Harpoon Missiles Pose ‘Real Danger’ but can be Defeated: Russian Expert
The American Harpoon anti-ship cruise missile poses real danger but can be destroyed by Russian air defenses, an expert told state media. "If we speak about the interception capabilities, we can pinpoint Harpoon by all modern ship-based radar stations and ground-based air defense systems
Russia Destroys Ukraine’s Harpoon Coastal Missile Systems in Odessa
Precision-guided missiles fired by the Russian Navy reportedly left two British Harpoon coastal missile systems in the Odessa region destroyed. "Sea-based high-precision weapons near the settlement of Liman, Odesa region, destroyed two installations of the Harpoon coastal missile system delivered from the UK," Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said at a...
Australia Orders Naval Strike Missiles from Kongsberg
Kongsberg has signed an initial contract valued at MNOK 489 ($48.5 million) with the Commonwealth of Australia for Naval Strike Missile (NSM) capability
Turkey Tests Anti-Ship Missile ‘Atmaca’ from Mobile Launcher
Turkey for the first time tested its locally-made anti-ship missile, the Atmaca, from a truck-mounted mobile launcher on Saturday. The Atmaca is said to be a competitor to the American Harpoon and the Russian Kh-22 missiles
Pilot Flying Over South China Sea Films Chinese Submarine Missile Launch
An airline pilot flying over the South China Sea recently recorded a video footage of a missile launched from a Chinese Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) submarine. The actual date and location of the videos shooting remain unknown
Sweden Orders Torpedo Tubes for Surface Ships
Saab has received an order worth around $15 million from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration for a new torpedo tube for lightweight torpedos. The order value is approximately SEK 150 million ($15
N.Korea Fires Apparent SLBM off East Coast: S.Korean Military
The South Korean military has reported that North Korea has fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) in waters off its eastern coast on Saturday. The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the launch in waters off the Norths eastern coastal city of Sinpo at 2:07 p
Turkey Developing Diver-detecting SONAR to Protect Future Indigenous Flagship
Turkish defense firm Armelsan is developing a Diver Detection SONAR to protect flagship to-be TCG Anadolu against enemy divers.Turkish news agency, Anadolu Agency (not to be confused with TCG Anadolu) quoted Armelsan General Manager, Can Emre Bakım as saying that the system called "Aras 2023 Diver Detection Sonar," would be able to detect small objects such as divers working below the ship
Australia Orders JASSM-ER, Naval Strike Missiles for $3.5B
The Australian government has approved the acquisition of Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range (JASSM-ER) for the Royal Australian Air Force and Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile (NSM) for the Royal Australian Navy for $3.5 billion
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
Russian Warship Fires 7 "Kalibr" Missiles at Ukraine
A Russian Black Sea Fleet warship carried out salvo launch of seven Kalibr cruise missiles at Ukrainian military targets. "The crew of a small missile ship of the Black Sea Fleet from the Black Sea carried out a salvo launch of seven Caliber cruise missiles at designated ground targets on the territory of Ukraine," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement Tuesday
New Generation T-80BVM Tanks Being Assembled at Russian Plant
Russian Military Base May Appear in Central African Republic
Spain Procures Additional NASAMS Air Defence Systems in €410M Deal
U.K. MoD Orders Six Airbus H145 helicopters
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...
China’s “Moderate” 2024 Defense Budget Hides Frenetic Military Build-up
China on Tuesday revealed a draft defense budget draft for 2024 amounting to 1
Battle of Counter-Drone SAMs- Raytheon's Coyote Vs. Russian Pantsir-S1
The spectacular success of drones on the battlefield in Ukraine has prompted Russia and the United States to develop counter-measures...
Grounding of U.S. Military’s V-22 Osprey Fleet Enters Third Month
The grounding of around 400-strong fleet of Osprey V-22 Tilt-rotor aircraft is in its third month with no update on...
How Indian MQ-9B SkyGuardian Acquisition Plan Changes Drone Equation in South Asia
India has recently gained U