Northrop Gurmman To Study Triton Surveillance UAVs' Obsolescence Issues
Northrop Grumman has won a $19.9 million US navy contract for engineering and analysis efforts to develop solutions for near-term emergent obsolescence issues identified for the MQ-4C Triton
Turkey's Locally-made Attack Drone Passes Test
Turkey has successfully tested a locally made Bayraktar TB2 drone with MAM-L smart ammunition systems Sunday. Bayraktar drone were able to hit targets 8 kilometers away, Istanbul-based Baykar Makina officials were quoted as saying by
China displays Electronic Warfare Capable Drones
China has displayed a group of drones that can ‘paralyze and supress enemy early-warning and command-communication system at a military parade to mark the 90 anniversary of the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA). Global Times quoting Wu Yafei, head of the ‘electronic confrontation formation at the parade said that among the many...
Indonesia Plans TO Buy Armed Drones from China
Indonesia is planning to buy six drones from China that can detect, identify and attack. The government is looking for a drone manufacturer which sells quality drone at affordable price and offers transfer of technology to help the country achieve self-reliance in defense industry, Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu was quoted as...
Afghan Security Forces Order Five ScanEagle Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Insitu Inc. has won a $19 million worth contract for procurement of five ScanEagle Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for Afghan Security forces
Russia's Soon To Kick-Off Artillery Reconnaissance Drone Development
Russia will soon commence work on development of a radar system mounted on a helicopter-type drone for artillery reconnaissance. The main aim is to develop a reconnaissance radar complex based on a helicopter-type drone to track mobile and immobile targets
Philippine Army To Examine Singapore’s Offer Of Reconnaissance Drones
The Armed Forces of the Philippine (AFP) will examine Singapores offer to use its drones for reconnaissance and surveillance in Marawi city where the AFP is fighting Islamic insurgents. Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana was quoted as saying to local media yesterday that Singapores offer, made by its Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen, had been agreed to ‘in principle and forwarded to the AFP to examine the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance(ISR) offer that Singapore is ready to provide
Airbus Tests Unmanned Jet-Propelled Demonstrator, Sagitta
Airbus has successfully tested an unmanned jet-propelled demonstrator with the project name Sagitta. The UAV flew autonomously for around seven minutes over the test site in Overberg, South Africa, on a pre-programmed course
Saudi Arabia Converts Manned Aircraft Into Military Drones
Saudi Arabias King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) announced the success of a project to convert a manned aircraft into a drone. This was disclosed by KACST President Prince Turki Bin Saud
US To Test New Counter-UAS Program At Bagram Airfield In Afghanistan
Researchers from US Defence Department are planning to test new ways to counter the probable drone threats in future due to rising unmanned aircraft systems around the world, at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. The Air Force's 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron here teamed up with a researcher from the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) to teach airmen how to pilot drones and use them to train coalition forces on how to react to them on the battlefield, the US Air Force announced last week
BAE Systems To launch Testing Service For UK's First Maritime Autonomous Systems
BAE Systems has won a grant of £457,000 (US$ 597390.40) from Solent Local Enterprise Partnership to design and deliver the UKs first autonomous systems testing service
Indonesia To Test Home-made Medium Altitude Long Endurance Military Drone In 2019
Indonesia has started developing a large medium altitude long endurance (MALE) military drone which it plans to test in 2019. A consortium consisting of aircraft maker PT Dirgantara, Indonesian Agency for Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT), state-owned electronic firm PT LEN, the Ministry of Defense and Security and the Bandung-based Institute of Technology is preparing to conduct a flight test for its larger Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) drone in 2019
US Approves Spares & Support Package for Taiwan's for F-16s, AESA Radars
Qatar Receives Amphibious Vessel “Al Fulk” from Fincantieri
First Landing Support Vessel for Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
KF-21 Fighter Jet Completes 1,000th Accident-Free Sortie
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...