Two US B-1 Bombers Perform Bilateral Missions with Japan, S.Korea
Two B-1B bombers under the command of US Pacific Air Forces have joined their counterparts from the Republic of Korea and Japanese air forces in sequenced bilateral missions in response to North Korea's ballistic missile and nuclear programs. This mission is in direct response to North Korea's escalatory launch of intercontinental...
US Likely To Deploy Patriot Anti-Missile System In Estonia
US Vice President Mike Pence has raised the possibility of deploying Patriot anti-missile defense system in Estonia. "We spoke about it today, but we didn't talk about a date or time," Estonias Prime Minister Juri Ratas said after Pence began a visit to the small Baltic nation on the border with...
China Displays DF-31AG Intercontinental ballistic missile At Parade
China has displayed its 10,000 kilometers range DF-31AG intercontinental ballistic missile, for the first time at a military parade to mark the 90th anniversary of the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA). China showed off the DF-31AG mobile intercontinental ballistic missile, an upgrade to the DF-31A that was introduced in 2009
Eastern Libya Force's MiG-21 Jet Shot Down By Missile Over Derna Port...
A MiG-21 fighter jet from General Khalifa Haftar's east Libyan militants has been shot down during bombing raid on Derna, a port city of the country. Apart from that two of its crews have been detained
India's Akash Missiles Found To Be Faulty: CAG Report
Thirty per cent of India's locally built Akash surface-to-air missiles (SAM) supplied to the Indian Air Force are found to be faulty, the Comptroller Auditor General of India (CAG) has observed. About 30 per cent of "strategic missiles" made by BEL - a defence public sector unit - failed when they...
New US Navy Gerald Ford Aircraft Carrier Conducts First Flight
USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier has launched a F/A-18 Super Hornet for the first time on Friday, following years of setbacks and cost overruns on the next generation aircraft carrier
US Marine Corp Grounds KC-130T Aircraft Following Crash
US Marine Corps has grounded its KC-130T aircraft, which was used for airborne refueling and to supply cargo, troops, equipments, following a crash that killed 15 Marines and one sailor. The Marine Corps took the action not to fly the KC-130T aircraft in the wake of the mishap on July 10 until further notice," the Corps said in a statement Thursday
Philippine Air Force To Receive Indonesia's NC-212i Aircraft By September End
Indonesia will deliver two NC-212i short takeoff and landing (STOL) medium transport aircraft to Philippine Air Force possibly in this third quarter. The delivery of Philippine Air Force's NC-212i STOL aircraft ordered from Indonesia's PT Dirgantara Indonesia (DI) may take place by end of this September,
Indian Military Get Financial Powers To Enhance Security Of Sensitive Installations
Indias Ministry of Defence (MoD) has decided to delegate substantial financial powers to the Armed Forces for undertaking works for perimeter security of sensitive military installations. The decision will give powers to the three vice chiefs to spend at least Rs 800 crore (US$124
General Dynamics Wins Landsat 8 Satellite Contract From US Geological Survey
General Dynamics has won a US Geological Survey a 10 year $155 million contract to provide ground-based flight and mission operations support for the Landsat 8 satellite. General Dynamics Mission Systems will also develop and integrate a Landsat multisatellite operations facility at Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland under the contract that has a five-year base term and five option years, the company said Thursday
France, Germany To Lead Future European Jet Fighter Program To Replace Eurofighter,...
France and Germany could develop a future European fighter jet to replace the Eurofighter Typhoon and the Dassault Rafale. The fighter program could expand from the current Anglo-French combat drone program
Lockheed Martin Demonstrates Anti-Ship Missile's Surface Ship Launch Capability
Lockheed Martin has test launched the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) surface-launch variant Wednesday from a topside canister. The flight test took place at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico
French DGA Orders 70 New Generation Fuel Tank Trucks
U.S. Army Awards Lockheed Martin $756M for Hypersonic Weapon System Enhancements
Singapore’s F-16 Crash Caused by Gyroscope Malfunction
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...