Saudi Arabia, Qatar to Procure Patriot Flight Test Support from Lockheed
Lockheed Martin won a contract valued $16 million to support Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile systems of Saudi Arabia and Qatar. A statement by the U
Iraq Likely to Buy FD-2000 Missile Systems from China
Iraq is reportedly negotiating with China to procure FD-2000 surface-to-air defense missile (SAM) systems. The FD-2000 is the export variant of the HQ-9 a long-range semi-active radar homing (SARH) system developed by the Chinese defense industry
Japan, S.Korea and U.S. to Conduct Trilateral Defense Ministerial
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U.A.E. to Obtain Common Spares and Parts to Support Their HAWK, PATRIOT...
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Saudi THAAD, Patriot Missiles to get Order U.S.-made Information Distribution Systems...
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General Atomics’ Self-Destruct Units Demonstrated during Hypersonic Rocket Test Flight
Autonomous Flight Termination Units (AFTUs) developed by General Atomics were carried onboard two sounding rockets launched to assess potential new capabilities for the Pentagon's hypersonic glide vehicle projects. The company said the AFTUs flown on two of three sounding rockets “were successfully demonstrated and performed as expected” during a High Operational Tempo for Hypersonics test flight campaign sponsored by the Navy Strategic Systems Programs and Army Hypersonic Program Office on October 20, 2021, at Wallops Island, VA
Kongsberg Achieves Factory Acceptance Test for Australian Ground-based Air Defence
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KONGSBERG) said the first Mk 2 Canister Launchers for the National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS) successfully passed Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT), forming the first shipment of Canister Launchers to Australia. Project LAND 19 Phase 7B is being delivered by prime contractor, Raytheon Australia, with the support of KONGSBERG and Kongsberg Defence Australia, and will deliver a new Short-Range Ground-Based Air Defence capability for the Australian Army
Turkish-made Air Defense System HISAR O+ Delivered to its Military
The Turkish military received domestically produced HISAR O+ system built for very low, low and middle altitude missile defense. HISAR O+ was developed indigenously in cooperation with Turkey's defense industry giants Aselsan and Roketsan
South Korea Confirms sale of M-SAM2, Medium-range Surface-to-air-Missile to UAE
The UAE Ministry of National Defense (MND) will acquire South Korea's Chungung 2 (M-SAM2, medium-range surface-to-air missile) regarding which contracts were signed between the UAE MND and Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) in Abu Dhabi last week. At the time of the contract signing the details of the SAM was not disclosed
Israel, U.S. Test Arrow-3 Anti-Ballistic Missile System
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U.A.E. Signs MoU with South Korea to Acquire $3.5B Missile Defense System...
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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