Indian Army Tests Agni-III Ballistic Missile
Indian Army test-fired a surface-to-surface intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM) Agni-III from a defence test facility off Odisha coast today, as part of its user training exercise. Defence sources told The Indian Express that the indigenously built highly sophisticated missile blasted off from a mobile launcher at the launching complex–IV of...
Pakistan’s Dual-Seat JF-17 Thunder Fighter Completes Maiden Flight
Pakistan Air Force today successfully flight tested the dual-seat variant of the JF-17 Thunder fighter jets – the JF-17B, for the first time. Jointly developed by China and Pakistan, the dual-seat JF-17 variant is currently entering the testing phase
Final Trials For Su-30MKI-Launched BrahMos Missile By June
Indian Air force will conduct final trails of the air-launched BrahMos cruise missile in Pokhran firing range in Jaisalmer by June first week. “The air launched version of the formidable missile shall be test-fired against a live sea-based target in second half of the May followed with a final test-fire against...
Indonesia Orders Lockheed Martin’s Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod For F-16 Falcons
Indonesia will equip its F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets with Lockheed Martins Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod under an agreement signed during the US Vice President Mike Pence visit to Jakarta last week. According to a statement released by the U
Boeing To Provide Support Services For Taiwan Navy’s Perry-class ship Harpoon Missiles...
Boeing has been awarded a foreign military sales contract worth $11 million to provide for reconfiguration, integrated logistics support (ILS) and training services for harpoon missile on a Taiwan Navys Perry-class ship. “The Boeing Co
Northrop Grumman Wins $99M Technical Support Contract For Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures...
Northrop Grumman awarded a $99 million contract to provide hardware and technical support to integrate its Department of Navy Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (DoN LAIRCM) on combat aircraft for the US Navy and Air Force. “Northrop Grumman Systems Corp
Lockheed Martin Wins $109 Million US Navy Contract For F-35 Hardware, Software
The US Navy has awarded a $109 million contract to Lockheed Martin for hardware and software upgrade kits in support of the F-35 Joint strike fighter aircraft. The awarded contract is for the procurement of 567 modification kits for offboard system hardware and turnaround assets, and also recurring labor for the completion of hardware and software upgrades in support of the F-35 Lighting III Block 3F upgrade for Air Force ($62,663,062); Marine Corps ($43,453,490); Navy $3,060,885); and international partners ($386,297), the US Department of Defense said in a press release Tuesday
Sukhoi Jet Manufacturer-Irkut Reports 62% Surge In Exports In 2016
Irkut, a subsidiary of the Russian state-controlled United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), reports 17% increase in the revenue for the financial year 2016 reaching almost US$1.624 billion against US$1
US Firm Awarded $65M Aircraft Maintenance Contract For Taiwan’s F-16s
The Pentagon has awarded the US firm URS Federal Services Inc. with a $65 million contract to provide aircraft maintenance for Taiwan Air Forces F-16 Fighting Falcon jets
Indian Air Force Replaces Mig-23 Squadron With Sukhoi-30 MKI Jets
Indian Air Force has inducted Su-30MKI fighter jets into its Punjab-based 221 Squadron ‘Valiants, who flew MiG-23s till they were phased out in 2009. The aircraft were formally inducted on Monday by Air Marshal C
Lockheed Martin Wins $1.6B US Army Contract For Additional Q-53 Counterfire Radars
The US Army has ordered additional AN/TPQ-53 counterfire radar systems under a $1.6 billion order-dependent contract awarded to Lockheed Martin
Iranian Navy Gets New Anti-ship Cruise Missile ‘Nasir’
Iranian Navy received a first unit of new anti-ship missile on Saturday, state-run media reported. Called Nasir, the cruise missiles range or the size of its warhead were not mentioned in the Press TV report on Saturday but it said that it can only be fired from land or ship-based launchers
Netherlands Retires Zr.Ms. Makkum Minehunter after 40 Years of Service
L3Harris Wins $999M U.S. Navy Communications Contract
Russia Prepares Response after Ukrainian ATACMS Strikes
Pentagon, Lockheed Martin Reach Agreement for Two More Lots of F-35 Fighters
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...