Dassault To Emerge As The Biggest Investor In India's Defence Sector Following...
Dassault will be the biggest investor in Indias defense sector under the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) following the Rafale fighter jet deal. The first tranche of FDI, about INR 200 crore...
Israel Completes Order For 50 Lockheed Martin F-35 Fighter jets
Israel's Ministry of Defense recently sent a letter to the US Department of Defense to complete the purchase of 17 F-35 jets, Israel's Walla News reported on Thursday. Each plane...
China Admits Conducting Surveillance on US Planes
China said Friday that it has been vigilant over the military activities of the countries in the South China Sea in reference to the US Rockwell B-1B heavy bombers that...
Defensive Systems For Cruise Missiles Developed By Russia's KRET
Russias Radio-Electronic Technologies Group (KRET) has developed and tested onboard defense systems for cruise missiles of various modifications. The KRET, part of Rostec, has prepared a set of equipment for mounting...
US-led Coalition Dropped 12000 Munitions In Densely-populated Mosul
Over 12,000 munitions were used by the US-led coalition in Mosul of Iraq during the past 3 months, comprising airstrikes, rocket and artillery salvos, mortar attacks and helicopter actions, a...
SAAB Wins Swedish Submarines' Maintenance Contract
Saab has signed a framework agreement with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for maintenance and support of submarines and submarine rescue systems. The framework agreement covers the time span 2017-2019 and the initial order value...
India To Conduct Trials of 'Prospina' Anti-tank Missile Soon
Indias locally made anti-tank missile, Prospina, equipped with improved Imaging Infra Red Seekers, will be tested for a reduced range of 3-3.2 km during the day time from the earlier target of 4km for both...
EU Unified Defense Fund May Affect US Arms Sales To Europe
The European Commissions (EC) unified multi-billion-euro defense fund to buy military equipment may affect sales of US-made equipment including Lockheed Martins F-35 fighters in Europe. "The protection of Europe can no longer be outsourced," European Commission...
Anti-Qatar Coalition Releases List of Doha-supported Terror Financiers
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain have released a list of terror financiers comprising of 59 individuals and 12 groups in a joint statement. The anti-Qatar coalition has accused Doha of supporting or...
Northrop Grumman To Modernize US F-16 Fighter Jets With APG-83 AESA Radar
The United States Air Force has choosen Northrop Grummans APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) active electronically scanned array (AESA) to modernize 72 Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcons. The company will modernize 72 US Air...
Argentina Modernizes Elta Radar System With Wireless Communication Capability
Argentina's Ministry of Defense has upgraded an Elta radar systems with ability of wireless communication between the transceiver and the processor, permitting the system to record plots, and remember plots represented on the screen. The...
Canada To Boost Cyber-Attack, Drones' Purchase Capability With Extra $62 Billion Defense
Canada is planning to spend $62 billion over next two decades to boost its armed forces' capabilities in offensive cyber-attacks and purchase of armed drones. Though the plan also calls for the addition of 5,000 more...
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...
