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Ankara-Moscow Sign 'Documents' Related To S-400 Missile System Purchase: Erdogan

July 26, 2017 @ 10:31 AM

Ankara and Moscow have signed 'certain documents' as part of a deal on the purchase of Russian-made S-400 long-range air defense missile systems, Turkeys President Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday. "Steps have been taken and signatures signed with Russia concerning the S-400s

Iran Opens Production Line For New Long-range ‘Sayyad-3’ Missile

July 22, 2017 @ 10:40 AM

Iran today inaugurated a production line for countrys new version of an air defense missile dubbed ‘Sayyad-3, an upgrade to previous versions of the missile. The country's air defense chief, Brig

US Navy To Commission New Aircraft Carrier

July 21, 2017 @ 03:08 PM

The US Navy will commission its newest aircraft carrier, the future USS Gerald R. Ford Saturday, July 22, at Naval Station Norfolk

US Army To Field New Sig Sauer Handguns In November

July 21, 2017 @ 03:01 PM

The US Army will begin fielding the new Sig Sauer modular handguns in November following the successful trials this year. The first new XM17 handguns are scheduled to be fielded to the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, in November

US Military Demos Electromagnetic Railgun

July 21, 2017 @ 02:53 PM

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) of the United States has demonstrated the electromagnetic railgun initial rep-rate fires of multi-shot salvos at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Wednesday. Developed by BAE Systems for the Navy, the electromagnetic railgun relies on a massive electrical pulse, rather than gunpowder or other...

Russia Developing New Version Of Su-30SM Fighter Jet Based On Syrian Combat...

July 21, 2017 @ 09:23 AM

Russia is developing a modernized version of its super-manoeuvrable Sukhoi Su-30SM fighter jet with upgraded avionics and is capable of using latest high-precision ammunitions. Designated as Su-30SM1, Russian-language newspaper

Indian Air Force Issues Request for Information For 7 SIGINT Aircraft

July 20, 2017 @ 02:56 PM

The Indian Air Force has floated out a Request for Information (RfI) for seven signals intelligence (SIGINT) and communications jamming aircraft. As per the requirement, IAF is looking for five aircraft that should be suitably integrated by original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and certified for signal intelligence (SIGINT) and communications jamming (COMJAM) duties and other two for SIGINT role,

Sberbank Credit to Irkut MC-21 Airliner Project Touches $1 Billion

July 20, 2017 @ 02:33 PM

Sberbank, a state-owned Russian banking and financial services company, has provided financial credit resources worth about USD 1 billion for development of newest medium-range MC-21 airliner project since 2012. Irkut Corporation announced during MAKS airshow 2017 that Sberbank has signed a cooperation agreement for its MC-21 airliner development, to provide further support to the project

Turkey Beefs Up Military Presence In Qatar

July 20, 2017 @ 12:02 PM

A sixth batch of troops from the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) has reached Qatars capital Doha Wednesday for the support of the struggle with terror and extremism as well as protecting the stability and security in the region. Qatars defense ministry released a Twitter statement Wednesday saying that the group, which went to Qatar under the military cooperation agreement between the two countries, joined the other Turkish forces in Doha and started a mutual mission with the Qatari Armed Forces

Russia’s New S-500 Air Defense System's Trials On Schedule

July 20, 2017 @ 11:22 AM

Russias most advanced S-500 air defense system will shortly be completing trials as some of its elements have already undergone testing. Almaz-Antey Deputy CEO for Foreign Economic Activity Vyacheslav Dzirkaln told during MAKS-2017 international airshow on Thursday, "some elements of the new S-500 antiaircraft missile system have now successfully passed the basic part of trials", TASS reports

N. Korea Preparing For Another Ballistic Missile Test in Two Weeks

July 20, 2017 @ 10:46 AM

North Korea appears to be preparing for another test launch of a ballistic missile of intercontinental or intermediate range in the next two weeks, CNN reported Wednesday. It quoted two U

US Army Demos Autonomous, Unmanned Refueling Capability

July 19, 2017 @ 03:49 PM

The US Army has unveiled Autonomous & Robotic Remote Refueling Point, or AR3P project that demonstrates a potential material set of solutions, proof of concept, and validated the technical feasibility of an autonomous robot refueling operation. The project's goal is to enable Army Aviation manned rotary-wing aircraft to address current and emerging range and endurance requirements, as well as refueling challenges created by the non-contiguous battlefield

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