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U.S Navy’s New Remotely Piloted Aircraft Pilot Training Simulator To...
August 2, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe US Navy has introduced the T-6 Texan II simulator for remotely piloted aircraft pilots training which also saves millions of dollars in traditional simulator training. When using the traditional T-6 simulators, which cost about $3 million each, would have cost upward of $27 million total, which doesn't count the price of a new building it would require to house them
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Pentagon, Lockheed Reach F-35 Aircraft Deal
July 27, 2012 @ 12:00 AMLockheed Martin has won a $450 million deal from the Pentagon to enhance electronic warfare equipment on the F-35 fighter jet, and integrate Israeli-unique systems beginning in 2016. The deal is expected to be finalized in next few weeks, a huge leap in Israel's $2
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Turkey’s Defense Purchases to Reach $8 billion by 2016
July 27, 2012 @ 12:00 AMTurkey will spend up to $8 billion in defense purchases as its exports will reach $2 billion in 2016, four years from now, according to a major estimation by the procurement agency, the Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM). The present figures are around half of that
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Pentagon Places F-16 Order For Iraqi Air Force
July 25, 2012 @ 12:00 AMLockheed Martin has received an initial order for 18 F-16 fighter aircraft from the Pentagon to be supplied to the Iraqi Air Force. The total estimated cost is valued at approximately $4
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Alenia Aermacchi Signs Contract with Israeli MoD for 30 M-346
July 19, 2012 @ 12:00 AMAlenia Aermacchi has signed a contract with Israeli Ministry of Defence to supply 30 M-346 advanced trainer aircraft. The deal is part of a larger Government-to-Government agreement between Israel and Italy that includes aircraft, engines, maintenance, logistics, simulators and training, provided also by other Israeli and international companies
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Russia Offers India Participation In GLONASS GPS Satellite Project
July 18, 2012 @ 12:00 AMRussian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin on Tuesday offered India a joint participation in the development of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. GLONASS (Global Navigation Satellite System) operated by the Russian Government is currently the only alternative to the U
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Lockheed Martin Wins $150M Contract for THAAD from US DoD
July 18, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is announcing the award of a modification to the Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., (LMSSC), Sunnyvale, Calif
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Iran Wants Russia To Complete S-300 Defense System Delivery
July 17, 2012 @ 12:00 AMIranian lawmakers announced on Friday that the issue of Russian S-300 air-defense system delivery to Iran could still be resolved. Iran is hoping Moscow will fulfill its contractual obligation and deliver the system to Tehran, said lawmaker Mohammad-Reza Mohseni-Sani
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McAfee Working To Protect Critical Infrastructure Against Stuxnet Type Viruses
July 16, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe Stuxnet computer virus, suspected to have been created by the CIA to impede Iran’s nuclear program, may have led to extensive collateral damage by affecting Siemens control software in India and Indonesia to a large extent and in over 100 other countries to a smaller extent. Since first being detected in 2010, Stuxnet infected over 8,500 Indian systems in the first five days, another 5,000 in Indonesia and about 3,000 in Iran, according to media reports
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Raytheon Wins Boeing Contract Worth $636 Million To Develop Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle
July 10, 2012 @ 12:00 AMRaytheon announced on Monday that it has won a $636 million contract awarded by Boeing to continue work on the key interceptor for the U.S
Latvia to Procure 42 ASCOD IFVs from Spain's General Dynamics Land Systems
Philippines' Marcos Offers to Return U.S. Missiles If China Stops Harassing its...
Airbus Launches SpainSat NG Satellites to Increase Spain's Communications Capacity Ten Folds
Italy to Procure 380 KF51 Panther Tanks, 1,050 IFVs
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