N. Korea Claims Successful Test-Firing Of Musudan Missile
North Korea claimed on Thursday to have conducted a successful test-firing of an intermediate-range missile. CNN reported citing a report by the countrys military state government-run news agency that the country fired a Hwasong-10 -- also known as a Musudan -- and that it landed accurately in waters about 400 kilometers...
Indra To Provide Full Flight Simulator For Airbus A330 Tanker Training
Airbus Defence and Space has placed an order for the development and provision of a Full Flight Simulator (FFS) to support the training of crews on the A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport. The contract, signed with Indra of Spain, covers the installation at the Airbus Defence and Space International Training Centre...
US Army Develops Critical Components For Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile System
The US Army has developed and tested six critical component technologies in its Small Organic Precision Munition Program to support the Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile System (LMAMS) requirement. The six government-owned critical components are: the Small Warhead, the Small Electronic Safety and Arming Device, Power, Secure Micro Digital Data Link, Image...
ISRO Launches Record 20 Satellites In Single Rocket
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) achieved a milestone today with successful launch of record 20 satellites carried by its flagship rocket in a 26-minute flight from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. The 320-tonne Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) carried 17 foreign small satellites from Canada, Indonesia, Germany and the US but...
BEL Named In ‘India’s Top 500 Companies’ List
Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has been chosen as one of ‘Indias Top 500 Companies at the Dun & Bradstreet Corporate Awards 2016 function held in Mumbai recently. Mr M M Pandey, GM (Navi Mumbai), BEL, received the award for BEL from Dr Bibek Debroy, Member, NITI Aayog, Government of India, the...
N. Korea Deploys Ballistic Missile In East Coast: S. Korean Military
North Korea has deployed an intermediate-range ballistic missile to its east coast, a South Korean government source told Yonhap news agency. South Korean and Japanese military officials are monitoring the situation, though there have been no signs of a launch detected
Raytheon Wins USAF Contract Worth $28 Million For AMRAAM Aircraft Platform Integration
Raytheon has won a contract worth $28 million for integration of the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) onto various US Air Force and Navy aircraft platforms. “Contractor will facilitate several new task orders for platform integration support including the F-16 Block 30, F-35, F-15 Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System; F-16 Active Electronically Scanned Array; AMRAAM Real Time Integration Simulator; and multiple F/A-18 configurations,” the US Department of defense announced
Honeywell Wins USAF $75 million Contract For Versatile Affordable Advanced Turbine Engines
Honeywell has been awarded the US Air Force contract worth $75 million for the Versatile Affordable Advanced Turbine Engines (VAATE) III & Beyond program. “This contract increases the not-to-exceed ceiling for the VAATE program, which is a multiple government agency and industry joint effort to develop revolutionary and innovative technologies by the 2017 timeframe that will permit an order of magnitude increase in turbo-propulsion affordability over the year 2000 state-of-the-art technology,” the US Department of Defense announced Monday
Northrop Grumman To Supply Laser Range Finders To Morocco
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a foreign military sales contract worth $8 million to supply 172 eyesafe laser range finders for the kingdom of Morocco. “Northrop Grumman Systems Corp
Qatar To Develop Drone Technology "Locally"
Qatar is planning to develop its own drone technology to boost security of its coastal borders, a defense official said. General Khalid bin Ahmad Al Kuwari, director of the Qatar Armed Forces Reconnaissance and Surveillance Center (RSC), told Gulf Times that the remote-controlled aircraft would help boost the countrys security
India Allows 100 Percent FDI In Defense, Aviation Sectors
The government of India announced changes to the countrys foreign direct investment (FDI) policy Monday, which allows 100 percent foreign investment in defense, civil aviation and pharmaceutical sectors. Previously, FDI in the defense sector was capped at 49 percent and now, 100 percent FDI will be allowed by the government on a case-specific basis, when “it is likely to result in access to modern and ‘state-of-art technology in the country”, an Indian Commerce Ministry statement said Monday
Kuwait Could Buy Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet under U.S. FMS
The Boeing Company is currently going through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) process for the sale of Super Hornet aircraft to Kuwait and is hoping to finalize the deal soon. The announcement was made during a press briefing in Florida on June 10, where Boeing briefed on taking steps to keep its F-18 production line open for future US Navy requirements and international sales based on positive signs from multiple sources
First Landing Support Vessel for Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
KF-21 Fighter Jet Completes 1,000th Accident-Free Sortie
Russia's Most Lethal Hypersonic Missile, "Oreshnik" Commences Production
Chinese Admiral Suspended Amid Allegations of Discipline Violations
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...