German Navy Inducts First Baden-Württemberg Class Frigate
The German Navy has commissioned its first F-125 Baden-Württemberg-class frigate, on Monday. “The German Navys first Baden-Württemberg-class frigate has entered service,” according to Christian Thiels, Editor-in-chief, German Armed Forces Media
Elbit Systems to Supply Counter-measures for the German A400M Planes
Elbit Systems has won a $73 million contract from Diehl Defence to provide J-MUSIC Directed Infrared Counter Measure (DIRCM) systems for the German Air Forces Airbus A400M aircraft.The contract will be performed over a four-year period, the company said in a statement Wednesday
Will Return To INF Treaty If US Fulfils Obligations, But Washington Deploying...
Russia is ready to return to the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty provided the US follows the statuettes of the treaty, but Romania is now home to Washingtons Missile system, Leonid Slutsky, Chairman of the Russian State Dumas International Affairs Committee said Tuesday. “The missile systems placed in Romania by the...
Embraer, ELTA Systems To Develop New Airborne Early Warning Aircraft
Embraer and ELTA Systems, a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), have signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement to develop next-generation P600 AEW (Airborne Early Warning) aircraft, based on the advanced Embraer Praetor 600 business jet, at the 53rd International Paris Air Show. The primary sensor of the P600 AEW is the...
UAE, Ukraine To Jointly Manufacture Antonov UAVs
United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Ukraine are likely to begin the joint manufacturing of Ukrainian firm Antonovs Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). “At present, the most promising market for us is the Middle East and Southeast Asia
NP Aerospace Wins $79M UK Army’s Armoured Vehicles Maintenance Contract
The United Kingdom (UK) Ministry of Defense has
Dearth of Fighter Jets In Paris Air Show Aerial Displays
With just the Pakistani-Chinese JF-17 and Dassault Rafale among fighter jets performing aerial displays at the ongoing Paris Air Show 2019, the skies over Le Bourget were missing the thunder and after-burner flame that are the hallmark of any air show. “JF-17 Thunder multi-role fighter jet of Pakistan Air Force gave an impressive performance at the opening ceremony of the 53rd edition of 7-day International Paris Air Show,” Pakistani newspaper The News glossed over the performance of its countrys fighter jet
Raytheon To Supply US Army With Enhanced Stinger Missiles For Counter-Drone Missions
Raytheon has won a contract to supply the US Army with enhanced Stinger missiles retrofitted with proximity fuzes to help counter the growing threat of enemy unmanned aircraft systems, the company announced Tuesday. The enhancement enables the lightweight, self-contained Stinger air defense system to destroy a wider array of battlefield threats by detonating its warhead near the target, while maintaining the missile's proven hit-to-kill capability
Oshkosh To Provide Trailers For US Army’s Palletized Load System Vehicles
Oshkosh has won a $21.7 million contract to supply trailers for US Armys Palletized Load System (PLS) vehicles, the US Department of Defense said in a statement Monday
General Atomics Wins $91M To Support UK’s MQ-9A Program
General Atomics has won a $91 million contract to support United Kingdoms (UKs) MQ-9A Contractor Logistics Support Phase IV Program. This contract provides for depot repair, life cycle sustainment, and software maintenance services for UK's MQ-9A fleet
Russian Illyushin to Deliver Beriev Amphibious Aircraft to US, Chilean Customers
Russian Illyushin to Deliver Beriev Amphibious Aircraft to US, Chilean Customers Russias Beriev Be-200 amphibious aircraft have been ordered by the AMerican firm Seaplane Global Air Services, and Chile at the Paris Air Show 2019 being held in the French city of Le Bourget. Deliveries of the aircraft are scheduled to take place in 2020-2021
Iceland Becomes First EU Country To Use Elbit Systems’ Hermes 900 UAS...
Iceland has become the first European Union (EU) country to use Elbit Systems Hermes 900 UAS maritime patrol services, particularly adapted to withstand the strong winds and icy conditions common to the North Atlantic Ocean. Elbit Systems won the contract to provide the services to the country from the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and Portugal's CEiiA, the company said in a statement Tuesday
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...
