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Yemeni Forces Fire Seven Missiles, Including New Short-Range Ballistic Missile ‘Badr’ at...

March 26, 2018 @ 11:13 AM

Yemeni forces on Sunday fired seven ballistic missiles, including the newly launched short-range ballistic missile ‘Badr, at the Saudi-led coalition, the Arabic-language al-Masirah television network reported. The missile unit of the Yemeni army also fired two other homegrown missiles ‘Borkan H2 and ‘Qaher M2 on Sunday night at the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Abha International Airport in Asir, and a local airport in Jizan region as well as some other areas in southern Saudi Arabia, it said
Goa Shipyard Delivers Second Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel To Sri Lankan Navy

March 24, 2018 @ 03:35 PM

The Sri Lankan Navy has taken delivery of the second advanced offshore patrol vessel from India's state-owned shipbuilder Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) on Thursday, 25 days ahead of schedule. With this, shipyard has succeeded in reducing build period of 2500 Tonnes OPV to nearly 3 years from over 5 years taken till about 3 years back, GSL said in a press release
Rostec Subsidiary Develops Substitutes for Ukrainian Components in Tu-204, Il-76 aircraft

March 23, 2018 @ 02:12 PM

Technodinamika Holding, a part of the Rostec State Corporation, has started the production of the full line of parts and components for GP-26 hydraulic drives for Russian produced Tu-204 and Il-76 aircrafts. The firm is engaged in the large-scale import substitution program
Israel’s APG Unveils ‘Peres’ Vertical Take-off Drones

March 22, 2018 @ 01:01 PM

Israeli firm APG has unveiled the Peres, an innovative family of UAVs, the first systems of its kind with four engines enabling it to transition from horizontal to vertical flight, Globes reports. The Peres can take off and land in a five-meter (16-foot) square area and it can fly horizontally and vertically, transitioning from vertical take-off to horizontal flight and from horizontal flight to vertical landing
India Successfully Tests BrahMos Cruise Missile

March 22, 2018 @ 10:05 AM

Indias Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested the supersonic cruise missile, BrahMos, for the first time from Indian-made seeker, in Pokhran test range, Rajasthan on Thursday morning. The missile took off successfully and hit the designated target meeting all mission parameters
Saab Pitches Swordfish Maritime Patrol Aircraft To S. Korea By Challenging Boeing

March 21, 2018 @ 02:56 PM

Saab, a Swedish defense firm, has offered its Swordfish maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) for South Korean Navys requirement to procure six new aircraft to supplement its MPA fleet of 16 P-3C and P-3CK Orion planes in service. According to Yonhap, Saab argued Wednesday that its Swordfish aircraft is an optimum model for use by South Korea's Navy, which is seeking to bolster its ability to counter North Korea's submarines, some of which are equipped with ballistic missiles
US Navy Seeks Savings Details On CVN 80/81 Two-Ship Buy

March 20, 2018 @ 03:46 PM

The US Navy released a CVN 80/81 two-ship buy Request for Proposal (RFP) to Huntington Ingalls Industries - Newport News Shipbuilding (HII-NNS) on March 19 to further define the cost savings associated with procuring next two Ford-class carriers together, under a single contract. "In keeping with the National Defense Strategy, the Navy developed an acquisition strategy to combine the CVN 80 and CVN 81 procurements to better achieve the Department's objectives of building a more lethal force with greater performance and affordability," said James F
Egypt Buys AeroVironment RQ-20B Puma Surveillance UAVs

March 17, 2018 @ 08:29 AM

AeroVironment has been awarded a $9,098,295 foreign military sales contract with Egypt for RQ-20B Puma AE II M3/M4 systems and support. Work will be performed in Monrovia, California, with an estimated completion date of Sept
Russia’s New Avangard Hypersonic Missile System To Enter Service By 2019

March 16, 2018 @ 01:06 PM

Russia's most advanced Avangard hypersonic missile system could come into service by 2019, a source in the Russian defense sector told TASS on Thursday. The source said: “After the first series of glide vehicles is produced and a controlling launch of a missile with this armament is carried out successfully, the Avangard complex may be accepted for service already in late 2018
Japanese Ruling Party Wants Ability to Strike Enemy Bases

March 16, 2018 @ 12:58 PM

The Japanese military should be able to strike enemy missile bases, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is finalizing a proposal to urge the Japanese government in this regard. The LDP is hoping to finalize the proposal by May so that it will be reflected in the countrys defense buildup guidelines to be reviewed at the end of the year

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