Israel Navy's Sa'ar 6 Corvettes To Be Equipped With Additional Iron Dome...
The Israeli Navy has considered to include more “Iron Dome” missile launchers on its Saar 6 missile ships being manufactured in Germany. The four Saar ships were designed to feature an iron dome missile launcher, but they will now have two iron dome pods each,
500 Rockets To Be Launched During Air Defense Exercise In Siberia
About 500 rockets that include S-400, S-300, Tor-M2U, Osa and Strla-10 missile systems will be launched during a large-scale air defense exercise that began at the Telemba military training ground in Siberias Republic of Buryatia, the regions press service said. "The maneuvers are held as part of the combat preparations of...
S.Korea To Receive THAAD Missile Radar Component By Month-end
US has planned to deliver "X-band" radar, a main component of the advanced US missile defense system, by end of this month to South Korea. The two missile launchers and other equipment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system arrived Monday night, at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, 70...
India Test Fires Home-Grown Supersonic Interceptor Missile
India has test-fired its locally developed supersonic interceptor missile capable of destroying any incoming enemy ballistic missile at low altitude. "Today's test launch was conducted in order to validate various parameters of the interceptor in flight mode," a defence official said
South Korea's Lotte Approves Land Swap For Thaad Missile Deployment
South Korea's Lotte Group has approved a land swap with the government on Monday that will enable US authorities to deploy Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (Thaad) system. The government decided last year to deploy the US THAAD system in response to the North Korean missile threat, on land that is...
Turkey, Russia Likely To Discuss S-400 systems Purchase In March
Turkey is likely to discuss the purchase of Russias advanced S-400 antiaircraft missile systems at a session of the High-Level Russian-Turkish Cooperation Council, held in March. "The talks are continuing on the S-400
Israel's Elta Wins USAF Contract For 21 MANPADS Anti-Aircraft Kits
US Air Force has awarded contract to Elta for 21 MANPADS anti-aircraft defense kits from costing $15.5 million to be manufactured in Israel
Communications System Upgrade For Russian S-400 Missile Defence System
The air defense missile systems – S-400, S-500 and ‘Vityaz will get an upgrade with new Tuf-MA and Tuf-M2 communication systems, currently being developed by the Russian air defense. The new system will have the possibility of high-frequency tuning for electronic reconnaissance, equipping the defense missiles systems with a higher potential to evade enemy surveillance
Intensified Missile Tests By N Korea, China, India and Pakistan in 2016
North Korea, India and Pakistan launched a total of about 37, some capable of carrying nuclear weapons in 2016 making it one the busiest years for medium-to-long-range missile tests in recent memory. North Korea reportedly carried out about 25 medium to long range missile test launches of which just one was claimed as a success by Pyongyang
Roketsan Delivers 303 mm Guided Missile System To Turkish Military
Turkeys defense firm Roketsan last week delivered the 303 mm Guided Missile System, also known as KASIRGA (Hurricane), to the Turkish military. “The KASIRGA is a system developed entirely by Roketsan and has an extreme accuracy up to 120-kilometer range
South Korean Plan To Purchase Additional Taurus Missiles Underway
South Korea plans to buy additional "jamming proof" Taurus air-to-ground guided missiles that can be carried on its F-15K fighters. "The military has recently decided to acquire 90 more Taurus missiles to further beef up its anti-nuclear and anti-missile capabilities
Taiwan’s Military To Implement New Missile Activation Procedure
Taiwan's Armed Forces have requested a top military research facility to come up with a safety measure which will be applied ahead of any missile launches in future following a deadly misfire incident occurred on July 1. A senior military source told the Central News Agency that the Defense Ministry had asked the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) to come up with new safety mechanism before a missile could be launched
Aerojet Rocketdyne to Provide Propulsion System for Lockheed's Next Generation Interceptor
U.S. Air Force Instructor Pilot Dies After T-6A Texan II Ejection Seat...
EDGE Signs $27M Deal with Indonesia's PT Pindad to Establish Ammunition Production...
Romania to Get 300 AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II Missiles for its F-16...
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...
Development Trends in Unmanned Surface Vessels
Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have caught the attention of the world following their spectacular success in sinking Russian warships in...
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...