Israeli T-Heron and Hermes-45 tactical Drones at Paris Air Show 2019
Two Israeli companies, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Elbit Systems are set to unveil new UAVs at the upcoming Paris Airshow 2019. The UAVs making their debut at the airshow are T-Heron and Hermes-45 tactical drones respectively. The new UAVs join an ever expanding unmanned systems portfolio of these two companies.
Ex Pitch Black 2018: A stunning video of Indian Air Force Su-30MKI jet's historic flight from RAAF airbase in Darwin,...
The Indian Air Force (IAF) shared a stunning video of Su-30MKI and C-130J aircraft undertaking their maiden flight operations from Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) base in Darwin, Australia, on July 30. The inspiring video shows the aircraft being prepped for the flight by the IAF team. Four fighter planes...
BEL in Race for $1 Billion Infrared Tracking System for Su-30 MKI Fighter Jet
BEL Chairman and Managing Director M V Gautama said on Wednesday that his company had received an expression of interest from the MoD seeking its interest in bidding to supply these two systems. Gautama told defenseworld.net that BEL had the required technical expertise to execute the project. "The TI sight for...
Demonstration of Su-30MKI Cockpit Simulator for BrahMos Weapon Deployment
The BrahMos-Su-30MKI simulator provides pilot-in-loop simulation. It also allows the pilot to strategize BrahMos deployment with a complete mission planning and 3D real time flying experience. The simulator was on display and demonstration at the recently concluded DefExpo 2018 at Chennai, India. The Indian Air Force (IAF) concluded the second phase of...
Pilot Training with the Yak-130 and Yak-152 Aircraft Presented at Singapore Airshow 2018
One of highlights of the Singapore Airshow 2018 was Russias Irkut Corporation unveiling a new military pilot training concept using the Yak-130 combat trainer and the Yak-152 basic trainer. A unified approach to the cabin information display and operation of the Yak-152 and Yak-130 aircraft has been implemented. This allows...
Irkut MC-21 Presentation at Singapore Air Show 2018
Kirill Budayev, vice-president of Irkut Corporation, gave an update on the MC-21-300 new medium-range aircraft flight test program during the Singapore Airshow 2018 stating that flight tests confirm to the correctness of key design and production solutions. Since the beginning of flight tests in late May 2017, the aircraft has carried...
Lockheed Martin LRASM Air Launched Flight Testing
Lockheed Martin has test fired production-configuration Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM) from a US Air Force B-1B bomber. During the test over the Sea Range at Point Mugu, California, B-1B aircrew simultaneously launched two LRASMs against multiple maritime targets, meeting the primary test objectives, including target impact, the company said in...
Indian Air Force Flight Tests BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile from Su-30MKI
The Indian Air Force has successfully flight-tested BrahMos, supersonic cruise missile from its frontline fighter aircraft, Su-30MKI against a sea based target in the Bay of Bengal. The missile was gravity dropped from the Su-30 from fuselage, and the two stage missiles engine fired up and straightway propelled towards the intended...
Azerbaijan Launches Large-scale Military Exercise
Azerbaijan has launched large-scale military exercises involving various military branches of the Armed Forces. The exercises are being held in accordance with the plan approved by Azerbaijani President, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ilham Aliyev. The drills involve up to 15,000 military personnel, more than 150 tanks and armored vehicles,...
President Donald Trump Commissions USS Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier
President Donald J. Trump commissioned the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during a ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., July 22, 2017. USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is the lead ship of the new Gerald R. Ford class of aircraft carrier, the first new class in more...
Denmark Shifts from Weapons Donation to Investment in Ukrainian Defense Industry
Kazakhstan Sold 81 Soviet Era Fighter Jets to U.S. for Possible Transfer...
Belgium Inaugurates Factory to Manufacture Griffon Armored Vehicles
Boeing to Use GKN Aerospace's St. Louis Facility for F/A-18, F-15 Programs...
Development Trends in Unmanned Surface Vessels
Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have caught the attention of the world following their spectacular success in sinking Russian warships in...
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...
China’s “Moderate” 2024 Defense Budget Hides Frenetic Military Build-up
China on Tuesday revealed a draft defense budget draft for 2024 amounting to 1
Battle of Counter-Drone SAMs- Raytheon's Coyote Vs. Russian Pantsir-S1
The spectacular success of drones on the battlefield in Ukraine has prompted Russia and the United States to develop counter-measures...