Saab, the Swedish Air Force and Swedens Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) have successfully integrated the MBDA Meteor BVRAAM missile on to the Gripen fighter. Known in Swedish terms as MS20, this upgrade is the latest step in Gripens process of constant capability expansion
North Korea on Saturday test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), Seoul's defence ministry said, a day after the US and South Korea decided to deploy an advanced missile defence system in the South. The launch was apparently successful but the missile failed in the early stage of flight, the South Korean defence ministry said in a statement
The US has imposed sanctions on three North Korean entities and a trading firm for involvement in proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, the State Department said Monday. The North's General Department of Military Cooperation, the Namhung Trading Corp
The US has decided not to supply around 300 additional armored vehicles to support Afghanistan in its fight against Taliban citing budgetary reasons. The decision not to supply extra vehicles, taken largely for budgetary reasons, remains a sore point, as local forces struggle to implement a US-led push to get them off bases and into active battle against a resilient insurgency, Reuters reported Tuesday
US Boeing and Lockheed Martin will compete in Japans next generation fighter aircraft program worth $40 billion. Japanese defense ministry last week issued a request for information on three alternatives: creating a new fighter type, modifying an existing one or importing a new one to replace its aging Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd
The US Navy tested a technology innovation that makes landing fixed-wing aircraft aboard an aircraft carrier easier. The Maritime Augmented Guidance with Integrated Controls for Carrier Approach and Recovery Precision Enabling Technologies, or Magic Carpet, is advanced technology designed to streamline the aircraft carrier landing process, which provides improved safety, efficiency and success rates in recovering fixed-wing aircraft on board aircraft carriers, according to the Navy press release
Japanese defense ministry has issued a request for information for its next fighter jet program. The ministry is seeking information on three alternatives: creating a new fighter type, modifying an existing one or importing
The first two of the 155 mm self-propelled PzH2000 (Panzerhaubitze 2000) howitzers the Lithuanian Armed Forces have acquired from the Bundeswehr were brought to Lithuania Thursday. Under a contract signed last September the Lithuanian Armed Forces bought from the German Armed Forces 16 155mm self-propelled howitzers for combat purposes, and 5 for training and spare parts
Indias Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) will undergo its final user acceptance trials of its Nag, Gen-3 Fire and Forget Anti-Tank Guided Missile in the next few days. DRDO had to postpone the trials after it cited technical reasons in the 'Qualification Testing of the Rocket Motor' used in the missile as the ground for rescheduling or the delay
British exit (Brexit) could slowdown collaboration and purchases across Europe. Brexit will make European countries to scale back defense spending and also prompt companies across Europe to rethink their strategic goals