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Indian Sukhois to get Advanced Avionics, Radars & Weapons
The Indian Air Force's (IAF's) fleet of Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter jets could soon be upgraded with advanced avionics, radar and weapons with negotiations on the project with Russia currently underway. "India...
HAL Employees to go on Strike from October 14
Indias premier defence manufacturing firm, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has declared an indefinite strike call by its employees as “illegal” and threatened to withdraw company benefits. The All India HAL Trade...
Israel MoD to Invest $56.35M for Research on Light Particles, Lasers
Israel Ministry of Defense is building a new research institute and is investing NIS 200 million ($56.35 million) to study light particles or photons, and develop powerful laser weapons
Russia Offers S-400s To Saudi After Houtis Set Oil Facility Ablaze
Russia has offered its S-400 air defense systems to Saudi Arabia after Yemeni Houtis managed to attack worlds largest oil facilities located in the country, dodging its protective armour that...
India’s Rustom-II Reconnaissance Drone Crashes During Flight Test
Indias locally-made Rustom-II medium-altitude long-endurance reconnaissance drone crashed Tuesday morning in Chitradurga district of Karnataka state, during flight tests. "Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) being developed by DRDO on experimental flight trial...
HAL’s LUH Helicopter Completes High Altitude Trials, Close to Operational Clearance
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)s Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) demonstrated high altitude capability in hot and high weather conditions in the Himalayas. With this test, the LUH has complied with all the...
India May Buy 83 Tejas Fighters for $3 Billion
The Indian Ministry of Defense is negotiating with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to place an order for 83 Tejas fighter jets for an estimated price to be around $3 billion...
HAL Hands Over First Of Eight Chetak Choppers To Indian Navy
India's state-owned defense enterprise Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) delivered the first Chetak single-engine, light utility helicopter to the Indian Navy on Wednesday. In August 2017, HAL entered into an agreement to...
Defense Industry Waking Up To Uses Of Carbon Fiber
Polish F-16 Fires Missile at House While Aiming for Russian Drone
An AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missile fired by a Polish F-16 fighter aircraft hit a residential building on September 10 while trying to targeta Russian drone over eastern Poland
Gulf States to Activate Joint Defense Mechanisms Following Israeli Bombing of Qatar
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has announced plans to activate joint defense mechanisms following an Israeli airstrike in Qatar’s capital Doha that allegedly targeted residential facilities housing members of Hamas’ political bureau delegation
Lockheed Martin to Upgrade ROKAF F-16 Simulators to F-16V Standard
Lockheed Martin has announced it will upgrade the Republic of Korea Air Force’s (ROKAF) F-16 flight simulators to match the latest F-16V “Viper” aircraft
UN Commission Recognizes Israeli Actions in Gaza as Genocide
A UN inquiry commission has found that Israel's actions in Gaza constitute genocide according to the definition of international law
RAF Typhoons to Help Defend Polish Air Space Following Russian Drone Incursion
AIM-120 AMRAAM Missile Achieves Longest Range in U.S.A.F. Test From F-22...
China's New Z-20T Assault Helicopter to Make First Flight at Helicopter Expo...
Qatar Abandons Gaza Mediation Over Israeli Bombing
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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...