UVision To Showcase Loitering Munitions Systems At DSEi
UVision will demonstrate integration capabilities of its dual loitering intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR)/munition systems for air, land, and sea platforms, at the upcoming DSEI exhibition. For the first time, UVision will display the maritime capabilities of its HERO Lethal Loitering system on an NPL
US, Germany To Withdraw Patriot missile system From Turkey
Germany and the US have plans to withdraw patriot missile batteries deployed in Turkey. These had been deployed about three-years-ago as a part of NATO mission to Strengthen Turkeys air defense against a possible attack from Syrias Bashar al-Assad regime
Russian S-400 Missile Defense Systems Become Operational In Kamchatka Peninsula
Russian S-400 Triumph missile defense systems, which are capable of detecting air targets from more than 600 kilometres, has entered the service on the Kamchatka Peninsula. The S-300 missile defense systems that were deployed earlier reliably defended the airspace for over a quarter of a century, Sputnik International reported today
Lockheed Martin Wins $1.6 Billion Patriot Missiles Contract
Lockheed Martin has won a $1.6 billion modification contract for Patriot missiles from Asia and Middle-East countries
Pentagon's Radar In Alaska To Track Iran, N.Korean Missiles
The US Defense Department announced on Friday that it has plans to deploy long-range radar in central Alaska that enables the nations missile defense system to identify enemy missiles launched by Iran or North Korea. The deployment increases the capacity of interceptors in the ground of Alaska and California and also...
India Test Fires BrahMos Land-Attack Cruise Missile
An advanced version of BRAHMOS land-attack cruise missile was successfully test fired on Friday to revalidate the weapons precision strike capability. The land-to-land configuration of BRAHMOS Block – III version was launched from a Mobile Autonomous Launcher (MAL) for its full-range of 290-kms, Brahmos Aerospace announced on Friday
Teledyne Wins $64.7 Million US Missile Defense Test Contract
Teledyne Brown Engineering has won a $64.7 million contract to perform test and evaluation services for the US missile defense weapons systems
Iran Displays Home-Made Version of S-300 Missile Shield in Army Day Parades
Iran has displayed indigenous version of Russian S-300 missile defense system, called as Bavar (Belief) 373 in the military parades at the capitals South on Saturday. The Iranian version has superior features over the original Russian model as it enjoys increased mobility, agility and reduced launch-preparation time, Fars News Agency reported Saturday
Raytheon Wins $2 Billion Contract To Deliver Patriot Air And Missile System
Raytheon has won $2 billion contract to deliver the combat-proven Patriot Air and Missile Defense System to an undisclosed international customer. The contract, awarded on April 2, 2015 and booked in the second quarter as a direct commercial sale, includes fully digitized new-production Patriot fire units with the latest technology for improved threat detection, identification and engagement, the company announced on Friday
Russia To Conduct Aerospace Defense Force Drills In 2015
The Russian forces will conduct eight aerial and missile maneuvers in the nations south part this year. “Overall, there will be eight Aerospace Defense Force drills in 2015 with air and missile defense units,” Alexei Zolotukhin the spokesman of Russias Aerospace Defense Forces (VKO) was quoted as saying by various media on Sunday
India to Purchase Harpoon Missiles Worth $145 Million
The Indian MoDs Defence Acquisition Council has cleared the purchase of another 22 Harpoon anti-ship missile at a cost Rs 913 crores ($145 million). This was in the pipeline as a foreign military sales deal with the department of defence of the USA
Raytheon Wins Additional Contract For US Navy’s Tomahawk Missiles
Raytheon has won an additional contract to a previously awarded $122 Million order for procuring 114 Tomahawk Block IV missiles for the US Navy. This completes the Navy's planned purchase of 214 Tomahawk Block IV missiles for fiscal year 2015 and continues to build the inventory to support warfighting requirements, the company announced in its press release on Tuesday Dave Adams, Raytheon Tomahawk senior program director said, "Raytheon continues an acute focus on maintaining affordability and enhancing the impressive capabilities of this sophisticated weapon system"
Made-for-Germany Israeli Heron TP UAV Marks First Flight Over German Airspace
Pakistan Army Tests Fatah-II Guided Artillery Rocket System
Aerojet Rocketdyne to Provide Propulsion System for Lockheed's Next Generation Interceptor
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Development Trends in Unmanned Surface Vessels
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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...