Thailand Plans Additional Orders For Harpoon Missile
Following last weeks US approval of a Harpoon missile sale to Thailand, its navy disclosed that an additional batch of the Boeing-made ship-launched missiles are planned to be purchased as a follow-on contract. While the five approved RGM-84L Harpoon Block II missiles are meant to be installed on the DW3000 class...
US Approves Six Boeing Harpoon Block II Missiles Sale To Thailand
The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Thailand of six units of Boeing-made Harpoon Block II Surface Launched Missiles worth US$24.9 million
Turkey Signs Agreement With France, Italy To Develop National Missile Defence System
Turkey has signed an agreement with fellow NATO members France and Italy to develop its national missile defense systems, the Turkish defense minister said on Friday. Turkish companies would work with Italian-French missile maker consortium Eurosam, defense minister Fikri Isik said on Friday speaking during a reception at the French embassy...
Rosoboronexport Set To Export S-400 Missile Defence System to India, China
Rosoboronexport is set to export its top anti-missile defence system, S-400 Triumf almost simultaneously to Asian rivals India and China. Russias arms exporting monopoly Rosoboronexport expects to sign a contract with India 'soon' on the delivery of S-400 air defense missile systems, its chief executive Alexander Mikheyev said at the Paris...
21,600-Pound Non-Nuclear Bomb Unleashed On ISIS Targets, 90 Killed
The United States unleashed its massive non-nuclear bomb - GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb, or MOAB, in a combat first time on ISIS positions in Afghanistan on Thursday. The strike in Nangarhar province near the Pakistan border killed at least 90 ISIS fighters, Afghan officials told Saturday
US Army Resumes Javelin FGM-148F Missile Component Test
The US Army has resumed testing of the Spiral 2 FGM-148F missile component of the Javelin medium close combat system improvement programme. The trials were suspended in late 2016 due to technical issues with the precursor warhead (PCWH),
Pakistan Army Inducts LOMADS For Defence Against Combat Aircraft, Cruise Missiles
Pakistan Army has inducted a Chinese-made Low to Medium Altitude Air Defence System (LOMADS) system, designated LY-80 which can intercept fighter jets and cruise missile up to an altitude of 12 KM. A statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said Sunday, “LY-80 is a Chinese mobile air defence system, capable of tracking and destroying variety of aerial targets at longer ranges flying at low and medium altitude
UAE Awards Rosoboronexport US$708 Million Anti-armor Missiles Contract: IDEX 2017 News
Russian arms agency Rosoboronexport has been awarded an AED2.6 billion (US$708 million approx) contract by the UAE Armed Forces to supply anti-armour missiles
Russia Developing New ICBM To Penetrate US Missile Shield
Russia is developing a new Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) that can penetrate the US missile shield. “Russia is carrying out active work on improving its means of overcoming the missile shield,” Russias Strategic Missile Force (SMF) Commander Sergey Karakayev was quoted as saying by
Turkey To Receive U.S BLU-109 Bunker Bursting Bombs
The Pentagon has awarded a contract for the sale of an unspecified number of BLU-109 bunker bursting bombs to Turkey. Ellwood National Forge and General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems have been awarded a $682,900,000 foreign military sales contract (Turkey) for BLU-109 penetrator bomb bodies and components
Robotic Demining System Enters Russian Army Service
The new robotic mine clearance systems has become operational with Russia's Southern Military District, Sputnik reported. The Uran-6 sophisticated robotic demining system is a multipurpose system which is powerful enough to replace 20 sappers and which can be remotely operated from a safe distance of about one kilometer
Stealth Wheels For China's Missile Transporters
Chinese missile transporters displayed during the September 3 military parade had their wheels fitted with ‘stealth technology to prevent observers from calculating the missile and warheads weight. This was disclosed by China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, in an article published this month on WeChat, the smartphone-based social media app
India Closer to Hypersonic Weapon: DRDO Conducts Second Test of Scramjet Engine
Poland’s First Locally Built AW149 Helicopter Takes Flight
Chad Receives Chinese-made FK-2000 Air Defense Systems from U.A.E.
Senior Russian General Killed In Moscow Suburb Car Blast
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...
