Search Results
-
MEADS Completes Successful Test
November 7, 2013 @ 09:03 AMThe Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) has marked a new milestone with the successful interception of two simultaneous targets attacking from opposite directions during a stressing demonstration at White Sands Missile Range. The demonstration was part of tests on the systems 360-degree air and missile defence (AMD) capabilities
-
Israel To Buy Six V-22 Ospreys: US Defense Secretary Announces
November 5, 2013 @ 12:06 PMThe US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced yesterday that Israel is planning to buy six V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft. “Israel will get six V-22s out of the next order to go on the assembly line, and they will be compatible with other [Israeli defense force] capabilities,” he said
-
Israel To Deploy Sixth Iron Dome, Awaits David's Sling
July 1, 2013 @ 08:54 AMIsrael is all set to deploy its sixth Iron Dome counter-rocket battery, produced by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, and is preparing to take delivery of the first unit of David's Sling, another Rafael anti-missile system. The fifth and sixth batteries received by the Israel Air Force, which has control of all air defenses, are improved versions of a system that currently has a kill rate of around 85 percent of those rockets it engages
-
U.S, Russia In Iraqi Arms Race
May 3, 2013 @ 11:01 AMYet to recover from American bombardment of its cities during the two "gulf wars", Iraq is the new darling of arms sellers. Both Russia and the U
-
IAI Acquires Brazil Firm At LAAD 2013
April 12, 2013 @ 03:18 PMIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI) group and subsidiary ELTA Systems Ltd signed an agreement of investment and cooperation with Brazilian-based electronic company IACIT at LAAD 2013 which is currently underway in Rio de Janeiro. The agreement, signed by ELTA's subsidiary LARDOSA, includes exchange of knowledge between professional teams, investment in laboratories and factories, intellectual property agreements in both directions and, especially, product support guaranteed by IACIT
-
Russia Carries Out Simulated Missile Launch
January 17, 2013 @ 07:34 AMRussias Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) on Wednesday conducted a simulated missile launch. According to the Defense Ministry, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu watched over “the fulfillment of a special task, including a simulated missile launch”
-
Boeing To Support U.S. Air Force F-15 Active Electronically Scanned Array
August 30, 2012 @ 12:00 AMThe U.S Air Force has awarded Boeing a $85 million contract for continued support of the F-15’s mechanically scanned and Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars
-
BEL To Begin Testing of Homegrown Software Defined Radios in June
March 12, 2012 @ 12:00 AMBharat Electronics Ltd is expected to begin testing of its homegrown Software Defined Radios (SDR) within the next 3-4 months, according to Anil Kumar, Chairman and Managing Director, BEL told Defenseworld.net in an exclusive interview
-
MBDA Exhibits Air-Defense Solutions at IDEX Show
February 15, 2011 @ 12:00 AMAt IDEX-NAVDEX MBDA is presenting its comprehensive range of ground and naval based air defences extending from short range to the longer range and antiballistic missiles as the Aster 30 Block 1 missile which, on 18th October last year, registered the first successful ballistic intercept to have ever been achieved by a European missile. As a recognition of the ever growing importance of the Gulf countries in the Defence market, MBDA has chosen for the first time IDEX exhibition to launch a brand new addition to its range of Air Defence systems
-
EADS signs long term framework agreement with Russian scientific partners
August 24, 2009 @ 12:00 AMEADS has signed a long term partnership agreement with the Russian Academy of Sciences and the St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University (SPb SPU)
Saab's New U.K. Factory to Make Giraffe 1X Radar, Seaeye Underwater Sensor...
In Its Biggest Ever Deal, Embraer Sells 182 Jets to Flexijet for
India Signs Deal with Russia for Anti-Ship Cruise Missiles for Submarines
U.S. Approves Sale of Long-range Radar, Fast Missile Craft Modernization to Egypt...
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