Boeing Wins $207M Harpoon Missiles Contract
Boeing has been awarded the US Navy contract worth $207 million to produce a total of 51 Harpoon anti-ship missile systems for the governments of Egypt, South Korea and Brazil. “The...
Saab Wins Anti-Tank Weapon Systems Order
Saab has been awarded a contract from an unnamed customer for the anti-tank weapon system NLAW. The NLAW (Next generation Light Anti-tank Weapon) system combines the simplicity of light anti-armour weapons...
Malaysia Seeks Belarusian Partner For Military Aircraft Repairs
Malaysia is considering expanding military cooperation with Belarus in the near future in matters concerning aircraft repairs. “I will recommend our defense ministry to pay close attention to the capabilities of...
QinetiQ Acquires Defense Unit From Meggitt
Meggitt has sold its defense unit to UK firm QinetiQ for 57.5 million pounds ($71 million) as the aerospace and engineering group intends to focus on its larger market
RUAG To Acquire British Cyber Security Firm Clearswift
RUAG Defence division is acquiring the British Cyber Security specialist 'Clearswift' for expansion and long-term development of its cyber security business. Clearswift's products will be a significant addition to the RUAG...
Data Security Council of India, Lockheed Martin Co-Launch Cyber Security Education Portal
Data Security Council of India (DSCI) and Lockheed Martin(LM) have jointly launched CyberAware, an online portal with interactive content on Cyber Security, for the consumption of small and medium businesses (SMBs), and Vocational Training Institutes. The...
General Electric To Procure Three F/A-18 F414-GE-400 Engines For Australia
General Electric has won a $11.4 million contract for the procurement of three F/A-18 F414-GE-400 engines and containers for Australia
Kay and Associates To Support Kuwait's F/A Hornet Aircraft
Kay and Associates has won a $63 million contract to provide contractor maintenance and support services in support of F/A-18 Hornet C/D aircraft for Kuwait. Work will be performed in Kuwait, and is expected to be...
Netherlands To Procure Leguan Bridge Layer Systems On Leopard 2 Tank
The German Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment (BAAINBw) on behalf of Dutch Procurement Office (DMO) signed an agreement with Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) Tuesday to procure five Leguan bridge layer systems on Leopard 2 main battle...
India Tests ‘Nirbhay’ Cruise Missile
India's home-grown cruise missile Nirbhay was successfully tested today from the Integrated Test Range(ITR) at Chandipur on sea off Odisha coast. ITR sources told Daily Excelsior that the 1000 km range missile was test-fired around 1156...
RT LTA Unveils New Aerostat ‘Skystar 110’
RT LTA Systems Ltd introduces a new member of the Skystar family of aerostats, dubbed the ‘Skystar 110. The Skystar 110 is based on the platform of the Skystar 100 micro balloon system, and includes the...
Rolls Royce Wins $404M Contract To Maintain V-22 Osprey Engines
Rolls-Royce has won a $408 million contract from US department of defense to provide MissionCare maintenance support for V-22 Osprey vertical take-off aircraft engines. MissionCare is a performance-based logistics concept that includes an engine hourly charge...
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...
