JDAM Strike Destroys Surface Vessel as USAF Tests Low-cost Anti-ship Capability
The U.S
Saab Gripen to Get New Air-to-Air Missile Launchers
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) awarded Saab a contract for the development and integration of a new launch system for Gripen C/D and Gripen E. The order, valued at approximately SEK 400 million, was placed during the first quarter
Laser Weapon Destroys Drone Target Mimicking Sub-sonic Missile in U.S. Navy Test...
The United States' Navy used a high-energy laser weapon to defeat a target representing a subsonic cruise missile in flight during a test at the High Energy Laser Systems Test Facility at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico in February 2022.Known as the Layered Laser Defense (LLD), the weapon...
Brahmos Missile Fired From Su-30MKI Hits Target at Sea in IAF Test...
The Indian Air Force (IAF) test-fired a BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from a Sukhoi 30MKI fighter jet on the Eastern seaboard.The "live firing" of the missile was carried out in close coordination with the Indian Navy, the IAF said in a tweet
Australia Chooses Lockheed, Raytheon for $1B Guided Weapons Project
The Australian government has advanced its $1 billion weapons program in announcing Raytheon Australia and Lockheed Martin Australia as partners of the Sovereign
DARPA Announces Second Flight for Hypersonic Air-Breathing Weapon Concept
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and its U.S
Greek Rafale Jets to Receive Exocet, Meteor Missiles from France
Greece will receive the deadly anti-ship missile, Exocet for its Rafale jets and FDI frigates besides several naval and air-launched missiles as per two contracts signed between France and Greece on February 24. The first contract will supply the ASTER 30 B1 area air defence and MM40 Exocet Block 3C anti-ship missiles for three Defence and Intervention Frigates (FDI HN) – plus an optional additional frigate
Turkey’s Roketsan to Develop New-Gen Cruise Missile with 150Km Range
Turkeys Roketsan announced the development of a new generation cruise missile Çakır with a range of over 150 km on Thursday. The missile is still in the design phase, and its first tests are scheduled for later this year, with platform integration to take place in 2023
Raytheon Wins $218M to Produce Hundreds of Sidewinder Missiles
The Pentagon awarded Raytheon $218 million to produce hundreds of AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles for the U.S
South Korean Breakthrough Technology Doubles Capacity of Thermal Cells Used in Guided...
South Korean Researchers today announced the world's first development of a high-performance anode technology that can increase the capacity of thermal cells used in guided weapons to about twice that of existing foreign technologies. Simply put, the technology will provide more power to the on-board electronics of guided weapons that in turn will allow them to perform more functions than current power management systems and/or to stay connected for a longer period of time
Russia Destroys Ukrainian Target with Hypersonic Missile
In the first ever use of a hypersonic weapon in battle, Russian forces destroyed a large underground weapons depot in Ukraine by firing a Kh-47M2 Kinzhal (Dagger) hypersonic aero-ballistic air-to-ground missile at it. Russian defense ministry said today that on March 18, its Armed Forces using a 'Kinzhal' hypersonic missile, destroyed the warehouse in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblasts Delyatyn village, some 470km West-Southwest from Kyiv
Erbil Missile Strike ‘Stern Warning’ to Israel: Iran
Irans Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) issued a stern warning to Israel following a retaliatory missile strike in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil. An official IRGC statement said the ‘operation was in response to an Israeli airstrike on the Syrian capital of Damascus last Monday, in which two IRGC officers were killed
DoD Awards XTEND $8.8 Million Contract for AI-Powered PSIO sUAS
U.S. Approves $4.69 Billion Upgrade of Egypt’s M1A1 Abrams Tanks into M1A1SA...
American Hypersonic Missiles in Sight as Russia Forms First S-500 Air Defense...
Houthi Missile Hits Israel’s Tel Aviv, 16 Injured
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...