US Navy To Commission USS Billings Littoral Combat Ship
The United States (US) Navy will commission its latest Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the future “USS Billings” (LCS 15) on Saturday, August 3, in Key West, Florida. The ship is designed to defeat asymmetric "anti-access" threats such as mines, quiet diesel submarines and fast surface craft
Russia Accelerates Shipment of S-400s To Turkey, Trains Chinese Military On Its...
Russia has completed training the Chinese military personnel on the use of S-400 air defense systems and has planned to deliver second batch of the systems to Turkey in 2020. Moscow began shipping the S-400s to China, contract for which was signed in 2014, earlier this month
US Army Contracts General Atomics To Support Its MQ-1C Drones
General Atomics has won a $21.7 million modification contract to supply spares and ground support equipment for US Armys fleet of extended range MQ-1C Gray Eagle drones
BAE Systems To Supply Long Lead Material For US Army Vehicles
BAE Systems has won a $88 million modification contract to supply long lead material to build vehicles meant for the US Army. The contract includes supplying the material to build US Armys Self-Propelled Howitzer, Carrier-Ammunition Tracked Vehicle, as well as the gathering of parts associated with the total package fielding package,...
Canada To Buy American MIDS-JTRS Radios For CF-18 Fighters, CC-130J Aircraft
The US State Department Tuesday cleared Canadas request to acquire Multifunctional Information Distribution System - Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS-JTRS), commonly known as American radios, to upgrade its fleet of CF-18 fighter jets and CC-130Jmilitary transport aircraft. “The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to...
USA To Provide $554M Follow On Technical Support For Egyptian Naval Ships
The United States (US) has approved Egypts request to provide Follow on Technical Support (FOTS) for its naval ships for $554million. “The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Egypt of Follow-On Technical Support (FOTS) for various ships for an estimated cost of $554 million,” Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a
USA Approves $950M Logistics Support Sale For S.Korea’s RQ-4 Global Hawk Drones...
The United States (US) has green signalled South Koreas request to provide Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) for its fleet of Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Block 30 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPS) for $950 million. “The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Republic of Korea of Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) for RQ-4 Block 30 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPS) for an estimated cost of $950 million,” Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a
Russia Kick-starts Serial Production Of Su-57 Fighters
Russia's Sukhoi Aircraft Company has kick-started serial production of Su-57 fifth-generation stealth-capable fighters, orders for which was placed by the country during Army-2019 Forum in June, 2019. "Sukhoi has started to fulfil its contractual obligations
Boeing To Supply Display Processors For USAF F-15 Fighters
Boeing has won a $19.6 million contract to supply and integrate Advanced Display Core Processor (ADCP) II to the US Air Forces F-15 fighter jets, and also study associated risks involved
Sierra Nevada Corp To Train Afghanistan’s A-29 Pilots
Sierra Nevada Corp has won a $23.2 million modification contract to provide A-29 (or Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano) pilot and maintenance training for the Afghanistan Air Force at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia; and in Afghanistan
Northrop Grumman Wins $167M To Manufacture Anti-radiation Guided Missiles For US Govt
Alliant Techsystems Operations, a wholly owned subsidiary of Northrop Grumman has won a $167.4 million contract to manufacture 263 full-rate production Lot 8 Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles (AARGM) for the US government
India Buys $218M Worth R-27 Missiles For Its Su-30MKI Fighters
India has inked a $218 million (INR 1500 crore) agreement with Russia for Vympel R-27 air-to-air missiles under the emergency procurement route to arm the Indian Air Forces (IAFs) fleet of Su-30MKI fighters. The contract for the medium-to-long-range missiles takes the value of emergency purchases made by the IAF in the last 50 days to nearly $1
Russia's Geran-3 Jet-Powered Kamikaze Drone Ready for Operations
Taiwan Worried over China-Developed Tactics in Indo-Pak Aerial Engagement
AeroVironment Unveils Red Dragon Kamikaze Drone with 400km Range
Finnish Patria, Sweden’s ACC Innovation to Develop Military Variant of World’s Largest...
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...
