Russia wants to complete development of its S-500 air defense system, capable of destroying satellites and hypersonic missiles in low orbit space, next year. “It should be noted that the work on developing the S-500 mobile air defense and anti-ballistic missile system is scheduled to be completed in 2021,” Aerospace Force Deputy Commander-in-Chief Lieutenant-General Andrei Yudin was quoted as saying by Defense Ministrys Krasnaya Zvezda news agency
The Chinese Navy, the largest in the world, simulated landing on Taiwan in recent exercises involving Type 071 amphibious dock landing ships and Type 022 stealth missile boats. On November 18, three Type 071 amphibious dock landing ships attached to a landing ship flotilla with the navy under the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command
The Indian Navy has leased a pair of MQ-9 SeaGuardian drones that come with an expensive price tag as instead of buying them. A report by
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has been awarded a contract modification from General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) in support of construction on the first two Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines. The contract modification, valued at approximately $2
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A Kalibr cruise missile launched by Russian Navys Project 885M Kazan nuclear submarine in the White Sea hit a target at Chizha Test Range in Arkhangelsk Region located 1,000 km away. "Today, the lead ship of the Yasen-M project Kazan successfully fired its main missile system at a coastal target
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has commenced spin flight testing of Indias indigenous Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT). Developed by HAL the aircraft will replace the ageing Kiran fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF)
China has flown its Y-20 military transport aircraft with an indigenously made WS-20 engine replacing a Russian origin D-30 powerplant. The development has not been confirmed by the authorities
France will soon buy three E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft to replace the Navys old E-2C Hawkeye planes. “Like the E-2C Hawkeye currently in service with the French Navy and implemented by the Flottille 4F squadron, the three E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft will be stationed at the Lann-Bihoué (Brittany) naval air base and deployed on the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, and eventually on its successor,”
Taurus Systems, a joint venture between MBDA and Saab, could collaborate with a South Korean company to develop a new air-based cruise missile with range of over 600km to arm the countrys indigenous KF-X and FA-50 combat jets. "We are developing Taurus K-2, which is smaller but has the same or even more performance of the current missile