Thailand To Consolidate Work of 27 Intelligence Agencies
Thailands security commission has approved a reform plan aimed at improving the government's intelligence work by consolidating work of a network of 27 agencies. The security commission led by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has also approved a plan to create an app to decode encrypted information classified as confidential and...
Japan-US Forces To Test Patriot Missile Defense In Training Exercise Next Month
Japans Air Self-Defense Force will deploy a Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) surface-to-air guided missile unit for a joint training exercise with US troops next month at the hub of the two allies' Yokota Air Base. The exercise, which could be held as early as August, is to test the two...
Elbit Systems Demos Remote Simulators Through Cloud Services
Elbit Systems has completed the first phase of a next generation development by linking two air training simulators, in remote locations, via a cloud-based simulation environment by providing a common Synthetic Natural Environment (SNE). The company revealed it developed the ability to connect simulators through a secure simulation cloud, using standard...
Almaz-Antey To Showcase Missile Defense Systems At MAKS 2017
Almaz-Antey Group will showcase missile defense systems at the MAKS-2017 international airshow in Zhukovsky outside Moscow on July 18-23, the companys press office reported on Wednesday. Specifically, Almaz-Antey plans to showcase the full-scale models of the most advanced Tor-M2DT Arctic short-range air defense missile systems combat vehicle, the launcher of the...
Algeria Unveils Locally Modified Self-propelled Artillery Systems
Algeria showcased two modified self-propelled artillery systems for the first time to the public during a Military Industry Fair on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of its independence and Youth Day early July. The military show displayed a 122 mm D-30 (2A18) howitzer fitted on a 6x6 Mercedes-Benz Zetros vehicle...
US Marine Corps' KC 130 Refuelling Tanker Crashes, Killing 16
The US Marine Corps military plane crashed in rural Mississippi with nine Marines onboard. The Lockheed Martin KC-130 crashed into a soybean field about 135 kilometres north of Jackson around 4pm on Monday afternoon, killing sixteen people
Bahrain Defense Force Orders Sniper Targeting Pods For F-16 Fleet
Lockheed Martin received a direct commercial sale contract from the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) to provide Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) for its F-16 fleet. Under the $22
Swedish Defence Procurement Agency Orders 18 Combat Boats
Swedens defence Procurement agency, FMV has ordered a new batch of Combat Boats 90H, in an upgraded variant which will be operated by its Amphibious Battalion. The new boats called ‘Stridsbåt 90 HS series are upgraded with driveline, protection, the ability to work with weapons from tires, and preparation for new management systems and weapons stations
Bangladesh To Buy Two RAF C130J Transport Planes
Bangladesh has entered into a Government-to-government deal with the United Kingdom to purchase two C-130J C5 tactical transport aircraft to boost transport capabilities of its air force. Financed under the FY 2017-2018 defense budget, Bangladesh will become the ninth operator of the C-130J C5 in Asia, bdmilitary
US Likely To Test THAAD Missile Defense System This Month: Report
The United States is planning to test its THAAD missile defense system from a launch site in Alaska “in early July”, according to an exclusive
US Army Awards Multiple Contracts Worth $922M For Upgrading Land Mobile Radio...
Harris Corp and Motorola Solutions Inc have each been awarded $461 million contracts to upgrade existing land mobile radio system infrastructure over the next five years, the Pentagon said in a statement on Thursday. "Harris Corporation [of] Lynchburg, Virginia was awarded a $461,246,563 firm-fixed-price contract to support the capability to upgrade and modernize existing land mobile radio system infrastructure, as well as replace systems with the latest technology," one of the releases said on Thursday
Orbital ATK Wins $53M US Army Contract For Precision Guidance System
Orbital ATK won more than $53 million to manufacture a precision guidance kit M1156 to turn existing 155 mm artillery shells into smart weapons, the Department of Defense said in a press release. "Orbital Alliant Techsystems Operations [of] Plymouth, Minnesota was awarded a $53,591,925… for procurement of precision guidance kit M1156," the release stated on Thursday
Argentina Tests New 200km-Range Dardo 3 Stand-Off Bomb
Russia Receives New Batch of Su-34 Fighter-Bombers, More Deliveries Expected Soon
North Korean Troops Suffer Losses in Russia-Ukraine War, Says South Korea
Anduril Tests Hypersonic Rocket Booster ‘Denali’
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...