Search Results
-
US Aegis Battle System Intercepts Ballistic Missile
February 7, 2017 @ 08:52 AMLockheed Martin's Aegis combat system has intercepted a medium-range ballistic missile with an anti-missile rocket fired from an Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer. USS John Paul Jones Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer supported by the US Navy, Missile Defense Agency and Lockheed Martin used the latest evolution of its Aegis Combat System to detect, track, engage and launch a missile to intercept a Medium Range Ballistic Missile target, Lockheed Martin announced Monday
-
F-35 Fighter Jet Price Drops Below US$100 Million A Piece
February 6, 2017 @ 02:49 PMThe next lot of F-35 aircraft (LRIP 10) reflects a $728M reduction in the total price when compared to Lot 9 and marks the first time the price for an F-35A is below $100M. A Lockheed Martin statement said over the weekend that this lot includes 90 aircraft total - 55 jets for the U
-
Foreign Customer Testing China’s CH-4 Networked Drones
February 6, 2017 @ 02:29 PMTeams from a foreign military customer of Chinas CH-4B series of attack drones recently tested four such drones networked to perform as a fleet. Networked attack drones could be a formidable force multiplier in a battlefield scenario with each drone ‘assigned to one or several target which eliminates the need for bombing populated areas such as during the war in Yemen or Syria
-
Cyber Attack Threat To Five Taiwanese Stock Brokerages
February 6, 2017 @ 02:25 PMTaiwan is investigating a case of five brokerage companies having received email threats by an unknown cyber-group, asking to make payments to avert an attack that, otherwise, could crash their websites. “Each brokerage had got an email, setting a deadline for the transfer of funds to avoid a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack,” Rick Wang, an official with Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC), was quoted as saying by
-
China's Rocket Force Drills With DF-16 Medium Range Ballistic Missile
February 6, 2017 @ 01:38 PMChinas Rocket Force, a special contingent to handle the range of missiles, has conducted an exercise with the advanced DF-16 medium-range ballistic missile that has a range of over 1,000 km. Significantly the People's Liberation Army (PLA), which is secretive about its weapons systems, has released a video of the recent exercise of its troops employing the advanced DF-16 medium-range ballistic missile
-
Indo-UK Combat Hawk Jet Seeks To Take Market Share From Pak-China JF-17...
February 6, 2017 @ 12:23 PMIndia and UK are targeting export market for their jointly developed combat/trainer version of the Hawk trainer aircraft. A jointly developed, dual role version of the Hawk trainer aircraft is expected to debut at the Aero India show later this month aiming to target countries which are potential targets of the Pakistan-China developed light jet, the JF-17 Thunder
-
Russian Bank Loans Irkut Corp 20 Million Euros To Finance Export Contract
February 6, 2017 @ 11:19 AMNovikombank, the base bank for the Russian industry, has granted a 20 million euro worth loan to the Irkut Corp to finance the execution of an export contract for the delivery of new aviation equipment. This agreement has become the first step towards promising cooperation between the parties, Rostec announced during January last week
-
Schiebel To Supply Camcopter S-100 UAV To Australian Navy
February 6, 2017 @ 10:43 AMSchiebel has won a contract from Royal Australian Navy to supply CAMCOPTER S-100 System and three years of follow-on Contractor Logistics Support. The Royal Australian Navy released an international Request for Tender (RfT) in late February 2016 for a UAS capability, the company announced today
-
China Targets US-made Hellfire With Its AR-2 Drone-mounted missile
February 6, 2017 @ 09:48 AMChina has offered its AR-2 short range air to surface missile (SR-ASM) for sale as an anti-terrorism weapon hoping to grab market share from the US-made AGM-114 Hellfire which has been the weapon of choice for precision attacks against terrorists. “New, short-range AR-2 is perfect for mounting on drones in anti-terrorism uses,” official mouthpiece Chinamil
-
India In Discussion With Vietnam to Sell Akash, Brahmos missiles
February 4, 2017 @ 04:47 PMIndia has held many discussions to sell its indigenously developed surface-to-air Akash missile and supersonic Bramhos missile to Vietnam. India and Vietnam share a strategic partnership
Japan to Explore Airbus’ Eurodrone as Maritime Surveillance Anti-submarine Warfare Craft
After Germany, UK Changes Warship Acquisition Plans
UK Army Unveils Challenger 3 Tank to Rival Russian Armata
Poland to Acquire Three A26 Submarines from Saab for $4.8 Billion
One Month Since U.S., Israeli War Against Iran: Who Is Gaining?
One month after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28 the conflict has expanded...
Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) have shown their mettle in recent conflicts such as in Ukraine despite being increasingly vulnerable to...
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
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