Saab to Develop Self-protection System for Eurofighter Typhoon
Saab has received an order for self-protection system from BAE Systems for the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft to defeat radar and IR guided threats, the company said in a statement today. The...
Australian P-8A Aircraft Fires First Harpoon Missile
The Royal Australian Air Forces (RAAF) P-8A Poseidon aircraft has fired its first Harpoon missile ATM-84J Monday during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) maritime exercise, the Australian Department of Defense...
Saudi Arabian Firm to Help Convert F-15A Fighter Jets to F-15SA Configuration...
Alsalam Aerospace Industries of Saudi Arabia has been awarded a $59,691,840 contract line items order for the conversion of six mission capable Saudi F-15S fighter aircraft to a F-15SA configuration...
India Awarded Two-third Defense Contracts to Local Vendors in the Past Three...
The Indian Defense Ministry has signed two-thirds of defense contracts with local vendors in the past three years. During the last three years and current year (up to June, 2018) out...
General Atomics Concludes Testing Arresting Hook HDD for its MQ-25 Unmanned Aerial...
General Atomics has concluded performance testing of the arresting hook Hold Down Damper (HDD) for its proposed MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueling aircraft for the United States Navy. GA-ASI worked in collaboration...
UK Scraps Fire Shadow Loitering Munitions Program Incurring Loss of $148 Million
The United Kingdom Ministry of Defense (MoD) has formally cancelled its Fire Shadow loitering munitions weapons system project at a loss of £95 million ($148 million). The project was abandoned according to the ministrys 2017-18 annual...
Insitu to Supply 27 ScanEagle UAVs to Afghanistan
Insitu has won $10.8 million modification contract to procure 27 ScanEagle unmanned aircraft systems
Raytheon-Lockheed Martin JV Wins $307 Million for Javelin Weapon System Full-rate Production
Raytheon-Lockheed Martin Javelin joint venture has won $307.5 million modification contract for Javelin Weapon System full-rate production for Australia, Estonia, Lithuania, Turkey Taiwan and Ukraine
Israel Shots Down Syrian Sukhoi Jet Using Two Patriot Missiles
The Israeli army has claimed to have shot a Syrian Sukhoi jet after it infiltrated its air space over the occupied Golan Heights. “Two Patriot missiles were launched at a Syrian Sukhoi fighter jet that infiltrated...
Sierra Nevada Submits Final Bid to Replace USAF UH-1N Huey Fleet
Sierra Nevada (SNC) has submitted its Sierra Force helicopter in its final bid and proposal to replace the United States Air Forces (USAF) UH-1N Huey fleet. SNC will purchase divested UH-60A helicopters from the...
North Korea Reportedly Dismantling Missile Engine Testing Site
North Korea has begun dismantling its missile engine testing site that include rail-mounted processing building, rocket engine test stand used to build liquid-fuel engines for ballistic missiles and space launch vehicles. The dismantling is in line...
Israel Fires David’s Sling Defense System for the First Time in Operational...
The Israeli Air Force has fired ‘David Sling the medium range interceptor missile for the first time in an operational situation. The air force fired two Stunner missiles, that are part of the Davids Sling defense...
Blast in Iranian Port: Negligence or Sabotage?
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
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
