Swiss F/A-18C Fighter Jet, Pilot Missing in Alps
The Swiss Air Force has launched a search for the countrys fighter jet and its pilot who went missing during a training exercise. The plane, a one-seater F/A-18C is missing from Susten in central Switzerland on Monday afternoon, the Swiss defense ministry was quoted as saying by Thanhnien News...
General Dynamics Bags Engineering Services Contract For US Navy's Virginia Class submarines
General Dynamics Electric Boat has won more than $300 million contract from the US Navy to maintain design and engineering specifications for Virginia Class submarines. The General Dynamics' subsidiary will also maintain, update, and support the Virginia Class design and related drawings and data for each Virginia Class submarine, including technology...
US Navy Gifted With $2.7 Billion Submarine By Michelle Obama
The US Navy has received $2.7 billion USS Illinois Virginia-class submarine as a gift from lady Michelle Obama
India, US Sign Deal To Share Military Facilities
India and the US on Monday have signed the bilateral Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) that will permit militaries of both countries to access each others facilities for supplies and repairs. The LEMOA “will facilitate additional opportunities for practical engagement and exchange,” Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and U...
Japan Air Self Defense Force’s F-35A Makes First Flight
The first Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) F-35A has completed its maiden flight last week. The jet, known as AX-1, took off at 11:12am and landed at 12:46pm local time
Canada To Acquire Blackjack Surveillance Drone From US
Canada has signed a US$14.2 million worth contract with the US to acquire Blackjack small unmanned aircraft for surveillance
China To Deliver 8 Submarines To Pakistan
China will be delivering eight submarines to Pakistan Navy by 2028 for protecting the coastal areas. China will be constructing four submarines in its own land and then will be supplying to Pakistan Navy in mid 2022 to 2023, Pakistan Navy chaired by Sheikh Rohale Asghar in Islamabad was quoted as saying by Radio Pakistan on Friday
Antonov AN-178 Aircraft Passes Test To Transport HMMWVs Military Vehicles
The Ukrainian Antonov AN−178 aircraft has passed ground tests of loading/unloading of light wheeled self−propelled vehicles. The tests were performed using three HMMWVs and М1097А2
First Public Display Of Chinese H-6K Long Range Bomber
The Chinese Air Force will showcase H-6K medium and long range bomber to the public for the first time at an aviation open activity held from September one. The event, under the theme of "Pursuing the Aero Dream", is to mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Old Northeast Aviation School in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin province, Shen Jinke, spokesperson for the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force, said on August 26
New Chinese Missiles Can Hit Ultra-high Altitude Reconnaissance Aircraft
The Chinese PLA Air Force is now strengthened with third generation surface to air missiles that are capable of hitting U-2 ultra high altitude reconnaissance aircraft. The PLA Air Force's "Hero Battalion", assigned to a missile division with the air force of the Central Theater Command has formed combat capability after employing this 3rd-generation surface-to-air missiles independently, China Military online reported Monday
Rada's Tactical Radars To Be Integrated With US Artis 'Iron Curtain' Protection...
Israel's Rada will provide its CHR-based RPS-10 radar system to integrate and test with the US' Artis "Iron Curtain" close-in Active Protection System (APS). The Compact Hemispheric Radar (CHR) platform is an S-band, software-defined, pulse-Doppler, active electronically scanned array radar
ISRO Test Fires Scramjet Engine
India has test launched the advanced Technology Vehicle (ATV) with a solid booster carrying scramjet engines from the launch pad of the Sathish Dhawan Space Centre located in South India. The two stage/engine RH-560 sounding rocket took off on Sunday morning from the rocket port of Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, various media reported Sunday
Netherlands Retires Zr.Ms. Makkum Minehunter after 40 Years of Service
L3Harris Wins $999M U.S. Navy Communications Contract
Russia Prepares Response after Ukrainian ATACMS Strikes
Pentagon, Lockheed Martin Reach Agreement for Two More Lots of F-35 Fighters
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...