Pentagon Announces New Contract to Increase Hypersonic Flight Testing Tempo
The Pentagon announced a new contract to Dynetics and its team to augment the Departments capacity to conduct regular hypersonic flight tests more regularly. Dynetics and a team of over 20 industry partners have been awarded a Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Crane Division Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) through the National...
Kuwait Approved to Buy NASAMS Air Defense System
The Government of Kuwait has been approved to buy the National Advanced Surface-To-Air Missile System (NASAMS), Medium Range Air Defense System (MRADS) for an estimated cost of $3 billion.The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today
Ukrainian Forces Destroy Russian S-300 Missile Defense System
Ukraines military has destroyed a Russian S-300 air defense system near the Zaporizhzhia regions city of Tokmak. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine posted on
Lockheed Martin Opens Facility to Increase PAC-3 Production
Lockheed Martin has opened a new All-Up Round III (AUR III) facility at Camden Operations in Arkansas to increase the production rate of PAC-3 MSE missiles. The 85,000-square-foot expansion supports increased production capacity for the
Iran Unveils 1400 Km Ballistic Missile with Maneuvering Warhead
Irans military introduced Rezvan, a new surface-to-surface ballistic missile during a parade in capital Tehran on September 22. Military parades were held on Thursday across the country and in the Persian Gulf waters to mark the Sacred Defense Week, which marks the anniversary of the 1980-88 Iraq-imposed war
Indian Army Tests QR-SAM in Final Deployment Configuration
DRDO & Indian Army today successfully conduct six flight-tests of Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QR-SAM) in final deployment configuration as part of evaluation trials by the Indian Army. The flight-tests were carried out against high-speed aerial targets mimicking various types of threats to evaluate the capability of the weapon systems under different scenarios, including long range medium altitude, short range, high altitude manoeuvring target, low radar signature with receding & crossing target and salvo launch with two missiles fired in quick succession
Saab Demos Mobile Short-Range Air Defence against Drones, other Airborne Threats
Saab has conducted the first Mobile Short-Range Air Defence (MSHORAD) live system firing in which the system identified, tracked and engaged several targets. The firings took place during August 30 in Karlskoga, Sweden
Brahmos Missile System Procurement on Track, say Philippines Armed Forces
The procurement of BrahMos shore-based anti-ship missile system is on track with government of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr
Raytheon Awarded $182.3 Million to Manufacture NASAMS System for Ukraine
Raytheon Company was awarded a $182,295,333 contract for the procurement of National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAM) for Ukraine.Work will be performed in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, with an estimated completion date of Aug
NASAMS, Iris-T Air Defense Systems Could End Russia's Dominance of Ukrainian Airspace
The Pentagon has announced that the NASAMS air defense system (ADS) will be delivered to Ukraine over the next 2-3 months while the German-made Iris-T will be produced over the next few weeks. “In the field of air defense, where support is primarily requested, we made sure that the highly modern Iris-T systems were not delivered to another country, but that they were delivered to Ukraine
Small-Sized Craft Armed with 8 BrahMos Missiles Showcased at Army-2022 Forum
BrahMos has presented a small-sized boat armed with eight BrahMos supersonic missiles at the Army-2022 Forum. "We always said our missile is versatile and can be deployed on small-capacity platforms also
Uruguay Orders Five A-29 Super Tucano Aircraft
Italian Army Orders Rheinmetall’s Skynex Air Defense System
Fincantieri Acquires Leonardo's Underwater Armaments & Systems Business
South Korea Begins Development of Long-range Air Defense Missile System
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