Lockheed Martin's missile communication prototype has successfully provided in-flight target updates to a surrogate Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) for the very first time. During a recent test in which a GMLRS-like trajectory was simulated, Lockheed Martin's Remote Interceptor Guidance – 360 (RIG-360) uplinker prototype delivered target updates to a data link under experimental evaluation for potential use with the MLRS Family of Munitions (MFOM)
The White House is reportedly contemplating a unique strategy to secure funding for both Ukraine and Israel in the face of increasing opposition from Republican lawmakers. According to sources cited by
Israel has reportedly deployed bunker buster munitions to strike at Hamas-controlled tunnels in Gaza, which serve as a lifeline for the besieged region. Unconfirmed reports suggest that the Israeli military has launched a campaign to target these tunnels in northwestern Gaza, employing powerful bunker buster bombs to hit underground Hamas positions
The Russian Luna-25 spacecraft's crash on the Moon's surface in August has been attributed to an engine malfunction due to the abnormal functioning of the on-board control complex. The spacecraft, which marked Russia's first lunar mission in modern history, experienced a critical failure during its descent and ultimately collided with the lunar surface on August 19, 2023
NATO will temporarily deploy Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) surveillance planes to Šiauliai, Lithuania to watch over Russian military activities. The first of two aircraft arrived on 28 September 2023 and will fly missions to monitor Russian military activity near the Alliances borders
During the recent Northern Edge 2023 exercise, the KC-135 Stratotanker was equipped with new command and control capabilities, marking a departure from its traditional 50-year role of providing fuel support to military aircraft during operations. Equipped with the
Rostec, a state-owned entity in Russia, has announced that the Kalashnikov Concern has dispatched equipment and components necessary for the production of more than 600,000 AK-203 assault rifles to India. The manufacturing of these rifles is set to occur at the Korwa Ordnance Factory, in accordance with a contract that was inked in 2021 during a meeting between the defense ministers of Russia and India held in Delhi
Russian forces have deployed steel mesh resembling volleyball nets on roads around their positions in the occupied city of Bakhmut.A
Taiwan's GEOSAT Aerospace and Technology has solidified a partnership with the British firm Flyby Technology for the acquisition, technology transfer, and production of 160 Jackal drones, originally manufactured in Turkey. The memorandum of understanding, inked during the Taipei Aerospace Defense Technology Exhibition this month, outlines technology transfer to various regions, primarily focusing on the Asia-Pacific area, as detailed in GEOSAT's official press release
Russias United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has advanced deliveries of MC-21 and SJ-100 aircraft to Aeroflot airlines from 2025 to 2024 having completed the process of replacing western components with domestically-made ones. Sergei Chemezov, CEO of Rostec Corp