Turkeys Bayraktar TB2 drone hit a target at the longest range to date with smart ammunition in a naval drill held in the Eastern Mediterranean last week. The drone included in Turkeys Naval Forces Command (DzKK) inventory fired MAM-L laser-guided mini smart ammunition during a Blue Homeland 2021 tactical exercise
Israeli company Semi Conductor Devices (SCD) will lead a National Consortium for the development of next generation Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSEL). The consortium is supported by the Israeli Innovation Authority through its MAGNET Consortium program
Boeing Australia and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) today announced that the Loyal Wingman uncrewed aircraft completed its first flight. The flight of the first military aircraft to be designed and manufactured in Australia in more than 50 years flew under the supervision of a Boeing test pilot monitoring the aircraft from a ground control station at the Woomera Range Complex
Iran today unveiled its homegrown Kaman-22 armed drone with a range of 3,000 km. The aircraft is an upgraded version of Kaman-12, which was first introduced in September 2020
The Dutch Army recently completed a two-day live-fire counter-drone trial using Smart Shooter's SMASH Fire Control System in the Austrian High Mountains. Tested at a range of up to 200 meters, in harsh weather conditions, fog, and blowing snow, the SMASH Fire Control Systems proved to be highly effective as all 67 drone targets were successfully hit with up to 3 shots each
Iran has test-fired a new medium-range smart missile that can fly as far as 300km. “The missile is prepared for deployment in defense of our homeland
At the Aero India 2021 exhibition, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. unveiled a new variant of its SPICE 250 air-to-surface munition, with the addition of an integrated turbojet engine
Israels SMART SHOOTER said it will present its SMASH 2000 Plus Fire Control System and SMASH Hopper Light Remote-Controlled Weapon Station (LRCWS) at the IDEX 2021 exhibition in Abu Dhabi. SMASH Fire Control Systems have been acquired by the Indian Navy
Indias Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will display the naval variant of Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas and Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter (TEDBF) besides a host of other equipment at the 13th edition of Aero India International Air Show scheduled to be held from February 3 to 5, 2021 at Bengaluru city. More than 300 products, technologies and innovations are being presented in indoor, outdoor, static and flying displays
Israeli firm Rafael Defense Systems said it has demonstrated SPIKE LR missiles to Slovenia. “The Slovenian Armed Forces (SAF) successfully fired Rafael's SPIKE-LR missiles in a live demonstration for members of the Slovenian Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces,” the company