USAF Selects Lockheed Martin's Simulator For 5th Gen Fighter Aircrew Training
Lockheed Martin has won a $104 million contract from US Air Force to develop, produce and field a threat simulator for future combat aircrew training. The program, known as the Advanced...
Tata Power SED To Supply Border Management System To India's Security Forces
Tata Powers Strategic Engineering Division (Tata Power SED) has won an order for a pilot project from India's Ministry of Home Affairs to supply Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System (CIBMS)...
US F-15 Fighter Jet Shoots Down Assad Regime Drone in Syria
An American F-15 fighter jet shot down an Iranian-made armed drone in southern Syria early on June 20, the second such incident in two weeks. The US-led coalition said in a...
Latest DARPA Program Eyes Digital Tech For Battle Management In Coastal Urban...
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agencys (DARPA) last week announced its latest program that aims to develop advanced battle management, command and control tools and a comprehensive interactive virtual...
Leidos Wins US Navy Contract For Undersea Warfare Combat System
US technology firm Leidos won a contract worth more than $27 million to install an undersea warfare combat system on board US Navy warships, the Department of Defense said in...
Thales, Reliance Defense To Form Joint Venture For Radar and EW Sensors
Thales and Reliance Defence Limited announced today their intent to form an Indian Joint Venture (JV) with the proposed shareholding of 49% and 51% respectively. The JV aims to develop Indian capabilities to integrate and maintain...
China Donates $1 Million Worth Military Equipment To Serbia
China has donated 900,000 euros (1 million U.S
Japan Orders Three Additional Airbus H225 Helicopters
Airbus Helicopters has won a contract to deliver three additional H225s to Japan Coast guard. With the new order, the JCG will have a total of nine helicopters by February 2020
MBDA Unveils New-gen Guided Weapons
MBDA has introduced its new SmartGlider family of guided weapons, optimised to counter anti-access strategies and other emerging battlespace threats. Planned to become available for fast jets no later than 2025, SmartGlider forms a family of...
Raytheon-built Small Diameter Bomb II Completes Wind Tunnel Tests
The US Air Force completed a series of wind tunnel tests of Raytheon-built Small Diameter Bomb II with F-35 the Joint Strike Fighter. SDB II can destroy moving targets in all weather conditions at ranges greater...
Ilyushin Reschedules Il-112V Military Transport Aircraft's First Flight To 2018
Russia's Ilyushin has rescheduled the first flight of new Il-112V light military transport, said to be a replacement for the AN-24, for early 2018. "Our plans point to the end of this year
Kalashnikov Launches Serial Production Of ZALA Noiseless Drone
Russia's Kalashnikov Group has launched serial production of Russias advanced ZALA 421-16E2 unmanned reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft that features noiseless flight mode. “The companys order book for ZALA 421-16E2 complexes has been formed for this year,”...
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...
