BAE Systems has won a contract valued $92 million to upgrade Hybrid Flight Control Computers of Taiwans F-16 jets. A Pentagon release issued today said, “BAE Systems, Endicott, New York, has been awarded a $92,000,000 contract to modify F-16 Hybrid Flight Control Computer to digital capability… This contract involves Foreign Military Sales to Taiwan
An American prototype air defense system based on Iron Dome produced by Israeli firm Rafael has completed a set of trials, simulating threats the U.S
A new short-to-medium-range missile for the Russian Su-57 fifth-generation fighters, capable of engaging small-size stealth targets in the air will be completed this year.The new air-to-air missile for the Su-57 fighter was unveiled on November 18, 2019
The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) Navys Shandong aircraft carrier will soon be deployed for far sea operations, now that it has completed receiving its first scheduled maintenance since it was commissioned. The Shandong's maintenance started in late March, when the carrier set out from its homeport in Sanya, South China's Hainan Province, sailed through the Taiwan Straits and then arrived at Dalian Shipyard
The French General Directorate of Armaments (DGA) has qualified the Fardier vehicle as part of its Float project intended for airborne troops and special forces, the first eight of which should be delivered by the end of the year.A small air-transportable, air-droppable and helicopter-portable all-terrain transport vehicle, the Fardier will make it possible to rapidly deploy commandos, to lighten the dismounted combatant in any zone, and to facilitate the self-defense of the deployment zones
LIFT Airborne Technologies has been chosen by the U.S
US defense electronics firm, L3Harris Technologies is reportedly trying to acquire Israeli spyware company NSO Group, French website "Intelligence Online" reported without specifying it sources.While no financial details were divulged, NSO Group was earlier seeking a buyer for more than $1 billion
Russias Kalashnikov Group is all set to establish a rifles production plant in Venezuela. “We will complete the construction of the plant for our colleagues in Venezuela, this will definitely happen,” Alan Lushnikov, owner of Kalashnikov said, speaking at a panel discussion at SPIEF
Naval Group laid the keel for the second of the twelve mine countermeasure platforms of the Belgian-Dutch rMCM program, the HNLMS Vlissingen, intended for the Royal Netherlands Navy, June 14. The keel laying ceremony took place in Lanester, in the presence of Vice Admiral René Tas, Commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy, Commodore Harold Boekholt, Director of Projects of the Netherlands Defence Material Organisation, Lieutenant General Marc Thys, Belgian Deputy Chief of Defence and Major General Ivan De Tender, Belgian Material Resources Public Procurement
The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) says it has deployed all of its new nuclear weapons displayed at the National Day military parade in 2019. On Sunday, State Councilor and Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe said the Chinese nuclear force has made “impressive progress” since it started developing the capabilities five years ago