Russia to Accelerate Testing of Fifth Generation T-50 Fighter Aircraft
United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) of Russia will accelerate the development of the T-50 fighter aircraft also known as by its Russian abbreviation PAK-FA by building three more prototypes. The prototypes will be delivered to the testing team consisting of Irkut Corp, a company under UAC and the Russian air force which...
Russian Air Force To Receive At Least 50 Strategic Tu-160 Blackjack Bombers
The Russian Defense Ministry will purchase at least 50 new Tu-160 (Blackjack) heavy strategic bombers when the aircraft's production is renewed, Russian Air Force Commander Col.Gen
HAL, BAE Systems to Develop Combat Version of Hawk Trainer
HAL and BAE Systems have entered into an agreement to develop a combat version of the HAWK trainer jet for the Indian and export markets. HAL signed an MoU with BAE Systems recently for Hawk Mk132 upgrade, development of combat Hawk for Indian and export markets and maintenance solutions for supporting...
Russia Deploys Fighter Bombers Su-34 And Su-27P In Crimea And Rostov Regions...
Crimea and Rostov regions of Russian Southern Military District have received multi-purpose fighter bombers Su-34 and upgraded Su-27P and also Moscow plans to enroll more than 40 units of aircraft in the region soon, Southern Military District Press Service reported today. “The aviation part of the Southern Military District deployed in...
Russia May Resume BlackJack Supersonic Bomber Production
Russia is likely to resume production of Tupolev Tu-160 (Blackjack) supersonic strategic bombers, Tass reported Wednesday. “It is necessary already today to start implementing tasks not only for keeping in good order and modernizing the fleet of long-range aviation but also for reproducing Tu-160 missile carriers,” Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu...
Chinese H-6K Bombers Capable Of Attacking Military Targets In Asia-Pacific
China's new H-6K bomber variant equipped with KD-20 cruise missiles is capable of attacking all military targets in the Asia-Pacific. According to am American expert Richard Fisher, President Xi Jinping's visit on Feb 17 to the bomber unit in Xi'an may trigger the development of the country's next-generation strategic bomber
EDT Displays Enigma Armored Vehicle Prototype At Idex 2015
Emirates Defense Technology (EDT) is displaying a prototype of its 'Enigma' 8x8 armoured vehicles at Idex 2015 that is compatible with a variety of weapons systems. The compatibility includes a variant of the M777 howitzer
Boeing F-15 Strike Eagle To Debut Aero India 2015, US Sends Globemaster...
Boeing will be displaying its F-15 Strike Eagle for the first time in Aero India, USAFs F-16s, C-17 Globemaster III, US Navys P-8A Poseidon and KC-135 are other aircraft that will be on display during the show. The F-15 will fly from Kadena in Japan
In Retreat, ISIS As Dangerous As In Attack
Improvised explosive devices (IED) were planted in toys by IS militants, while retreating from Iraqi forces. “We have a list of 24 different types of devices they used in this area,” Darwish Mussa Ali, Bomb disposal expert was quoted as saying by Ary News, Iraq based news agency
Next US B-2 Strategic Bomber to Fly Pilotless for 'Some Missions'
US needs to create a new generation strategic bomber to increase the country's deterrence potential, The US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said Today. A Congressional Research Service report last July had hinted plans for the new bomber and had said, that the plane could eventually be “optionally manned” and could be flown as a pilotless aircraft for some missions
Ukrainian Su-25 Jet returned without missiles after MH 17 crash
A Su-25 combat jet flew from an airbase in eastern Dnipropetrovsk of Ukraine carrying air-to-air missiles and returned without them on the day MH17 passenger Boeing of Malaysian crashed. Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper reported, citing an airbase employee who claims to be an eyewitness that three Ukrainian combat jets took off on July 17, and that one of them, a Su-25, was carrying air-to-air missiles
Elbit, Ogden Sign Partnership Agreement To Better Support The Warfighter
Ogden Air Logistic Complex (ALC) and Elbit Systems of America, LLC, a subsidiary of Elbit Systems, Ltd., recently signed a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Agreement defining how the two entities will collaborate during prospective contract opportunities to bring the best possible services and solutions to the warfighter
U.K. Completes Quantum Navigation Flight Trials Unaffected by Jamming
U.K. MoD Selects L3 Harris to deliver 50 T4 Explosive Ordnance Disposal...
Polish WB Group Creates Attack Drone with "100s of Km" Range
KONGSBERG, Diehl Defence, MBDA to Jointly Develop Super Sonic Strike Missile
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...
Development Trends in Unmanned Surface Vessels
Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have caught the attention of the world following their spectacular success in sinking Russian warships in...
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...