Russian Tu-95 Bombers Strikes ISIS Targets In Syria Using Latest Kh-101 Cruise...
Russia strikes Daesh terrorist organization targets in Syria with the latest Kh-101 cruise missiles from a group of Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers Thursday. Tu-95MS long-range strategic bombers departed Wednesday from an airfield in the southern Russian city of Engels carrying the latest Kh-101 long-range cruise missiles and successfully targeted an ISIS...
Elbit, Alpha Design Expand Existing JV Firm
Israels Elbit Security Systems Ltd signed a contract with an Indian counterpart Alpha Design Technologies Pvt. Ltd for expansion of the existing joint venture ‘Alpha-Elsec Defence & Aerospace Systems Pvt Ltd, during Prime Minister Narendra Modis visit to Tel Aviv this week
Indian Navy Finds Kamov 226T Unsuitable, To Issue Tender to Build 110
The Indian Navy will be issuing a fresh tender to manufacture 110 copters locally in collaboration with a foreign firm, after the Russian Kamov-226T copter reportedly failed to meet the Navys requirements. The government source told Mail Today that “as the strategic partnership policy has been cleared by the government, an...
Rheinmetall Wins €900M Contract To Replace German Army's KAT-I Tactical Trucks
Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles has entered into a framework agreement with the Bundeswehr, the unified armed forces of Germany, to supply over 2,200 state-of-the-art trucks. Awarded by the Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) and structured to run seven years, the framework contract covers a total...
Lockheed Martin Wins Simulation Software Contract For US F-35 Jets
The Pentagon has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract worth more than $50 million to produce simulation software for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. "Lockheed Martin Corp
Boeing To Replace Chinook Choppers’ Obsolete Parts For Turkey, Netherlands
Boeing has won more than $14 million for obsolescent part changes on Chinook tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopters for Turkey and the Netherlands. "The Boeing Company [of] Ridley Park, Pennsylvania was awarded a $14,297,933 modification to [a] foreign military sales (Netherlands, and Turkey) contract for obsolescent parts changes for CH-47F Chinook helicopters," the Department of Defense said in a press release Wednesday
Ukrainian Armored Vehicles To Be Equipped With Polish Optics
Polish firm PCO SA, a manufacturer of optoelectronic devices and laser systems, will equip Ukrainian armored vehicles with modern optics under a contract signed with Ukraine's state-run UkrOboronProm. PCO SA will equip more than 30 units of Ukrainian armored vehicles with modern optics
Iran Deploys Russian-made S-300 Missile Defence System
Iran has officially confirmed deployment of the Russian-made S-300 long-range surface-to-air missile systems for a combat duty Wednesday, local media reports. "The S-300s have assumed combat duty and are operational," ommander of Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili said in an interview with Tasnim news agency
Iranian Army To Receive Advanced Homegrown Tank ‘Karrar’ By March 2018
Irans Army Ground Force will likely receive locally-made advanced battle tank dubbed “Karrar” by March next year, local media reports. Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency, Irans Army Brigadier General Kiomars Heidari said the domestic experts are working on the process of delivering Karrar tanks to the Army Ground Force and its most likely by the end of the current Iranian year i
DARPA Flight Tests Fast, Lightweight Autonomous Quadcopter
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently flight tested an unmanned quadcopters to demonstrate autonomous flight without the aid of human operators or global positioning systems. DARPA announced last week that Phase 1 of its Fast Lightweight Autonomy (FLA) program concluded a series of obstacle-course flight tests in central Florida, flying quadcopters autonomously through cluttered buildings and obstacle-strewn environments at fast speeds (up to 20 meters per second, or 45 mph) using onboard cameras and sensors as “eyes” and smart algorithms to self-navigate
Lockheed Martin Wins $73M F-35 Lightning II Aircraft Contract For US, Japan
The Pentagon has awarded multiple contracts worth over $73 million to Lockheed Martin to support production of the F-35B Lightning II aircraft for the US and Japan air forces. The first contract awarded is worth $43 million for long-lead time materials, parts, components, and effort for production of five F-35s
Six NATO Allies To Co-develop Multinational Maritime Multi Mission Aircraft Capabilities
Six NATO Allies have announced their readiness to co- develop and field follow-on solutions for their existing maritime anti-submarine and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft. At a ceremony in Brussels on 29 June, Defence Ministers from France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain and Turkey signed a Letter of Intent on “Cooperation on Multinational Maritime Multi Mission Aircraft Capabilities”
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...