General Dynamics Awarded US$ 250 Million For ‘Prophet System’
General Dynamics Mission Systems was yesterday awarded a $250,000,000 hybrid cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price contract to modify, test, train and sustain the Prophet System. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of June 15, 2022
Leonardo Tests Missile-Countermeasure BriteCloud Decoy System on F-16 Fighter Jet
Leonardo has launched the new version of its BriteCloud decoy for fast jets, called BriteCloud 218, following trials with Danish F-16 fighter aircraft. BriteCloud is a compact radio-frequency device that is launched by a fast-jet pilot when facing attack from radar-guided missiles
South Korea Planning $2.2 Billion Upgrade to Aircraft IFF Project
Seoul has approved a project to upgrade its aircraft identification friend-or-foe (IFF) from the current Mode 4 to Mode 5 at a cost of 2.5 trillion won ($2
China Claims World’s First 2-D Airborne Active Phased Array Fire Control Radar...
The Aviation Industry Corporation of China's Leihua Electronic Technology Research Institute has claimed the development of the world's first two-dimensional airborne air cooled active phased array fire control radar. The radar has been tested during flight evaluation, an article in Global Times said adding that the radar system, replaces pulse-doppler radars...
US Navy’s Third Ford-class Nuclear Powered Supercarrier To Get Advanced Arresting Gear...
General Atomics will manufacture and install an advanced arresting gear for the third next-generation Gerald Ford-class aircraft carrier (CVN 80) under a $195 million contract. The advanced arresting gear is the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS)
Hackers Hit Organizations Worldwide Using US Security Agency Software Tool
Hackers using software tools developed by US National Security Agency have made cyber attacks Friday on many countries, disrupting global shipper FedEx, Britains health system and freezing computers at Russias Interior Ministry. Transmitted via email, the malicious software locked British hospitals out of their computer systems and demanded ransom before users could be let back in
Britain Invests $2 Billions To Defend Against Russian Cyber Attacks
UK is investing more than $2 billion on cyber attack and in recruitment of more intelligence officers, as the country is being warned by intelligence services of having increased chances of espionage tactics. The major infrastructure, such as air traffic control systems and electricity grids, could be targeted by what he called "hostile foreign actors", British Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, said
Russia Unveils FGA 50 AESA Radar For MiG, Sukhoi Jets At Chinese...
Russian defence electronics maker, Concern Radio-Electronic Technologies (KRET) showed its Zhuk-AME FGA 50 active phased array (AESA) multi-function compatabiel with the MIG and Sukhoi family of aircraft, at the Air Show China today. The new radar can detect targets beyond the line of sight, track up to 30 of them and destroy up to 6 targets in the air and 4 on the ground
Lockheed Martin Sniper Targeting Pods For Kuwaiti Eurofighter Typhoons
Kuwaiti Air Forces Eurofighter Typhoon swing-role fighters are to be equipped with Lockheed Martin Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP). A contract to this effect signed between Lockheed Martin and Eurofighter partner company Leonardo Aircraft, includes 18 pods, integration and logistics support for the Kuwait Air Force's Eurofighter Typhoon
Northrop Grumman To Develop US Navy Nine Ground, Air Radar Systems
Northrop Grumman has won a $375.5 million four-year contract from US Navy for nine AN/ TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR)
Malware Called 'South China Sea RAT' Spied on Philippines, Other Targets
A malware known as NanHaiShu or “South China Sea Remote Access Trojan (RAT)” in Mandarin was discovered to have gathered intelligence related to the South China Sea arbitration case from the Philippines and organizations involved in assisting the South East Asian country which won an international arbitration case against China. Hackers believed to be from China have attacked government and private-sector organizations linked to the row over the key waterway, a Japan Times report said quoting an analysis by Finnish cybersecurity firm F-Secure
Elbit To Set Up More Than 1000 Cameras, Sensors Across Six Uruguayan
Elbit Systems has won an approximate $19 million contract from Uruguay to set up more than 1000 cameras, sensors across six municipal authorities under the ‘Safe District project. The Safe District project will include more than 1000 cameras and sensors, including vehicle traffic control, laid out at strategic standpoints
Colombia Joins China’s Belt And Road Initiative Despite U.S. Opposition
France Pledges Entire 2025 CAESAR Howitzer Output to Ukraine
U.S. Approves AMRAAM, Sidewinder Missile Sales to Turkey Worth $304M
Russia's Geran-3 Jet-Powered Kamikaze Drone Ready for Operations
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...
