Price, Technology Transfer Helped Clinch Turkish Missile Deal for China
A day after Turkey shocked the world by selecting ChinaPrecision Machinery Export-Import Corp (CPMIEC) to partner it in the development of an air defence and anti-missile system, details are emerging as to the reasons behind the selection. "The Chinese gave us the best price," Defense Minister İsmet Yılmaz told Vatan, a...
UAE’s Latest THAAD Acquisition To Add To Growing Missile Inventory
The UAEs missile inventory is set to grow exponentially by 2015 when the country begins accepting deliveries of 192 THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) missiles worth $3.9 billion from Lockheed Martin
Raytheon Demos Stinger In SHORAD Field Trials
Raytheon Stinger demonstrated flawless performance in recent Very Short Range Air Defense System (SHORADS) field trials in Finland. During the trials, six Finnish gunners were trained on three missile system tracking trainers
Russia To Get New Air Missile Defense System By 2017
Russia plans to deploy a new air missile defense system in 2017 that can hit targets in space, the Russian News agency was quoted by Defense News. “The promising S-500 air defense missile system is at the development stage
South Korea To Buy AMRAAM Missiles
South Korea will procure 260 AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and associated equipment worth $452 million, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress on July 18th of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the country. The proposed sale will provide the Korea with a contingency stock of...
Raytheon Delivers First NASAMS Launcher To Norway
Raytheon Company delivered the first NASAMS High Mobility Launcher (HML) to Norway, under a contract signed in November 2011. Norway is the first nation to receive the new operational capacity of the air defense system NASAMS
Heightened Missile Activity In The Pacific Region
In the last five months, the Asia Pacific region has seen increased missile activity brought on by North Koreas heightened missile testing. Countries such as Japan, China and India are either testing their own ballistic missiles or are setting up missile batteries
Taiwan To Develop Medium-Range Missiles To Counter China
Taiwan will produce some 50 medium-range missiles and strategically place them across military bases in southeast China next year, according to media reports. The “Yun Feng” (Cloud Peak) missile has been developed by the state-run Chung-shan Institute of Science and Technology, and each has a range of more than 1,000 kilometers (620 miles), said the Taipei-based China Times, citing unnamed military sources
Brazil, Russia To Discuss Possible Sale Of Pantsir-S Gun-Missile System
The Russian Ministry of Defense Sunday announced that its Brazilian counterpart intends to discuss the purchase of air defense systems during talks with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev later this month. "We are interested in acquiring three batteries of Pantsir-S1 missiles and two batteries of Igla missiles," General Jose Carlos De Nardi, head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Brazilian Armed Forces, confirmed in a statement
Turkey Patriot Missiles To Be Operational In Feb, Says NATO
Turkey-based Patriot missile system will be deployed before February, NATO announced on Monday. The deployment will help protect Turkey from any kind of conflict spill over from neighboring Syria
British Army Tests Direct Energy Weapon against Drones
Korean Aerospace Launches Third Reconnaissance Satellite as Part of the 425 Project
Over 350 Palestinian Footballers, 400+ Athletes Killed by Israeli Forces in Gaza
Saab to Integrate RBS15 Mk3 Anti-Ship Missile on Truck-Mounted Launchers for Sweden
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...