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Seoul To Set Up Special Unit To Conduct ‘Decapitation strike’ Against North’s...

September 5, 2017 @ 11:20 AM

South Korea likely to set up a special brigade that will be tasked with conducting a “decapitation strike” against North Koreas leadership to neutralize their wartime command-and-control system, local media reports. The decapitation strike is a part of the Korea Massive Punishment and Retaliation scheme, a military campaign designed to take...

Polish Air Force Begin Operating CAE-built SW-4 Helicopter Full-flight Simulator

September 5, 2017 @ 10:02 AM

Polish Air Force has begun operating CAE-built 3000 Series SW-4 full-flight simulator (FFS) to train its air force cadets at the 41st Air Base School in Deblin. The SW-4 helicopter, developed in Poland by PZL-Swidnik, a Leonardo Helicopter company, is a multi-role light utility helicopter used by the Polish Air Force...

Japan Seeks US Spy-6 Radar To Boost Capabilities of Aegis Missile Defense...

August 31, 2017 @ 02:54 PM

Japan is seeking new powerful radar, known as Spy-6 from the United States to boost the range of its interceptor missiles to add a new layer of defense to help counter North Koreas missile advances. Reuters quotes government sources as saying that Spy-6 radar is capable of detecting threats faster at...

Ukraine Discusses Cooperation With UAE in Guided Weapons, UAVs

August 31, 2017 @ 01:28 PM

UAE and Ukraine have signed an agreement for cooperation in the production of precision-guided weapons for the Emirati Armed Forces and the delivery of Antonov transport aircraft to the UAE Air Force The agreement, signed earlier this month during a visit of an Emirati defence delegation to Ukraine also includes the...

Russia Likely To Sign Su-57 Fighter Aircraft Deal In 2018

August 31, 2017 @ 01:14 PM

Russias defense ministry is in talks with state-owned United Aircraft Corporation on purchase of fifth-generation Su-57 fighters and is expected to sign contract next year. "We are working on signing a contract for the supply of the first batch of these fighters in 2018 with the delivery of the planes to the Russian armed forces in 2019," Deputy Defense Minister Yury Borisov told reporters on Wednesday at a news conference on the results of the Army-2017 Forum

Raytheon Wins $119M US Navy Contract For Tomahawk Sensor Integration Support

August 31, 2017 @ 01:07 PM

Raytheon has won a more than $119-million contract to advance the targeting and communications functions of the Tomahawk Block IV sea-launched cruise missile. "Raytheon Co

Iran Begins Final Tests Of Homegrown Diesel-Electric Submarine ‘Fateh’

August 31, 2017 @ 10:42 AM

Irans homegrown diesel-electric submarine Fateh (Conquerer) has been put through final tests, Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said. Minister Hatami told Tasnim news agency that the Iranian submarine is undergoing tests, whose results will determine when the vessel would enter service

Ukraine Modernizes Russian Origin Mi-24 Helicopters

August 30, 2017 @ 12:53 PM

Ukraines state-owned Konotop Aircraft Repair Plant Aviakon has completed modernization of Russian-origin Mi-24 attack helicopters with domestic equipment for the countrys Armed Forces, the press service of the state-owned Ukroboronprom corporation said in a press release Tuesday. Dubbed Mi-24PU1, the new helicopter equipped with domestic EMS (Emergency medical services) and new voltage regulators designed to increase mobility of ground troops, providing them with fire support on the battlefield

Royal Navy Unveils Futuristic Submarine Concept Capable Of Launching Unmanned Underwater Vehicles

August 29, 2017 @ 06:12 PM

The Royal Navy has unveiled a series of futuristic submarine concepts which mimic real marine lifeforms aimed to change the world's future underwater combat environment. British engineers have come up with a concept based on a crewed mothership capable of launching unmanned underwater vehicles shaped like eels and carrying sensor pods which dissolve on demand to avoid enemy detection, and fish-shaped torpedoes sent to swarm against enemy targets

Russia May Prepone Supply of Ka-226T Helicopters to India

August 29, 2017 @ 01:48 PM

Russias state hi-tech corporation Rostec is expecting to start initial deliveries of 10 Kamov Ka-226T helicopters to India by this year once it receives the payment. "We are planning to deliver the first batch of 10 helicopters after we receive the first payment

S. Korea Releases Video Footage Of 800km Range Ballistic Missile Tests

August 29, 2017 @ 11:09 AM

South Korea's military on Tuesday unveiled a rare footage of ballistic missile tests hours after North Korea fired a missile over Japan. The video footage showcasing test-firing of a 500-kilometer-range ballistic missile with improved warhead power and that of another two missiles with a range of 800 km was released by the state-run Agency for Defense Development (ADD),

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