Boeing To Modify 24 Saudi Arabian Apache Helicopters
Boeing has been awarded a $143.5 million contract for a directed change for the Saudi Arabia National Guard II and III unique modifications to 24 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters
New Engine Developed For Russia's PAK FA T-50 5th Gen Fighter Jet
Russia is likely to complete first stage trials of next-generation engine that it has developed for the PAK FA (T-50) fighter jet by 2018. "Today the next-generation engine has been actually...
Russia Bets On Turkey As Next Big Arms Customer
Russia will showcase 240 pieces of Russian military equipment, including the Arena-E active protection system, Kornet-E antitank missile system at the International Defense Industry Fair IDEF'17 that will be held...
Saudi Arabia Could Insist on Locally-made Spares For Imported Military Hardware
Saudi Arabia could insist that spares for imported military hardware should be made within the country marking a major policy shift for one of the biggest arms importers in the...
Boeing Takes Out Harpoon Missile From US Navy Over-The-Horizon Missile Competition
Boeing has withdrawn an upgraded variant of its RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship cruise missile from the competition to field an over-the-horizon (OTH) cruise missile for US Navys littoral combat ships (LCS)...
Harris Corp To Increase Sustainment Services For US Space Systems Superiority
Harris Corporation has won $35 million US department of defense contract to increase sustainment services for space superiority systems. "Harris Corporation's Space and Intelligence Systems, Palm Bay, Florida, has been awarded a $35,473,193 to a previously...
Special Training For Pentagon Negotiators To Increase US Weapons Sales
US Air Force has started special training protocols to improve Pentagon employees' way of communicating their case when dealing with foreign weapons buyers and also to understand exactly their requirements. The move was taken in the...
USAF Tests ‘Minuteman III’ Ballistic Missile For Second Time
The US Air Force test launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from California today. The Minuteman III missile launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base travelled more than 4,000 miles to a target near the...
Indian Army Test Fires Brahmos Block-3 Missile From Mobile Autonomous Launcher
Indian Army has test-fired Brahmos Block- III missile from a mobile autonomous launcher (MAL) in Andaman & Nicobar Islands Tuesday. The launch of the Brahmos Block-III missile demonstrated the weapons lethality of hitting the centre of...
US Approves MD 530F helicopter Sale to Kenya
The US Department of State has approved a $253 million sale of 12 MD 530F helicopters along with associated weapons and ammunition to Kenya to support the East-African country's operations against al-Shabaab terror group. The...
Israel To Manufacture Tavor, Galil Assault Rifles In India
Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) has entered into a JV with Indias Punj Lloyd to manufacture Tavor 21 and Galil assault rifles under technology transfer arrangement. “We have established a plant to manufacture assault rifles, carbines, light...
USAF's Eagle Passive/Active Warning Survivability System Completes Critical Design Review
US Air Forces Eagle Passive/Active Warning Survivability System (EPAWSS) that will be installed on more than 400 F-15Es and F-15Cs has recently completed its Critical Design Review (CDR). The EPAWSS program is on schedule to provide...
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...
