Samtel, Hanwha In Missiles, EW Systems Tie up
Indias Samtel Avionics has tied up with South Koreas Hanwha Systems to produce future technologies in Electronic Warfare and Missiles. Hanwha Systems, as a defense electronics company is capable of providing...
Indian Rustom II UAV To Be Demonstrated By Year-End
Indian Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) will demonstrate home-made Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), Rustom II by year-end or early next year. “We had a major flight demonstration of Rustom II in...
Prospective Customers To Be Allowed To Fly LCA Tejas At Aero India
India will allow prospective customers to fly the indigenous light combat aircraft LCA Tejas prototype at the upcoming Aero India air show. “We will have Prototype vehicle 5 and 6 (PV5...
Northrop Wins In-Orbit MIlitary Satellite Maintenance Contract
Northrop Grumman has won a Missile Defense Agency contract to carry out repairs and maintenance in orbit for the US Space Tracking and Surveillance System. The company has received a Missile...
India's Intech DMLS Develops Jet Engine For UAVs, Drones
Indias Intech DMLS Limited, a metal 3D printing provider and metal additive manufacturing establishment in aviation sector, has launched first indigenously developed jet engine series for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)...
Israel Test Fires Barak-8 Missile
Israel Aerospace Industries has test fired Barak-8 surface-to-air missile that can engage multiple targets even during severe saturation scenarios. Test fired at sea to verify its capabilities, the Barak-8 is operated by the armed forces of...
First IOC Version Of AEW&C System Aircraft To Be Handed Over During...
Indias Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) will hand over the first Initial Operational Capability (IOC) version of Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft during the upcoming Aero India air show on 14th of this...
French, British Fighter Jets Intercept Russian Bombers Enroute To Syria.
A pair of UK's Typhoon fighters and French Mirage fighters scrambled to intercept Russian Tupolev Tu-160 strategic bombers as they flew over international waters. UK has scrambled two Typhoon aircraft to monitor two Russian Blackjack bombers...
Philippines To Receive Defense Equipment From China Under US$14 Million Grant
The Philippines has submitted to China the list of defense equipment it hopes Beijing can supply through a $14-million grant. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana disclosed another additional procurement demand for $500 million worth of weapons...
French Special Forces Receive New Heavy Vehicles
The Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) has certified the initial standard of the new French special forces heavy vehicles (PLFS). The first PLFS were delivered on February 1, 2017
Ukraine To Replace Russian Origin Kalashnikov With American M16 Assault Rifle
Ukraine will manufacture a new assault rifle, WAC-47 based on the M16 as a result of the Memorandum of Cooperation between UOP SE “Ukroboronservis” and the American company, Aeroscraft. The assault rifle is to become the...
Israel Aerospace Industries Announces Long Range 'Heron TP' UAV's Export Version
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced export-version of its long-range Heron TP unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that can be sold to members of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) under Category II, which covers propulsion components...
France to Procure 2 Saab GlobalEye AWACS Aircraft
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...
