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), using Alpha jet as well as F-7Ni fighter jets, has bombed logistics bases used by Boko Haram militants in their Sambisa forest hideouts, in the northeast part of the country. The force component of operation "LAFIA DOLE" conducted intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) mission over Parisu in the Sambisa general area when it came across the gathering of Boko Haram fighters, NAF Spokesperson Olatokunbo Adesanya said
Chinese Y-8 Military surveillance plane Found Flying Near Taiwan
A Chinese military Y-8 surveillance aircraft was spotted while flying over international waters east of Taiwan Wednesday. The flight path of the Y-8 aircraft as over the Western Pacific Ocean, through the Miyako Strait between Japan's Miyako and Okinawa islands, and into the East China Sea east of Taiwan, the Japan ministry of defense said
Atlas Elektronik Wins UK Supply Contract For Over 30 Workboats
Atlas Elektronik UK (AEUK) has a won £48 million (US$62.2 million) contract for the supply and support of Common Workboats for the UKs Ministry of Defence (MoD) over a six-year period
Romania Confirms Purchase of 32 F-35 Fighter Jets
Russia Launches Powerful ICBM at Ukraine’s Dnipro in First Recorded Combat Use...
General Atomics Completes Qualification Test for New 200-Horsepower Engine for Gray Eagle...
U.S. Army, Lockheed Martin Conduct Double Test of Precision Strike Missile
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...