Taiwan Likely To Prepare Defense In South China Sea
Taiwan is likely to build a naval base at Taipang for its fighter and maritime patrol aircraft to counter potential stand-off in the conflicted Spratlys island region. According to a report published by Center for Strategic and International Studies, Taiwan might land on Taiping island to launch reconnaissance and perhaps military...
Raytheon' Standard Missile-6 Hits Ballistic Missile In Test
Raytheons Standard Missile-6 successfully intercepted a short-range ballistic missile near the Hawaii coast last week. The Pentagon was quoted as saying by Reuters on Monday that following the July 28 test, the SM-6 will be deployed on US Navy Aegis ships next year
Meggitt To Supply Ammunition Handling Systems For British Army's Scout Vehicles
Meggitt Defense Systems has won a $42.1 million contract from Lockheed Martin to supply ammunition handling systems for Scout armored vehicles operated by the British army
Lockheed Martin Technology Aids Pilots, UAS Operators Share Data
Lockheed Martin has deployed the first components of a UAS traffic management (UTM) system that helps pilots and UAS operators to share data, which is necessary to remain safe. Lockheed Martin's online Flight Service Pilot Web feeds flight plan information directly to the Federal Aviation Administration's National Airspace System (NAS)
North Korea Covers Rocket Launch Platform To Evade Satellite Surveillance
North Korea has built a cover around its rocket-launching platform possibly to evade from surveillance by spy satellites. On Sunday, the US satellite images indicated the steel platform at Sohae Satellite Launching Station was completely covered
Cubic Upgrades US P5 Combat Training System For More Accuracy, Coverage
Cubic Global Defense has upgraded US P5 Combat Training System for more accuracy as well as expanded coverage. The enhancement includes Earth Center Earth Fixed (ECEF) coordinates to accurately map its position anywhere on earth, the company announced today
Russian Su-33 Fighters Deployed To Defend Kola Arctic Service
The Russian Su-33 Northern Fleet Navy aircraft have been deployed to guard the air borders of the Kola area of the Arctic region. The aircraft is a naval fighter jet based on the Su-27
Egypt Eyeing Russian Intelligence System 'Strelets'
Egypts Special Forces are eyeing to buy the Russian intelligence system 'Strelets'. An Egyptian military delegation attended a counter-terrorism training session for the districts troops, which involved 1,200 soldiers and 400 units of military hardware
Elbit To Supply DIRCM Self-protection Systems For European, Asian Customers
Elbit Systems has won two contracts to supply its MUSIC family of directed infra-red countermeasures (DIRCM) airborne multi-spectral self-protection systems for European and Asian Customers. The first contract is a follow-on contract from an Asian country to supply its mini MUSIC systems for the customers Blackhawk helicopter fleet, the company announced today
US Marines Corps Declares F-35B Ready For Combat
The US Marine Corps has declared initial operational capability on its variant of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121) has achieved initial operational capability in the F-35B, as defined by requirements outlined in the June 2014 Joint Report to Congressional Defense Committees, Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen
Russia To Modernize S-300 Missile Defense Systems Meant For Iran
Russia is upgrading its S-300 anti-missile defense systems which was supposed to be delivered to Iran. "Since the original contract was signed a long time ago
Russian S300M Burevestnik Drone Set For Mass Production
The Russian S300M Burevestnik (Stormbringer) UAV is scheduled for mass production next month. According to Russian Media, Moscow plans to showcase the drone during the upcoming MAKS-2015 aerospace show
Return Alive Foundation Buys Mobile F-16 Maintenance Complexes for Ukraine Air Force
Avio Secures €60M Orders from MBDA for ASTER 30 System
Iran Tests Qaseed Rocket to Launch Low Earth Orbit Satellites
Italy to Convert Gulfstream Jets into Electronic Attack Aircraft under BAE–L3Harris Deal...
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
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...