Japan-US Forces To Test Patriot Missile Defense In Training Exercise Next Month
Japans Air Self-Defense Force will deploy a Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) surface-to-air guided missile unit for a joint training exercise with US troops next month at the hub of the two allies' Yokota Air Base. The exercise, which could be held as early as August, is to test the two...
Rafael To Test I-Derby BVR Missile On India’s Tejas Aircraft This Year...
Rafael has scheduled the first test firing of its I-Derby beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile integrated on India's Tejas light combat aircraft later this year. The I-Derby will become the Tejas fighters main air-to-air weapon following the completion of testing, Flightglobal
Iran Deploys Russian-made S-300 Missile Defence System
Iran has officially confirmed deployment of the Russian-made S-300 long-range surface-to-air missile systems for a combat duty Wednesday, local media reports. "The S-300s have assumed combat duty and are operational," ommander of Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili said in an interview with Tasnim news agency
Impossible To Incorporate S-400 Missile Defence Equipment Into Turkey's NATO Systems: Defence...
Turkey has ruled out integrating the Russian S-400 missile defence system into the country's NATO standard defence equipment, its defence minister Fikri Isik has said. Speaking to TRT TV channel on Tuesday, Isik said, "Turkey knows that in case S-400 missiles systems are purchased from Russia, it will be impossible to...
India Test-Fires Quick Reaction Surface To Air Short Range Missile
India has test fired Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air (QRSAM) short range missile that has a capability of engaging multiple targets. The missile that has a strike range of 25 km to 30 km, was test fired along the Coast of Odisha, Press Trust of India reported Monday
Turkey-Russia S-400 Missile Defence Deal Boils Down To Price
Russia and Ankara have agreed on the delivery of S-400 long-range air defense missile systems but the issue of loan provision is still be finalized. "The contract has been agreed and everything is understandable there but the issue of a loan, funds has not been settled yet," Russian Presidential Adviser for Military and Technical Cooperation Vladimir Kozhin was quoted as saying by Tass at the 8th International Maritime Defense Show in St
Russia Launches Pantsyr-ME Missile's Serial Production
Russia has launched Pantsyr-ME seaborne surface-to-air missile and artillery complex into serial production, following completion of its development. "The development of the seaborne version of the Pantsyr air defense system that has no analogues in the world has been completed
India Tests 'Nag' Anti-Tank Guided Missile
India has flight tested Fire and Forget Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) ‘Nag Tuesday in the desert ranges of Rajasthan. The ATGM Nag is incorporated with many advanced technologies including the Imaging Infrared Radar (IIR) Seeker with integrated avionics, a capability which is possessed by few nations in the world
Raytheon's Long-Range Precision Fires Program Enters Testing Phase
Raytheon has won a $116.4 million contract to enter the technological maturation and risk reduction phase of the Long-Range Precision Fires program
India, Israel Close to Signing US$500 Million Spike ATGM Deal
India and Israel are close to signing a deal for Spike Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) worth an estimated INR3200 Crore (US$500 million approx). The deal is expected to be on the anvil when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Israel next month
Turkish Army Bolsters Security With New Anti-tank Missile System
Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) will begin operating locally made launching system and anti-tank missiles starting this month. The OMTAS Medium Range Anti-Tank Weapon System -- developed by Turkish defense giant Roketsan -- has been accepted after succeeding in tests, a Defense Ministry official who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media, told Anadolu Agency last week
Defensive Systems For Cruise Missiles Developed By Russia's KRET
Russias Radio-Electronic Technologies Group (KRET) has developed and tested onboard defense systems for cruise missiles of various modifications. The KRET, part of Rostec, has prepared a set of equipment for mounting on cruise missiles of various types which will render them safe against anti-missile defense systems,
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...