Search Results
-
Stealthy First Flight of China’s Stealth Drone
January 7, 2019 @ 11:27 AMChina Central Television (CCTV) broadcast an image from a distance of what was identified as the “Sky Hawk,” high-altitude, long-range and high-speed drone powered by a turbofan engine, a first for Chinas impressive range of military unmanned vehicles. Developed by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), the Sky Hawk conducted a test flight at an undisclosed location in China, the CCTV report said
-
Elbit Systems To Supply Two Color Laser System for Raytheon's Multi-spectral Targeting...
January 4, 2019 @ 11:44 AMElbit Systems of America LLC has won a contract to provide the Two Color Laser System (TCLS) for the Multi-Spectral Targeting System from the Raytheon Company. TCLS is a production component within the electro-optical surveillance system for multiple military airborne platforms, including the next-generation targeting systems onboard unmanned aerial vehicles, the company said in a statement Thursday
-
Taiwan Coast Guard Ship Confronts Chinese Fishing Vessels with Water Cannons
January 3, 2019 @ 12:01 PMA Taiwanese coast guard ship, CG 126 Tainan was used to repel 25 Chinese fishing boats by shooting water jets at them over the last three days for bottom trawling at waters around Penghu, located in Taiwan Strait. On Saturday, the 2000 tonne CG 126 Tainan and an armed patrol vessel were dispatched by the coast guards immediately after a police squad leader observed two of the boats fishing using bottom trawling- a process in which the net dragged across the seafloor scoops up everything in its path – from the targeted fish to incidentally caught, centuries-old corals, Taipei Times reported
-
Chinese First Operational Aircraft Carrier to Enter Naval Service in April 2019
December 28, 2018 @ 09:48 AMThe Chinese Navy is expected to receive its first operational aircraft carrier, the Type 001A in April next year on the occasion of the Navys 70th anniversary. Though this is the second carrier with the Navy, the first, a modified Ukrainian carrier, is used for testing and developing appropriate systems for carrier-based operations
-
Syrian Air Defence 'Intercepts' Missiles Fired by Israeli Warplanes
December 26, 2018 @ 02:39 PMSyrian Air Defences have intercepted hostile missiles fired by Israeli warplanes from over the Lebanese territories, a source from the military said Tuesday. Most of the hostile missiles were downed before reaching their targets, SANA quoted the source as saying
-
Chinese S-400 Shoots Down Ballistic Missile Target in Test
December 24, 2018 @ 12:37 PMThe Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) shot down a ballistic missile target during a test fire of one of its S-400 air defense missile systems. The Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) of China test fired one of the S-400 missile defense systems it bought from Russia in May 2018
-
Schiebel Camcopter S-100 Demonstrates New Comint and Imaging Payloads to Australian Army
December 13, 2018 @ 11:33 AMSchiebel, in cooperation with ELTA Systems and Overwatch Imaging, integrated two new payloads for Australian Army exercise. The Australian Army conducted a two-week activity with the CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) to gain further insights into future capabilities and payloads in support of Project Land 129-3, the company said in a statement Thursday
-
Japan to Re-designate Aircraft Carrier as 'Multi-purpose Operation Destroyer'
December 9, 2018 @ 08:13 AMJapanese ruling party's team working on revising the National Defense Program Guidelines (NDPG) have decided to re-designate ‘Izumo aircraft carrier as a 'Multi-purpose Operation Destroyer' during a meeting held on December 5. Japan is not allowed to operate an attack aircraft and the nation should be limited to maintain necessary self-defense capabilities, according to the war-renouncing Article 9 of the Constitution
-
China Plans Operating Six Aircraft Carriers, Two of them Nuclear
December 6, 2018 @ 12:01 PMChina plans to operate six aircraft carriers, of which two will be nuclear-powered ones that would be launched around 2025, according to Chinese military experts. The People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy will have five aircraft carriers in the near future, Global Times reported quoting Song Zhongping, a military expert and TV commentator as saying Thursday
-
Elta Systems Delivers Drone Detection Systems to Argentina
December 5, 2018 @ 10:40 AMIsrael Aerospace Industries subsidiary ELTA Systems has won a contract to provide the Drone Guard system for detection, identification and disruption of UAVs and drones to Argentina. The Drone Guard sold to Argentina will be used for securing large-scale international events held in Buenos Aires this year, including the 2018 Youth Olympics, and the G20 Summit that will take place in the Argentinian capital, the company said in a statement Tuesday
Denmark to Reorient Patrol Ships Design for Arctic Operations
UAE's Edge Signs Contract with Hungary to Supply CARACAL Sniper Rifles
Russian Su-57 Jet to Set the Skies on Fire at Aero India
U.S. Navy Deploys New AI-powered System to Detect Houthi Threats in Red...
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