US Navy To Modernize Obsolete Reagan-Era Frigates For Redeployment
US Navy is eyeing to modernize obsolete Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates to bring it back to service in a move to achieve its goal of a 355-ship fleet. "The move is worth, if the cost of upgrading the obsolete vessels does not turn to be expensive," the Chief of Naval Operations,...
Rosoboronexport To Exhibit Fighter Jets, Helicopters, Other Defense Equipment At Paris Air...
Russias Rosoboronexport is planning to exhibit various defense equipment, including MiG-29M/M2 multi-role fighter, Su-35 multi-role supermaneuverable fighter, Su-30MK series aircraft, and Yak-130 combat-trainer at Paris Air Show 2017. Russias modern combat aviation sector at Le Bourget will also include Ka-52 scout-attack gunship, Mi-28NE attack helicopter, Mi-35 attack helicopter with troop carrying...
Japan conducts Patriot Missile Interceptor Training
Japan has started training its troops Thursday to use Patriot air-and-missile defense systems against a threat from North Korea. "The one-hour exercise took place at the Komaki base in the Aichi prefecture
Kratos To Showcase XQ-222 Valkyrie, UTAP-22 Mako At 2017 Paris Airshow
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions will unveil a new class of unmanned aerial systems XQ-222 Valkyrie and UTAP-22 Mako at the 2017 Paris Air Show held in June 19-25. The Valkyrie and the Mako are highly maneuverable, stealthy, able to fly at near supersonic speeds, and can carry and deploy weapons...
Israel's Apache Helicopter Grounded Following Rotor Blade Crack
Israeli Air Force has grounded its fleet of Apache attack helicopters on Tuesday, after a crack was found in the posterior rotor blade of one of the aircraft earlier in the day. IAF chief Amir Eshel called for an investigation into the cause of the damage to the blade to the...
Russia Developing Missile Protection System For Tupolev Tu-160M2 Strategic Bomber
Russia has launched R&D work to develop a defensive aids system for modernized Tupolev Tu-160M2 strategic bombers to protect them from all types of missile attacks. "We understand that the bombers will have a principally new defensive aids system which is being developed as part of a new R&D effort
Dassault, Reliance Seek Supply-Chain Partners To Execute Rafale Jet Offsets
Dassault Aviation along with its Reliance Defence hosted an event in cooperation with key Rafale suppliers, Thales, Safran and MBDA to promote Business to Business (B2B) interactions between the French and Indian Aerospace manufacturers in Delhi today. This event represents over 60 Indian Companies and 25 French Companies in New Delhi, the company announced in a statement Wednesday
India Tests 'Nag' Anti-Tank Guided Missile
India has flight tested Fire and Forget Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) ‘Nag Tuesday in the desert ranges of Rajasthan. The ATGM Nag is incorporated with many advanced technologies including the Imaging Infrared Radar (IIR) Seeker with integrated avionics, a capability which is possessed by few nations in the world
First F-35 Fighter Jet Assembled In Japan Completes Test Flight
The first F-35 fighter jet assembled in Japan has completed its two hours maiden flight. The aircraft's test flight from an airport in Japan's central Aichi prefecture took about two hours, Japan's NHK broadcaster reported
Raytheon's Long-Range Precision Fires Program Enters Testing Phase
Raytheon has won a $116.4 million contract to enter the technological maturation and risk reduction phase of the Long-Range Precision Fires program
GE Aviation To Recover Strategic Alloys From US Decommissioned Engines
GE Aviation has made a mutually beneficial arrangement with the US government to accommodate the environmentally controlled teardown of hardware and recovery of strategic alloys in exchange for credits on future engine/parts purchases. The Military Engine Reclamation Program is an incentivized process for GEs US Navy and Air Force customers to garner financial value from retiring GE products in their fleets, including F404, F414, TF39, TF34, T700 F110, F101 and F118 engine parts
Human Fault Led To Swiss F/A-18 Fighter Jet Crash In France, Says...
A military investigation has disclosed that the crash of a Swiss F/A-18 fighter jet in October 2015 in the French Jura region took place because of human error. The investigation found that the pilot, who survived with light injuries did not carry out emergency procedures properly,
Day after Israel Hammers Sana’a, Yemen Launches Hypersonic Missile and Drones at...
Azerbaijan Suspends Flights to Multiple Russian Cities after Embraer 190 Crash
Finland Detains Russia-linked Oil Tanker Suspected of Cutting Undersea Cable
Taiwan Conducts First-Ever Military Tabletop Exercise amid Rising Tensions with China
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...