Taiwan's F-16 fighter jets, upgraded to F-16V standard in 2021 participated for the first time in the island's annual military drills intended to simulate an invasion by the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA).The Ministry of National Defenses Joint Operations Command Center, ordered F-16V jets from Hualien Air Force Base to conduct emergency takeoffs in batches from 5:30am yesterday to defend the airspace along the east coast
Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) have taken delivery of the first batch of Sungur Weapon System, a portable air defense missile system designed to shoot down unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), jets and helicopters. Presidency of Defense Industry (SSB) head Ismail Demir said in a post on
Uralvagonzavods Central Research Institute "Burevestnik,” has delivered a batch of mortars 2B11 caliber 120 mm with a wheel drive to the Russian defense ministry. The wheeled 2B11 variant offers advantages of the 2B11 mortar with an improved circular firing plate, a quick-detachable firing mechanism that does not require disassembly of the barrel, as well as a fuse against double loading of a small mass
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A new supersonic aircraft tailored to provide quick-reaction capabilities will be offered through a collaborative agreement between Northrop Grumman and Boom Supersonic signed Tuesday. The agreement to together propose special mission variants of Booms Overture supersonic aircraft was finalized at the Farnborough International Air Show
Russian Helicopters (RH) and Rosoboronexport (ROE) have signed a contract with a foreign customer to deliver a batch of modernized Mi-171E helicopters. The upgraded Mi-171Es are distinguished by an improved power plant and increased carrying capacity
Israels Rafael said it will present its new Ice Breaker air-to-surface missile at the upcoming Farnborough International Airshow (July 18-22) in the UK. The 5th generation long-range, autonomous, precision-guided missile system enables significant attack performance against a variety of high-value land, and sea targets
The Brazilian Army has signed a contract with Consórcio Força Terrestre, a consortium formed by local companies, for the modernization of EE-9 Cascavel M VII 6×6 armored reconnaissance vehicles. Valued $14
Russias Black Sea Fleet is blowing up Ukrainian air defense systems with X-31 (Kh-31) Krypton supersonic missiles armed by Su-30SM jets. "The Black Sea Fleet is using X-31 guided missiles known in the West as Krypton on its Su-30SM jets," Crimean law enforcement officers told Russian government-owned
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has short-listed Lockheed Martin F-16 and Saab JAS-39 Gripen for its multi-role fighter (MRF) project eliminating other contenders such as the South Korean TA-50 and the Indian Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas."(The) two last contenders are the F-16V Block 50/52 Variant and the JAS-39 Gripen C/D+ Version," PAF spokesperson, Col