Elbit Systems will showcase the new Nano SPEAR at the Paris Airshow, an advanced, digital and miniature system designed as a countermeasure against radar-guided air-to-air and surface-to-air missiles that threaten aircrews and their platforms. The Nano SPEAR is part of the Self Protection Electronic Attack and Reconnaissance (SPEAR) product family, which includes the Micro SPEAR for very small installations; Light SPEAR for installation on medium-large sized helicopters and UAVs; and the Advanced SPEAR ECM Pod currently on contract for providing active self-protection for the C-390 transport aircraft
The Pentagon has agreed to send 15 additional Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and 10 more Stryker armored personnel carriers to Ukraine as part of its $325 million package. Dutch website Oryx said Ukraine has so far lost 16 Bradleys, a sizable chunk of the 109 IFVs sent to the country
BAE Systems said today it won a contract to adapt a new mine disposal system using
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has developed a low-visibility paint for the countrys KAAN fighter jet that reduces radar signature by 97%. The KAAN combat jet, developed under the National Combat Aircraft (MMU) Program, is preparing for its first flight test
South Korea tested its new Long-range Surface-to-Air Missile (L-SAM) interceptor, which almost doubles the U.S
United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) handed over another batch of Su-34 front-line bombers to the Russian Aerospace Forces today. “Su-34 front-line bombers make up an important part of the strike power of Russian front-line aviation,” UAC said in a statement
Russias S-350 Vityaz surface-to-air missile (SAM) system is shooting down Ukrainian warplanes and drones in fully automatic mode, without the participation of an operator. A “well-informed” source told Sputnik last week that the S-350 “performed fully automated detection, tracking and destruction of Ukrainian air targets in combat” for the first time
Ukraine wants to have a squadron of about 12-16 F-16 combat jets to regain dominance over its skies from Russia. In an interview with
Patria subsidiary Senop Oy has signed a contract with Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS to supply integrated Fire Distribution Centers (FDC) to an international NASAMS (National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System) program. The contract consists of Fire Distribution Centers integrated into Shelter Systems and spare parts
Boeing signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Singapores ST Engineering to outline potential areas of collaboration in systems integration, training, local parts distribution, support and sustainment work for the P-8A Poseidon. Boeing and ST Engineering have identified opportunities to collaborate in a number of areas and will explore these in more detail, including jointly developing a P-8 service center in Singapore with the provision of engineers and aircraft maintenance technicians to support maintenance and engineering services