Search Results
-
Kalashnikov Launches Serial Production Of ZALA Noiseless Drone
June 20, 2017 @ 01:48 PMRussia's Kalashnikov Group has launched serial production of Russias advanced ZALA 421-16E2 unmanned reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft that features noiseless flight mode. “The companys order book for ZALA 421-16E2 complexes has been formed for this year,” the company announced Tuesday on its website
-
Leonardo Unveils Its Lightest-ever Radar For Unmanned Aircraft: Paris Air Show 2017
June 16, 2017 @ 12:37 PMLeonardo has unveiled its new Gabbiano TS Ultra-Light (UL) surveillance radar integrated onto the companys ‘Hero mini unmanned rotorcraft. The system will be on display at the Paris Airshow Le Bourget 2017
-
China’s First Solar Drone Completes Near-space Flight
June 14, 2017 @ 03:47 PMChina's first near-space solar drone ‘Rainbow has successfully conducted a flight at an altitude of 20 km on Tuesday. The project team under China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation announced Tuesday that the CH UAV, flew smoothly in near space for over 15 hours under control, finishing its scheduled path before landing securely, Xinhua reported
-
Bangladesh Signs Contract To Buy Five Mi-171Sh Military Transport Helicopters From Russia...
June 14, 2017 @ 09:29 AMThe Bangladesh Air Force has inked a contract with Russias Rosoboronexport to buy five Mi-171Sh Military Transport Helicopters at an undisclosed value. The contract signing ceremony was held at Air Headquarters in Dhaka on 12 June 2017
-
India To Conduct Trials of 'Prospina' Anti-tank Missile Soon
June 9, 2017 @ 12:22 PMIndias locally made anti-tank missile, Prospina, equipped with improved Imaging Infra Red Seekers, will be tested for a reduced range of 3-3.2 km during the day time from the earlier target of 4km for both day and night
-
Northrop Grumman To Modernize US F-16 Fighter Jets With APG-83 AESA Radar
June 8, 2017 @ 05:58 PMThe United States Air Force has choosen Northrop Grummans APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) active electronically scanned array (AESA) to modernize 72 Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcons. The company will modernize 72 US Air National Guard F-16s to meet a US Northern Command Joint Emergent Operational Need for homeland defense
-
DRDO-built Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile Completes First Test
June 5, 2017 @ 09:28 AMIndia on Sunday successfully test-fired an indigenously developed quick reaction surface-to-air short range missile (QR-SAM) from a test range along the Odisha coast. Developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), QR-SAM was test-fired at about 12
-
Lockheed Martin Wins $414 Million To Produce 360 JASSM-ER Missiles For USAF
June 2, 2017 @ 11:07 AMLockheed Martin has received a $413.8 million contract for Lot 15 production of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM)-Extended Range (ER) version from the US Air Force
-
World's First Satellite Launching Aircraft Rolled Out For Tests
June 1, 2017 @ 02:34 PMStratolaunch aircraft that is designed to carry satellites into low-Earth orbit powered by six engines of the 747 aircraft, rolled out for the first time Wednesday. The aircraft will carry satellites and their launch vehicles to a cruising altitude of 36,000 feet (11,000 meters) or so
-
3-D Printed Rocket Could Challenge India, China For Affordable Satellite Launch Services
May 26, 2017 @ 11:27 AMThe successful launch of California-based Rocket Labs' battery-powered and 3-D printed rocket yesterday that costs $5 million per flight could challenge affordable satellite launch services from India and China. The first flight was conducted in New Zealand facility because of the open seas to its south, and a relatively low amount of air traffic, unlike in the United States, boats and flights have to be re-routed for most rocket launches
Irving Shipbuilding Wins Canada’s $8B to Build River-Class Destroyers
Aselsan Gokberk Laser Weapon for Turkey’s ‘Steel Dome’ Air Defense System Targets...
Portugal Sends Eight SA-330 Puma Helicopters to Ukraine
DARPA-backed Startup Speeds Up Production for Radar, Electronic Warfare Amplifiers
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