Raytheon Wins $202 Million To Provide Patriot Weapon System Engineering Services
Raytheon was awarded a $202million contract for engineering services for the Patriot weapon systems contract to Germany, Israel, Japan, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Netherlands, Qatar, Spain, and Taiwan. Bids...
BAE Systems Appoints Nik Khanna As Managing Director For India
BAE Systems has appointed Nik Khanna as the Managing Director of its India operations with effect from 1st February 2017. Nik joins the Company from Raytheon where as...
Syracuse Research Gets US Army Counter-Drone Systems Contract
US defense firm Syracuse Research Corporation (SRC) has won a $65 million contract from US Army for up to 15 unmanned aerial system (UAS) systems to identify and counter hostile...
Japan To Get Discounted F-35 fighter jets
Japan has obtained discounts on support equipment for its next batch of six F-35 stealth fighter aircraft worth about US$100 million each, Reuters reported quoting unnamed sources and Japanese budget...
US Army Plans To Deploy AH-64 Apache Battalion To Europe
US Army will be deploying a fleet of 20 AH-64 Apache aircraft from the 1st Armored Division to Europe in February in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve. The 1-501st, also known...
New Ukrainian Infantry Fighting Vehicle Based On Oplot Tank Chassis Under Development
Ukraine is reportedly developing new heavy infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) based on the Oplot-M main battle tanks (MBT) chassis. Designated as ‘Berserk,
BAE Systems To Upgrade USS Roosevelt Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer
BAE Systems has won a $51.3 million US Navy contract for the maintenance and modernization of the USS Roosevelt (DDG 80), an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer
Indian Budget Allocates INR86000 Crore (US$12 billion) For Defence Equipment Purchase
Indian governments fiscal 2016-17 budget has hiked the defence budget by 5.8% allocating INR86000 Crore (US$12 billion) for capital expenditure which include money for equipment purchase
US Navy Destroyer Damaged Off Japan, Causes Oil Spill
A US Navy Aegis destroyer, named Antietam, has grounded off eastern Japan, resulting in an estimated 4,160 liters of hydraulic oil being spilled. Antietam was deployed at the U
South Korea Deploys Wildcat Maritime Choppers
South Korea has deployed four of its latest Wildcat maritime helicopters to better detect North Korean submarines equipped with ballistic missiles. The new choppers, made by British helicopter manufacturer AgustaWestland, will greatly enhance the Navy's capabilities...
Lockheed Martin Inks US Navy Contract To Provide Radar Kits
Lockheed Martin has won nearly $66 million in contracts from US Navy to produce Automatic Radar Periscope Detection and Discrimination (ARPDD) radar units. The multi mode radar kits will be used to upgrade the MH-60R fleet...
Canada Starts Negotiations To Buy 18 Boeing Super Hornet Fighter Jets
Canada government has started to negotiate with USA about sole-source purchase of up to 18 F/AQ-18 Super Hornet jet fighters from the US. The move, intended as a stopgap solution to ease pressure on the air...
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...
