Finmeccanica Demos Mine Clearance Technology
Finmeccanica today demonstrated D-BOX (Demining tool-BOX), a comprehensive solution for mine clearance operations. Finmeccanica, through its Land and Naval Defence Electronics division, lead the projects technological innovation component and was responsible for the final demo
India To Purchase Two More Israeli Surveillance Aircraft
Indias Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on Tuesday cleared the purchase of two more surveillance aircraft from Israel at a cost of INR 7,500 crore (USD 1.1 billion)
Saudi Anti-Tank, Anti-Aircraft Missiles For Syrian Rebels
Saudi Arabia is willing to supplu Syrian rebel groups with anti-air and anti-tank missiles capable of striking Russian T-90 tanks and MLRS rocket launchers. Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi defense minister, plans to arm Syrian rebels militias with missiles capable of striking the new Russian T-90 tanks,
Russia To Test Launch 16 Bulava Missiles From Nuclear Submarines
Russia will soon conduct a massive launch of 16 intercontinental ballistic missiles from nuclear-powered submarines, during an exercise to test the combat readiness of its nuclear deterrence forces. The missiles will include the new Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile which is the country's most expensive weapons project, Haaretz reported citing...
China To Increase Defense Budget By 7-8 Percent In 2016
China will raise its defense budget between 7 and 8 percent for 2016, a spokesperson for the annual session said. Chinas budget will rise to around 980 billion yuan ($150bn) and is much lesser than last years budget raise of 10
Irkut Receives Second MC-21 Composite Wing Panel
Russian Irkut has received the second MC-21 composite wing panel. The wing panel is manufactured by AeroComposite
First Designs Of Russian Sixth-Gen Fighter Unveiled
Russian Sukhoi design bureau has presented the first blueprints for the sixth-generation fighter jet development. "Im referring also to new design concepts briefly presented by the Sukhoi design bureau and by the general designer appointed for all aircraft systems and armaments," Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin was quoted as saying to reporters after a meeting on the military aviation development Wednesday by
Jordan Receives Eight Black Hawk Helicopters
Jordan has taken delivery of eight Black Hawk helicopters on Thursday to fight against the growing threat of Islamic State militants. Alice Wells, the U
India To Test 'Secret' Undersea Missile Next Week
Indias longest range secret undersea missile, K-4 is set to be tested earlier next week. The nuclear capable warhead is planned to be tested from a submerged platform between March 7 and 8
Alcoa Wins $50 Million US Army Contract To Provide Light-Weighting Solution For...
Alcoa Defense has been awarded a five-year contract worth $50 million from the US Army for R&D projects focused on developing innovative, light-weighting solutions for ground combat vehicles. The “Ground Vehicle Light-Weighting” contract is to support efforts to accelerate technology research and development and provide engineering solutions for Department of Defense ground vehicles and intelligent ground systems
DARPA Commences Unmanned VTOL Plane Project
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced Thursday that the Virginia-based Aurora Flight Sciences was awarded a contract worth $89 million for Phases II development of vertical take-off and landing X-plane research project. The VTOL Experimental Plane (VTOL X-Plane) program aims top aircraft speed without sacrificing range, efficiency or the ability
Britain, France Sign 2 Billion Euro Combat Drone Project
France and Britain on Thursday inked a deal to invest more than two billion euros in the development of combat drones and will include BAE Systems and Dassault Aviation Following a two-year feasibility study begun in 2014, "we hope to proceed to the next phase in 2017 to prepare for the full-fledged development of operational demonstrators of air combat drones by 2025," AFP quoted the French government as saying in a statement. "This test programme, the most advanced in Europe, will be based on a platform of multi-purpose drones that could provide the basis for future operational capacity beyond 2030," it said
AeroVironment Unveils Red Dragon Kamikaze Drone with 400km Range
Finnish Patria, Sweden’s ACC Innovation to Develop Military Variant of World’s Largest...
Ukroboronprom, Rheinmetall to Establish JV for Joint Artillery Ammo Production in Ukraine
Thales Unveils New Long-range Radar for Civil, Military Air Traffic Control
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...
