India's First Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile Ready
India has completed development of "Astra," the country's first Beyond Visual Range (BVR) Air-to-Air Missile (AAM), according to some reports. State-run Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was responsible for the development of the missile
Lockheed To Provide Navigation Subsystem For Trident II (D5) Strategic Weapon System
Lockheed Martin has won a $11.5 million modification contract from the US Navy to supply navigation subsystem for Trident II (D5) Strategic Weapon System
Cruise Missile Developed for F-35 Could be Used in Turkey’s Indigenous Fighter,...
An air-to-surface cruise missile developed for the F-35 fighter jet could be used with Turkey's national combat aircraft and attack UAVs, besides offered to countries which are part of the F-35 program. Turkeys industry and technology minister, Mustafa Varank said on Saturday that the SOM-J cruise missile jointly developed by the...
Russia Accelerates Shipment of S-400s To Turkey, Trains Chinese Military On Its...
Russia has completed training the Chinese military personnel on the use of S-400 air defense systems and has planned to deliver second batch of the systems to Turkey in 2020. Moscow began shipping the S-400s to China, contract for which was signed in 2014, earlier this month
India Buys $218M Worth R-27 Missiles For Its Su-30MKI Fighters
India has inked a $218 million (INR 1500 crore) agreement with Russia for Vympel R-27 air-to-air missiles under the emergency procurement route to arm the Indian Air Forces (IAFs) fleet of Su-30MKI fighters. The contract for the medium-to-long-range missiles takes the value of emergency purchases made by the IAF in the...
First S-400 Shipment to Turkey Completed: Ankara
Russia has completed the initial deliveries of its S-400 air defense system by supplying the first shipment of the systems to Turkey, Turkish military officials said on 25 July. “Second shipment is now being planned to arrive in Ankara,” the officials added
Russia Begins Shipment Of Second Batch Of S-400 Systems To China
Russia has begun delivering the second batch of S-400 air and missile defense systems to China by sea, a source has revealed. "A transport vessel with the S-400s meant for China has taken to the sea from the port of Ust-Luga on the Baltic coast
Lockheed Wins $1.5 Billion For Riyadh’s THAAD Defense Systems
Lockheed Martin has won a $1.47 billion mega contract to build the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system for Saudi Arabia
US-Turkey Hold Discussions On Ankara's Removal From F-35 Programme
Senior officials from the United States (US) and Turkey have held discussions regarding US decision to oust Turkey from the F-35 programme on July 17. Turkey's Presidential Spokesman İbrahim Kalın had a phone conversation with US National Security Adviser John Bolton, said the statement by Turkey's presidential office
Israel Aerospace Secures $50M MRSAM Missile Maintenance Deal with Indian Navy
Israel Aerospace Industries has a $50 million to provide the Indian Navy and MDL Shipyard with complementary Naval MRSAM (Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile) systems worth $50 million. Under the contract, IAI will provide a range of maintenance and other services for various sub-systems of IAIs advanced MSRAM air defence system (ADS)
Eighth Aircraft Carrying Turkey’s S-400 Air Defenсe System Parts Reaches Ankara ...
The eighth plane carrying components of Russian S-400 air defence systems arrived in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Monday. “The delivery of S-400 parts to Turkey continues
Germany To Get $401 Million Worth Patriot Missiles
The United States has approved the sale of Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) Missiles Segment Enhanced (MSE) with support for an estimated cost of $401 million to Germany. According to a statement released by Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) on Friday, Government of Germany had requested to buy fifty (50) Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) Missiles Segment Enhanced (MSE)
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...