Norway’s First P-8A Poseidon Aircraft Moves into Assembly
The first P-8A Poseidon fuselage for Norway arrived today at Boeing facilities in Renton, Washington, from Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, Kansas, for assembly. A derivative of the Boeing 737 Next-Generation commercial...
Bell Manufactures First AH-1Z Helicopter for Bahrain
Bell has completed building the first AH-1Z helicopter ordered by Bahrain in February 2019. On Monday, Bell said it hosted a delegation from the Kingdom of Bahrain to mark the start...
Lockheed Martin to Manufacture 12 MH-60R Helicopters for South Korea
Lockheed Martin is awarded a $447,230,778 contract against a previously issued basic ordering agreement for the production and delivery of 12 MH-60R aircraft for the government of the Republic of...
Centrifuge Machines Damaged Following Sabotage of Iranian Nuclear Facility: AEOI Chief
The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) admitted that Sundays “act of sabotage” of Natanz nuclear facility had led a number of the centrifuge machines (used in...
Russia Develops Ship that Can Dive Like a Submarine
Russias Rubin Central Design Bureau has developed perhaps the worlds first patrol ship with a diving capability so that it functions like a submarine for a short time, TASS reported...
Greek Patriot Missiles to be Deployed in Saudi Arabia: Report
An agreement to deploy a Greek Patriot missile system in Saudi Arabia could be signed when top Greece officials visit Riyadh next week. On April 20, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and National Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos...
Russia Tests Igla MANPADS, Buk Missile Systems Against Combat UAVs
The Russian Ministry of Defense said it recently tested the Igla man-portable air defense system (MANPADS) against combat UAVs in conjunction with the Buk medium-range air defense missile systems. "The crews of the Buk-M2 anti-aircraft missile...
U.S. Air Force Publishes Concept Art of Secretive Next Generation Air Dominance...
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Taiwan Defense Ministry Publication "leaks" Images of Locally-made Stealth Detecting Radar
Youth Daily News, a publication run by the Taiwan Defense ministrys Political Warfare Bureau released images of a secret radar that can detect stealth aircraft- presumably aimed at Chinas J-20 aircraft. The article has since been...
Turkey’s Akinci Third Prototype Clears Medium Altitude System Identification Test
The third prototype of Turkeys Akinci drone has passed the Medium Altitude System Identification Test. Manufacturer Baykar Makinas Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Selçuk Bayraktar shared the visuals of the latest tests on his
MiG-35 Jets to get AI-Powered Target Recognition System
Russias MiG Corporation said it is equipping its MiG-35 fighter jets with Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered target recognition system. The MiG-35 Generation 4++ multirole fighter aircraft is further development of MiG-29K/KUB and MiG-29M/M2 airplanes...
Turkey Blocks Leonardo Helicopter Purchase after Italian PM Calls Erdogan a “Dictator”
Turkey has reportedly frozen an $83 million deal to buy Leonardo helicopters after Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi called its President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a “dictator.” According to La Repubblica and Il Fatto Quotidiano, Turkish authorities...
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...
