Search Results
-
Israel Used Drones To Kill Terrorists In Gaza
April 6, 2016 @ 02:53 PMIsraeli Army used Hermes 450 attack drones to kill terrorists in Gaza in 2014. In an official unclassified document, the Israeli army said on its website that, it operated Hermes 450 drones and attacked 5,226 targets during the war in Gaza and acted against 32 tunnels, 14 of which were part of the Israeli territory,
-
Antonov AN-132 Transport Aircraft Demonstrator Assembled
April 5, 2016 @ 12:17 PMAntonov has completed major assembly of the AN−132D aircraft−demonstrator. The tail unit was mounted on the aircraft
-
F-35 Drops First 1,000 Pound JSOW Bomb
April 5, 2016 @ 11:50 AMThe US Navys F-35 variant fighter recently launched its first test of 1000 pound, air-to-surface Joint standoff Weapon (JSOW) in a test conducted by US Navy. The Lockheed Martin Corp
-
General Atomics Completes First Aircraft Arrestment Of Super Hornet
April 4, 2016 @ 08:18 AMGeneral Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) completed the first aircraft arrestment made with the Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) on March 31. GA-EMS, in collaboration with the US Navy, conducted the arrestment of an F/A-18E Super Hornet at the Runway Arrested Landing Site (RALS) located at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, in Lakehurst, New Jersey
-
Boeing Wins $325 Million US Air Force JDAM Tail Kits Contract
April 1, 2016 @ 08:31 PMBoeing has won a $325 million contract to deliver 15000 Lot 20 Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) tail kits to US Air Force. The delivery order also includes technical services task management, non-warranty support induction and evaluation, and system field support, the pentagon said in a statement Thursday
-
DARPA Awards Phase 1 Contract For Aircraft-Launched-UAV Program
April 1, 2016 @ 01:45 PMThe US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Phase 1 contracts for its Gremlins program, which seeks to develop technologies and systems enabling aircraft to launch volleys of low-cost, reusable unmanned air systems (UASs) and safely and reliably retrieve them in mid-air. Such systems, or “gremlins,” would be deployed with a mixture of mission payloads capable of generating a variety of effects in a distributed and coordinated manner, providing US forces with improved operational flexibility at a lower cost than is possible with conventional, monolithic platforms
-
Reliance, Antonov JV To Develop Military and Civil Aircraft
April 1, 2016 @ 12:33 PMReliance Defence announced Thursday that it has entered into joint venture with Ukraine's Antonov for making smaller aircraft, which can be used by military and civilian customers. "Reliance Defence Ltd along with Ukraine based State Corporation Antonov have agreed to cooperate on dual version transport aircraft for Military, Para military and Commercial use in India," the Anil Ambani-led group said in a statement
-
Despite Problems In AN-32 Upgrade, Ukroboronprom Offers AN-132 Aircraft Production to India
April 1, 2016 @ 12:05 PMUkraine has offered for the joint production of Indias AN-132 transport aircraft despite problems in AN-32 upgrade due to the non-availability of components by Ukraine. “SE-Antonov offered Indian enterprises to join efforts in An-132 aircraft construction, offering the ministries and departments of the country – to order it,” head of Ukrainian delegation, UKROBORONPROM Director General Roman Romanov said during DefExpo 2016 that concluded Thursday
-
General Dynamics Wins $644 Million US Navy DDG 51 Ship Building Contract
April 1, 2016 @ 11:06 AMGeneral Dynamics has won a $644.3 million contract for the planning and construction of DDG 124 Arleigh Burke-class destroyer for the US Navy
-
MBDA Signs €836 Million MoU For Qatari Coastal Missile Batteries And Radars
April 1, 2016 @ 10:46 AMMBDA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the supply of a coastal defence system for the Qatar Emiri Naval Force (QENF). This Memorandum will pave the way in the short term for a contract with the value of 2
Canada to Join GCAP Sixth Gen Fighter program as Observer
Commissioning of Taiwan’s First Indigenous Submarine Within Next 2 Months
US Armed Forces Members to Undergo Testing for Testosterone Levels
Rafale Jet Combines with Electronic Warfare Payload-Carrying UAV to Strike Simulated Target
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