Search Results
-
Russia To Produce Penicillin Reconnaissance Systems From 2019
May 12, 2017 @ 02:32 PMRussia's Ruselectronics Group will start to serially produce Penicillin advanced artillery reconnaissance systems, which are capable of detecting enemy artillery guns five seconds after a gun shot, from 2019. "The system is capable of detecting enemy artillery guns five seconds after a gun shot," Ruselectronics announced Thursday
-
Philippine Air Force’s FA-50 Jets' Strike Abu Sayyaf Camp, Kill 50 'Terrorists'
May 12, 2017 @ 01:13 PMPhilippine Air Forces newly acquired FA-50 fighter jets bombed a camp of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) killing twenty terrorists in Sumisip, Basilan province. The fighter jets “delivered deadly payload, inflicting heavy casualties to the ASGs
-
Home-made Rocket Launchers To Replace Indian Army's Russian Origin Grad, Smerch: Report
May 12, 2017 @ 12:37 PMIndian Ministry of Defence has issued a tender to local companies to buy six regiments of homemade Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launchers (MRBL) estimated to be worth $2 billion. "The indigenous rocket launcher system is required to meet Army's operational necessities and replacing the Russian Grad BM-21 and Smerch rocket systems," an unnamed Indian Army official was quoted as saying by Defensenews
-
Indian Army Test Fires Israeli ‘Spyder’ Missile
May 12, 2017 @ 10:07 AMIndian Army test fired a surface-to-air missile 'Spyder' from a mobile launcher at launch complex 3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur on Thursday. The trial was carried out for validating various parameters of the sophisticated weapon system to further strengthen its air defence system, various media reports say
-
UAE To Receive Patriot PAC-3, GEM-T Missiles in $2 Billion FMS Contract
May 12, 2017 @ 09:58 AMThe US has approved a United Arab Emirates (UAE) request for the sale of 60 Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) missiles with canisters and 100 Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missile-Tactical (GEM-T) missiles worth an estimated US$2 billion. Also included are canisters, tools and test equipment, support equipment, publications and technical documentation, spare and repair parts, U
-
US Approves CBRN Equipment Sale To India
May 12, 2017 @ 09:49 AMThe US State Department has approved the sale of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) equipment worth US$75 million to the Indian armed forces under the foreign military sales (FMS) program. Under the proposed sale, the Indian government has requested 38,034 M50 general purpose masks; Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST), which consists of 38,034 each: suits, pairs of trousers, pairs of gloves, pairs of boots and NBC bags; 854 aprons; 854 alternative aprons; 9,509 Quick Doff Hoods; and 114,102 M61 filters, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced Thursday
-
Oshkosh Wins $170M Contract to Overhaul US Army’s Heavy Tactical Vehicles
May 12, 2017 @ 09:34 AMOshkosh Defense won two contracts totalling more than $170 million to refurbish Heavy Tactical Vehicles including trucks, tractors and missile transporters. The first contract awarded by the US Army is worth $90 million for recapitalizing 211 Palletized Load System (PLS), the Department of Defense said in a press release Thursday
-
Boeing Wins $488M Contract To Refurbish British Apache Choppers
May 12, 2017 @ 09:24 AMBoeing has been awarded $488 million under a foreign military sales contract to refurbish 38 of the United Kingdom's Apache Longbow helicopters and provide three training simulators, the US Department of Defense announced. "The Boeing Co
-
Turkey Test-Fires First Home Made Ballistic Missile 'Bora'
May 12, 2017 @ 09:23 AMTurkey has test-fired its first homemade ballistic missile near the Black Sea coastal region of Sinop Thursday. “Our missile Bora (storm), with a range of 280km, was just test-fired in Sinop
-
Raytheon Wins 3DELRR Radar Development USAF Contract
May 12, 2017 @ 09:22 AMRaytheons Integrated Defense Systems has won a $52.6 million engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) contract from US Air Force for Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR) System
Turkey to Sell Russian S-400 Systems to Third Country as GE Engine...
Pentagon Awards Contracts to Develop Laser Weapons Against Cruise Missiles, Drones
Iran Threatens to Close Strait of Hormuz as US Signals Return to...
China-made Aircraft Fly in U.S. Airshow for First Time
One Month Since U.S., Israeli War Against Iran: Who Is Gaining?
One month after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28 the conflict has expanded...
Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) have shown their mettle in recent conflicts such as in Ukraine despite being increasingly vulnerable to...
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles