South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has approved a plan to upgrade home-grown K-9 self-propelled howitzer starting next year. The approval by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) allows the mass production of an upgraded K-9 Thunder 155mm self-propelled howitzer from next year,
Saab has signed a contract with the Estonian Armed Forces to deliver BT46 training systems to the Estonian Army. The deliveries will be made in 2018, the company announced Wednesday
Raytheon is currently working with the US Navy to develop a multi-mode seeker to enable Tomahawk missiles to hit moving targets at sea, the company president said. “Raytheon will continue to upgrade the Tomahawk to meet emerging threats, citing current work with the Navy to develop a multi-mode seeker to enable the Tomahawk to hit moving targets at sea,” Raytheon Missile Systems President Taylor Lawrence was quoted as saying by a local daily,
Chinese J-20 Stealth fighter jet, which is yet to be commissioned into air force service, is set to feature in a commercial movie, "Sky Hunter" scheduled for released during September this year. The Chinese Air Force has reportedly agreed to feature its J-20 stealth twin jet fifth-generation fighter; the Y-20, large military transport aircraft; the J-10C lightweight multi-role fighter; and the J-11B single-seat twin-engine jet fighter
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missile as part of 124 missile systems delvery contract to the US Army. Lockheed Martin is under contract to deliver 124 new ATACMS missiles to the US Army and an international customer
The Thai Royal Air Force will receive Israeli Python-4 and I Derby beyond visual-range air-to-air weapons, new radar systems as part of upgrade package for four F-5E Tiger fighter jets. “The aircraft will also receive electronic warfare capabilities and "network-centric capabilities for disaster preparedness," the Air Force was quoted as saying in an August 2 announcement by
Lockheed Martin will exhibit its next generation air and missile defense radar demonstrator at the annual Space & Missile Defense Symposium, held from August 8 to 10 in USA. The active electronically scanned array (AESA) Radar for Engagement and Surveillance (ARES) is a representative full-scale prototype of the technology to support a modern, 360-degree capable sensor that the US Army will use to address current and emerging air and ballistic missile threats, the company announced Monday
The Philippine Air Force plans to upgrade the avionics system of some of the C-130 aircraft – from analog to digital, integration of glass cockpit, and use of touch screen displays. The upgrades are part of the PAFs on-going modernization program of the 220th air wing, With this transition, dial-driven instrument will soon be a thing in the past, the Philippine Air Force said in a statement Wednesday
Lockheed Martin is being awarded $158.5 million modification to a previously awarded contract for Phase 2 mission system to upgrade mission computers, armament/ordnance systems and displays and controls on eight German P-3C aircraft
The Philippine Army will likely award a contract to Israeli Elbit Systems to modernize 40 of its M113A2 armored personnel carriers (APC) through direct negotiation. US-made 40 M113A2s will be modernized as part of 114 APCs donated by US through its Excess Defense Article (EDA) program