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...
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...
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
Iran Reveals Underground Missile & Drone Bases
Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) unveiled two missile and drone tunnel bases built at the heart of high mountains. IRGC Chief Commander Major General Hossein Salami said during the unveiling ceremony on March 5 that the bases will house ground-to-ground missile systems with advanced equipment, as well as attack drones that can penetrate the enemys radar and defense networks, government-owned
Lockheed Martin to Provide Long-Range Anti-Ship Integration to Australian F/A-18 fighters
The Royal Australian Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract worth $49 Million to provide Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile integration and test effort for the formers F/A-18 E/F aircraft. This order provides Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile integration and test effort for the Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 E/F aircraft for the government of Australia, an official DoD release issued today said
French DGA, MBDA to Develop Future Anti-Ship & Cruise Missiles
The French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) and European defense firm MBDA launched the development project of future anti-ship and cruise missiles today. In a tweet January 17, DGA said it launched the project create Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW) missiles with UK defense Ministrys Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) and MBDA
Russia Developing Missiles for Firing from Internal Weapons Bay of Su-57, Drones
Russia's Tactical Missile Corporation (KTRV) is developing several new missiles besides adapting existing ones to be launched from the internal weapons bay of stealth fighter jets such as the Su-57 and the proposed Su-75.Details of some of the new generation weapons were revealed by KTRV General Director, Boris Obnosov in an interview with Interfax on February 8
Finland to Acquire Munition for Heavy Rocket Launchers
Finlands Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen approved a proposal to procure ammunition for a heavy rocket launcher system from the United States. The Ministerial Finance Committee supported the procurement in its session on 10 February 2022
Pentagon to Arm Warfighters with ‘Made in America’ Low-Cost Drones
Norway to Buy 9 Sikorsky HH-60W Helicopters Worth $2.6 Billion
L3Harris Delivers First Overhauled P-8A Poseidon from 139-Aircraft Navy Fleet
South Korea’s DAPA Finishes Incheon Class Frigate Search Radar Upgrade
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
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...