SPEAR3 Missile for UK’s F-35 Jets Enters Demonstration Phase
The SEPAR3 air-to-ground missile will soon commence demonstration flights on the UKs Typhoon fighters for later integration on to the F-35 Jets. MBDA has received a contract valued at £550 million for production of the SPEAR missile system from the UK Ministry of Defence
Saudi Arabia to Buy 3,000 Precision-Guided Munitions
The Trump administration has agreed to sell 3,000 precision-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia, the Middle Easts biggest buyer of American weapons, for $290 million. A notification by Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) today said the sale will include Boeings GBU-39 SDB I munitions and related equipment to the “friendly country” that...
Israel’s Rafael Wins $200M Asian Deal for SPICE-2000 Bombs, Spike ATGMs
Israeli firm Rafael has said it won a
Indonesia may Equip Su-30, Su-27Aircraft with Ukrainian R-27 missiles
Indonesia could buy R-27 air-to-air missile from Ukraine to equip its Su-27 and Su-30 fighter jets. Ukraine is going to export aircraft missiles to Indonesia
U.S. Air Force Uses SAR Mapping Technology in Bomb Hit Assessment
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France Test-fires Strategic Nuclear Missile, ASMPA from Rafale Jet
French strategic nuclear air-to-ground medium-range missile (ASMPA) was test fired for the first time from an Air Force Rafale jet yesterday. The missile, developed by MBDA, was fired from a Dassault Aviation Rafale aircraft, as part of a program under the supervision of the French armaments agency, DGA, which took off from an air base in Cazaux on December 9
Turkey had paid Russia in Full for S-400 Air Defence System
Turkey has paid Russia in full for the supply of S-400 air defense systems and the contract is closed, said Sergei Chemezov the head of Russian state corporation "Rostec" which is responsible for the sale to Ankara. “We have fulfilled the contract in full, it is closed, which means that we have shipped and received all the funds,” Chemezov told reporters in Moscow today, Interfax reported
France, Germany Select Rheinmetall’s MK82-EP bomb for Rafale, Eurfighter Jets
Rheinmetalls MK-82-EP general purpose aircraft bomb has recently been selected by France for its Rafale, Mirage 2000 aircraft while Germany has chosen it to equip Eurofighter jets. Frances procurement authority, the Direction Générale de lArmement (DGA), has already placed the first serial production orders for the MK82-EP for the Mirage 2000 and Rafale fighter jets
Brazilian S-70B Seahawks to be armed with MK 54 Leightweight Torpedoes
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USAF F-35 Jet Launches B61-12 Nuclear Bomb from Internal Bay
A mock B61-12 nuclear bomb struck a ground target in the Nevada desert to successfully complete the first flight test with the US Air Forces F-35 fighter jet, demonstrating the bombs first release from an internal bomb bay at supersonic speeds. During the August 25 flight test, an F-35A flying at supersonic speeds dropped a B61-12 — containing non-nuclear and mock nuclear components — from about 10,500 feet above Tonopah Test Range
AVIBRAS to Partner Brazilian AF to Develop Brazil's First Cruise Missile
Brazils Avibras has partnered with the country's Air Force to develop a family of long-range cruise missiles which will be the first such effort for the South American country. The two parties signed a corresponding memorandum of understanding on November 23
Dark Eagle Hypersonic Missile Tested in Secretive U.S. Launch from Cape Canaveral...
Kim Jong-un Attends Launch of 5,000-Ton Destroyer at North Korean Naval Shipyard
India Closer to Hypersonic Weapon: DRDO Conducts Second Test of Scramjet Engine
Poland’s First Locally Built AW149 Helicopter Takes Flight
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...
