First Batch Of Russian S-400s Delivered To Turkey
Turkey has received the first batch of Russian S-400 air defense system components on Friday, the Turkish ministry of defense has announced. “Turkey received the first batch of S-400 air defence systems components
Rafael Awards $100M To Indo-Israeli JV To Supply 1000 Barak Missile Kits
Kalyani Rafael Advanced Systems (KRAS), a joint venture between Indias Kalyani Group and Israeli firm Rafael has won a $100 million (INR 685 crore) contract from overseas partner Rafael to supply 1,000 units of Barak 8 missile kits
Failed Trials Led to Cancellation of $500M Spike Missile Deal with India
The Indian army has reportedly axed a $500 million Spike anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) deal with Israeli firm Rafael after the missiles failed to clear the trials conducted by the Indian army last year. According to the media, the sensors of the Spike ATGM could not identify the target when the...
Qatar Awards Raytheon $2B for AMRAAM-Er, Patriot, NASAMS Missile Capability
Qatar has awarded Raytheon two direct commercial sales contracts worth $2.2 Billion combined to supply Doha with AMRAAM-Extended Range missile, National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAM), and additional Patriot fire units
New Payment Mechanism to Bypass US Sanctions to Begin with S-400 System...
India and Russia have worked out a new financial mechanism to bypass US sanctions against Moscow which will commence with payments for the sale of S-400 anti-missile system. New Delhi is expected to make the first instalment payment for the S-400 by the end of the year, believed to be 10%...
Anti-tank Missile With Longest Lock-On-Before-Launch Capability Range In The World Enters Final...
The Indian-made “Nag” anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) having a lock-on-before-launch capability range of 4 km, making it the longest in the world, has entered a series of last-leg trials ahead of its induction into the army. "The missiles were test-fired during both day and night, on Sunday during the trials,” an official from the state-run Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the manufacturer was quoted as saying by
Tests Of Russia’s Sarmat ICBM To Be Completed In 2020
Russias RS-28 Sarmat inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM), nicknamed “Satan-2” in the west, will complete the testing phase by the end of 2020, Dmitry Rogozin, Head of Roscosmos, said Saturday. "Firing tests are already underway
Russian Expert Says ‘Curvature of the earth’ Is Protecting Israeli planes from...
The S-300 air defense systems failed to target Israeli fighter jets in Syria owing to the “curvature of the earth,” a Russian military expert has said. Alexey Leonkov, the expert, told Moscows “
Turkey Considering Placing S-400 Systems In Qatar, Azerbaijan
Turkey may be considering placing the S-400 air defence systems in Qatar or Azerbaijan as a way out of its impasse with Washington. “The authorities are still examining options about where the S-400s will be placed, with discussions previously held about deploying them in Qatar or Azerbaijan to avoid exacerbating Turkish-US tensions over the purchase,” spokesman for the Turkish president was quoted as saying by
Lockheed To Update US Navy’s Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles To Bring Them...
Lockheed Martin has won a $175 million contract to update United States (US) Navys Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) components and systems required to achieve objective requirements in the Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare Increment 1 Capability Description Document. The contract includes engineering, testing, product support and ancillary support to update the current missiles, the US Department of Defense said in a statement Wednesday
S-300 Air Defence Systems in Syria 'Fully Operational'
Four Russian S-300 surface-to-air missile systems that have been deployed in Syria are entirely operational, images released by Israeli satellite image analysis company ImageSat International have suggested. Three S-400 systems had been installed at the Masyaf base in north-western Syria
Turkey To Deploy S-400 Battery In ‘Strategically Important” Location In South-east
Turkey is likely to deploy the first of the two Russian-made S-400 batteries in Ankara while another of those batteries will be installed at a “strategically important location” in the eastern and south-eastern region of Turkey, sources have revealed. “Places where S-400 will be deployed have been determined,” Ömer Çelik, ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) spokesperson Ömer Çelik was quoted as saying by Daily Sabah last week
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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...