Lockheed Wins Support Contract For US Presidential Helicopter
Lockheed Martin has won $8.2 million US Navy contract for avionics work supporting the VH-92A Presidential Helicopter Program
Lockheed Martin signs LOI With Poland To Manufacture Aircraft, Satellites, weapons
Lockheed Martin has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with polish defence company Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) that enables Poland to involve in manufacture of satellite systems, aircraft, helicopters, weapons among other things. The agreement was signed today at the International Defence Industry Exhibition (MSPO) in Kielce by Jonathan Hoyle, Lockheed...
General Dynamics To Provide Next-Gen Crytographic Module to US Air Force
General Dynamics will supply an updated Air Identification Friend or Foe (AIFF) Mode 4/5 KIV-78 Combined Interrogator or Transponder Applique to the US Air Force. The deliveries will start from February 2017, the company announced Tuesday
S.Korea Raises 2017 Defense Budget By 4 % To Counter North's Nuclear
South Korea has increased its defense budget for next year by 4 percent to strengthen missile defense capabilities against growing threats from North Korea. The South Korea is planning to build a "Korea Air and Missile Defence (KAMD) system" and a "kill chain" to detect, identify and intercept incoming missiles in...
Uk Royal Navy Tests Unmanned 'Bladerunner' Speedboat
The UK Royal Navy has tested an unmanned surface vessel based on the innovative ‘Bladerunner hull, Maritime Autonomy Surface Testbed (MAST). The unmanned speedboat known as MAST is being developed by Portchester-based ASV Ltd, under research funding from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), The development provides a testbed to...
Elbit Systems To Display IR Missile Systems At US Exhibition
Elbit Systems of the US will be displaying PAWS-US IR-Missile System alongwith other aircraft modernizing capabilites at the US 18th General Conference and Exhibition, held from September nine to 12. PAWS-US IR-based Missile Warning System provides protection for aircrews during constantly changing combat environments
India Suspends Talks With Russia On Alexandrit Class Minesweeper Production
India has suspended talks on the licensed production of the Alexandrit class minesweeper as the country is waiting to obtain the results of the operational evaluation of the first same-type ship in Russia. "Talks with India on the organization of the licensed production of Alexandrit-class mine sweepers are not under way
Rockwell Collins Introduces Helmet-Mounted Digital Vision System For Warfighters
Rockwell Collins has introduced its combat helmet-mounted Integrated Digital Vision System (IDVS) for warfighters. The advanced display system combines real-time mission data with multispectral vision sensors into one view for greater situational awareness
Rockwell Collins To Deliver SATCOM System to New Zealand
Rockwell Collins has won a second contract for a Deployable Ku-Band Earth Terminal (DKET) SATCOM system from the New Zealand Defence Force as part of the Strategic Bearer Network Phase 1 program. This contract follows an initial award in June 2013 for one DKET dual-antenna, deployable ground station, the company announced Tuesday
Garden Reach Shipbuilders Delivers “TIHAYU” Fast Attack Craft To Indian Navy
The Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (WJFAC), “TIHAYU” built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE), Kolkata was handed over to the Indian Navy. Admiral (Retd) AK Verma, Chairman & Managing Director,
Saudi Arabia To Buy Chinese UAVs
The US ally Saudi Arabia has signed a deal with China to buy drones that are capable of carrying missiles and laser guided bombs. The drones Wing Loong (Pterodactyl), which are also capable of using other modern methods of firing, are beneficial to Saudi kingdom in its operation against rebels
India Offers Vietnam $500 Million Credit For Defense Procurement
Indian Prime Minister has offered Vietnam a credit line of $500 million dollars for facilitating deeper defense cooperation. The deal, being one among a 12 cooperation agreements, was signed between the countrys Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Hanoi and his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc
First Crewless Boat Piloted Remotely in UK Waters
Rockets Fired at Israel as Ceasefire Decision with Hezbollah Looms
Poland, Slovakia to Ink Ammunition Production Agreement Soon
Singapore Decommissions Final Two Challenger-Class Submarines
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...