South Korean KF-21 Fighter Jet's All-important AESA Radar's Testing Begins
The South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) launched a flight test today to verify the performance of the Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar mounted on a KF -21 fighter prototype.The AESA radar for the KF-21 has been developed by DAPA and a group of South Korean companies led...
Rheinmetall, DefSecIntel to Supply Ukraine with Autonomous Large-area Reconnaissance System
Rheinmetall, together with Estonia's DefSecIntel, is supplying Ukraine with an automated reconnaissance system for monitoring large areas of terrain with as few personnel as possible.At the behest of the German government, Rheinmetall is cooperating with the Estonian company DefSecIntel for this project
Boeing Wins $1.2 Billion to Prototype E-7A as Replacement for E-3 AEW&C...
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Egypt Signs Agreement with China to localize Drone-detection Radar
Egypt's Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI) and Chinas CACHC Group have agreed to localize production of a 3D radar to detect and track UAVs. The two parties signed the relevant documents during the IDEX 2023 exhibition currently taking place in Abu Dhabi, U
Northrop to Develop Handheld Targeting System for U.S. Marine Corps
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Russia Unveils Covert Surveillance System at IDEX 2023
Ruselectronics holding unveiled a small-sized reconnaissance and signaling complex for covert surveillance at the IDEX-2023 international defense exhibition in Abu Dhabi. “For the first time we are presenting in the U
Israel to Help Ukraine Develop Civilian Aerial Threat Warning System
Israel is to help Ukraine develop a civilian aerial threat warning system and provide equipment for the same.Israels Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said this on Thursday during a meeting in Kyiv with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
BAE Systems, Leonardo to Develop Interoperable Aircraft Survivability Solution
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Armenian Official Held for Giving Details of Defense Purchases from India to...
Armenias National Security Service arrested an Army captain for passing on info to foreign agency about four of Indias indigenous weapon-locating radars. The officer was hired by a foreign agency in early 2021 to give secret intel, according to the countrys news agency
Thales to Maintain and Support S1850M Radar
Thales has agreed to support S1850M Long Range Air Surveillance Radars under a contract signed with OCCAR (Organization for Joint Armament Co-operation) on behalf of the French, Italian and UK Navies. This new substantial service contract covers a period of 3 years, with an additional optional 2 years
Northrop Developing Next Generation Radar for F-35 Lightning II
Northrop Grumman said it is developing AN/APG-85, an advanced Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar for the F-35 Lightning II. The company currently manufactures the AN/APG-81 active electronically scanned array (AESA) fire control radar, the cornerstone to the F-35 Lightning II's sensor suite
Ukrainians Capture Russian Wagner Group’s ‘Unusual’ Laser Device
Ukrainian soldiers have managed to capture a mystery, helmet-mounted device named Spider during a battle with Wagner mercenary group troops. Video has emerged on
First 6 Rafales for the Croatian Air Force just Landed in Zagreb
Rostec firm Develops Portable Radar to Detect Drones at Ultra-low Altitudes
Oshkosh Defense Secures $40M Contract Extension for ROGUE-Fires UGV
European Defence Fund Supports STORE Project to Enhance Land Forces' Imaging Systems...
Development Trends in Unmanned Surface Vessels
Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have caught the attention of the world following their spectacular success in sinking Russian warships in...
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
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...