Israeli Lobby Behind Turkey's Expulsion from F-35 Jet Program
The United States expelled Turkey from the F-35 program and blocked the sale of about 100 ordered stealth jets as a result of Israels effective lobbying of the same, Israeli media have reported. Officials from Jerusalem are said to have pressured Washington behind the scenes to oust Ankara from fighter jet...
Hong Kong Protesters 'Deploying' Anti-surveillance Gadgets
From flashing laser lights at security cameras to wearing masks, protesters in Hong Kong are using crude technology to defeat one of the most sophisticated mass surveillance systems in the world. China rolled out a surveillance system employing “gait recognition technology” to identify individuals in a crowd earlier this year...
Huntington Ingalls Wins $291M To Overhaul US Navy’s Nimitz-class Carrier
Huntington Ingalls Industries has won a $290.6 million modification contract to continue planning activities for refuelling and complex overhaul (RCOH) work on USS John C
Advanced Electronics To Provide Cyber Protection Systems To Saudi's F-15SAs
Advanced Electronics has won a $57.8 million modification contract for the Royal Saudi Air Force F-15SA Cyber Protection System and Related Facilities program
Houthi Missile, Drone Attack on Yemen Military Parade Kills Dozens
Several dozen soldiers are reported killed or injured when Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacked a Saudi-supported government parade, in Yemens Aden city today. “A missile attack hit a military parade at an army camp west of the city controlled by a Saudi-backed government,” a security official was quoted as saying by Daily...
Raytheon To Support US Army’s Radar System Used To Alert SHORAD Weapons...
Raytheon has won a $160.8 million contract to support the US Armys Sentinel Radar System, which is used to alert and queue Short Range Air Defense (SHORAD) weapons to the locations of hostile targets approaching their front line forces
US Army Awards $724M Contracts To Northrop, BAE Systems For Infrared Countermeasures...
The US Army has awarded two separate contracts worth $724 million combines, to Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems to add Infrared Countermeasure Capabilities. While Northrop won $481
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, the US Department of Defense said in a statement Tuesday
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 Canada of one hundred fifty-two (152) MIDS-JTRS (5) with support for an estimated cost of $44 million,” Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a
U.S. Awards Contract to Develop New Penetrator Anti-bunker Bomb
South Korea Launches UH/HH-60 Helicopter Upgrade Project
Dutch F-35s Shoot Down Russian Drones over Poland
Indonesia Welcomes Former Italian Frigate KRI Brawijaya-320
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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...