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US Cyber Attacks, Sabotage Behind North Korea’s Missile launch Failures?

May 1, 2017 @ 02:16 PM

Fingers are being pointed at the USs cyber-warfare capability for North Koreas repeated missile launch failures. A missile test soon after Pyongyang threatened “nuclear justice” against the US ended in failure on Saturday similar to an earlier failure on April 14
Middle East Contracts Loss Hit Lockheed Martin Q1 Earnings

April 26, 2017 @ 03:20 PM

Lockheed Martin booked $184M in charges on two Middle East contracts, in a move that highlights the potential pitfalls of the overseas deals that have been driving growth for US defense contractors. Lockheed Martin took charges on a new missile-defense system being developed for the UAE and an Abu Dhabi-based aircraft maintenance joint venture, ending a multi-quarter run of earnings beats, the company said in a statement Tuesday
South Korea To Start Mass Production Of Ship-To-Ground Missiles Next Year

April 18, 2017 @ 03:09 PM

South Korea has completed development of new tactical ship-to-ground guided missiles and will start mass production with two types of launch systems next year. The missiles would enhance its ability to strike North Korea's key military equipment and facilities, the country's arms procurement agency, Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) was quoted as stating by
US Defense Contractors Shares Rise After Syrian Tomahawk Missile Strikes

April 8, 2017 @ 12:52 PM

US defense contractors Raytheon, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and General dynamics noticed surge in their shares following tomahawk missile strikes by Donald Trump government on Thursday. Raytheon's stock surged to 2
UAE Awards $544 Million Armored Vehicle Contract To Turkish-UAE Joint Venture

March 13, 2017 @ 02:43 PM

The General Headquarters (GHQ) of the UAE Armed Forces has awarded Al Jasoor a contract for the supply of 8x8 amphibious infantry fighting vehicles, at an estimated value of over 2 Billion AED (US$544 million). The decision to purchase the vehicles was made following a thorough commercial/ technical evaluation by Tawazun, the vehicle underwent an array of successful extensive all-terrain tests in the UAE, Otokar said in a statement Friday
India Test Fires Home-Grown Supersonic Interceptor Missile

March 1, 2017 @ 12:51 PM

India has test-fired its locally developed supersonic interceptor missile capable of destroying any incoming enemy ballistic missile at low altitude. "Today's test launch was conducted in order to validate various parameters of the interceptor in flight mode," a defence official said
MKU Offers Armoring Solutions To Indian Military Helicopters

February 18, 2017 @ 11:08 AM

Indias MKU has offered to armor helicopters from the Indian armed forces, a senior manager with the company said during Aero India air show 2017. “Keeping in mind the multi-role operations and survivability of utility and assault helicopters, MKU designs helicopter armor kits using ‘Modular Schutz Technik
India’s Future MBT To Be More Lethal: DRDO Chief

January 24, 2017 @ 02:22 PM

Indias Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has planned to equip its future MBT tanks with a 125 mm gun, third-generation anti-tank guided weapon (ATGW) and an air-defense machine gun. Speaking at the International Armoured Vehicles 2017 conference in London, Dr U
India To Test Long Range Submarine Launched Nuclear Missile Next Week

January 23, 2017 @ 10:56 AM

Indias Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will test launch its long range nuke-capable submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) K-4 from an underwater platform at the end of this month. The indigenously built underwater missile, having a strike range of around 3,500 km, will be test fired from a submerged pontoon, which is almost identical to a submarine on January 31,
India Tests ‘Nirbhay’ Cruise Missile

December 21, 2016 @ 12:40 PM

India's home-grown cruise missile Nirbhay was successfully tested today from the Integrated Test Range(ITR) at Chandipur on sea off Odisha coast. ITR sources told Daily Excelsior that the 1000 km range missile was test-fired around 1156 hours from the launch complex three of the Integrated test Range at Chandipur, about 15 kms from here

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