Asia Is Largest Russian Military Equipment Buyer In 2016: Rosoboronexport
Asia as a region has become the largest Russian military equipment buyer in the year 2016, Rosoboronexport announced in a press release Wednesday. Rosoboronexport signed military and technical cooperation contracts worth USD 9 billion last year with 53% of total annual volume claimed by Asian customers, Dmitry Shugaev, Director of...
India To Purchase $1.5 Billion Worth Spike, Barak-8 Missile Systems
India is expected to finalize two deals with Israel for purchase of the anti-tank missiles and a naval air defense weapon system in couple of months, as part of $250 billion modernization plan. The deals worth $1
Lockheed Martin To Provide Engineering Support Services For Japan’s F-35 Fighters
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a foreign military sales contract to provide hardware and engineering services for Japanese F-35 Lightening II Joint Strike Fighters. “Lockheed Martin Corp
Lockheed Acquires Exoskeleton Tech License For Military Mobility
Lockheed Martin has licensed the bionic augmentation technology Dermoskeleton from B-Temia, Inc., for military, industrial, commercial and first-responder applications
Russia’s Tu-160M2 Blackjack Supersonic Bomber To Enter Serial Production In 2022
German Air Force Orders Saab’s Airborne Self-Protection Systems
Saab has received an order for the electronic warfare self-protection and countermeasures system BOZ-101 EC from the NATO Eurofighter 2000 and Tornado Management Agency (NETMA) on behalf of the German Air Force. The BOZ self-protection and countermeasures system has been in use on Tornado for many years
Lockheed Martin Wins $372M US Navy Contract For F-35 Fighters
The US Navy has awarded a contract worth $372 million to Lockheed Martin for Lot 10 F-35 Lightning II aircraft advance acquisition. “Lockheed Martin Corp
Lockheed Martin Demos Unmanned Combat Mission On USAF F-16 Falcon
Lockheed Martin and US Air Force successfully demonstrated unmanned combat mission on F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft to improve combat efficiency and effectiveness for the warfighter. During the flight demonstration, an experimental F-16 aircraft acted as a surrogate Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) autonomously reacting to a dynamic threat environment during an air-to-ground strike mission, Lockheed Martin press release stated
Australia To Commission $2 Billion Missile Protection System For Ground Troops
Australian Army is likely to be equipped with a $2 billion worth missile protection system by the early 2020s. Australias Defence Minister, Marise Payne, and Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne will today confirm the governments commitment to invest up to $2bn in the system, which will be operated by the armys 16th Air Land Regiment, ministry
Chinese Navy Commissions New Warship For Anti-submarine Warfare Operations In South China...
The Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has commissioned a new warship to its South Sea Fleet for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) operations in the disputed South China Sea. A new Type 056/056A Jiangdao-class corvette, named Liupanshui, was commissioned at Yulin naval base in the port city of Sanya on Hainan Island on March 31, China Military Online reports Friday
Boeing Wins $144 Million P-8A Aircraft Training Systems Upgrade Contract
Boeing has been awarded a $144 million contract to provide training systems upgrade for P-8A Poseidon aircraft for the US Navy and the government of Australia. “The Boeing Co
US Army To Build Air Base in Kuwait For $319 Million
The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Kuwait for development of facilities and infrastructure construction support service. The Government of Kuwait requested possible sale for the design, construction, and procurement of key airfield operations, command and control, readiness, sustainment, and life support facilities for the Al Mubarak Airbase in Kuwait, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced Thursday
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...