USA Approves $950M Logistics Support Sale For S.Korea’s RQ-4 Global Hawk Drones...
The United States (US) has green signalled South Koreas request to provide Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) for its fleet of Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Block 30 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPS) for $950 million. “The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Republic...
India Rethinking $6B US Drone-Buy After Iran’s Downing Of Global Hawk
The Indian Air force (IAF) is reconsidering the purchase of 30 American drones for an estimated $6 billion, after Iran shot down US Navys RQ-4 Global Hawk drone with its S-300 missile system in the Persian Gulf region last month. “The IAF are now especially concerned about the US drones effectiveness...
Croatia Selects Schiebel’s Camcopter S-100 for Coast Guard Functions
Croatias Maritime Safety Directorate has selected Schiebels Camcopter S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) for Coast Guard functions, according to a mobilization request the country sent to the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA). The Camcopter S-100 will be deployed in the summer of 2019 to assist in maritime Coast Guard functions such...
Northrop Grumman To Support US Navy’s MQ-4C Triton UAS
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $33.7 million contract by the US Navy to provide support for the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS)
General Atomics Predator A Drone Completes 25 Years Of Service
General Atomics Predator A remotely piloted aircraft has completed 25 years of service this month, the company has announced. The MQ-1 Predator made its first flight in July 1994 and made its operational debut in 1995
US Used New Electronic Warfare Weapon To Destroy Iranian Drone: Report
The United States (US) has used its new Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System (LMADIS) anti-drone electronic warfare system to bring down the Iranian drone from its amphibious naval ship. “The encounter is the first known kill by a new generation of electronic warfare and directed energy weapons the US has developed over the last decade to handle the daunting problem of how to counter voluminous, low-end threats without resorting to waste high-dollar missiles,” naval analyst and retired Navy officer Thomas Callender told USNI News on Friday
US ‘Destroys’ Iranian Drone, Tehran Denies
President of the United States (US) Donald Trump on Thursday announced that an amphibious ship belonging to the US Navy destroyed an Iranian drone as it was entering the Strait of Hormuz. “I want to apprise everyone of an incident in the Strait of Hormuz today, involving USS Boxer, a US Navy amphibious assault ship
Iranian Army Gets Mohajer-6 ISTAR Drone
The Iranian army has received the first batch of the country-made Mohajer-6 ISTAR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance) drone capable of carrying two precision-guided bombs. The Iran Army Ground Forces, on Wednesday, received the drones, previously used only by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Mehr news agency reported
Aeronautics to Supply Orbiter UAVs to South American Country
Israel-based Aeronautics has won a contract worth $10 million to supply its Orbiter 2 and Orbiter 3 UAV to an unnamed South American country. The contract includes providing maintenance and support services of the drones, Globes reported Tuesday
US Navy To Buy 38 Unmanned MQ-8C Fire Scout Helicopters
The US Navy is looking to buy 38 units of Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout Helicopters which was declared to be combat ready by the navy on June 28, 2019. “Current plans call for purchasing 38 Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scouts, which are based on a commercial Bell 407 airframe,” reports
Chinese Aircraft Manufacturer Teases Flying Wing Stealth Drone
Shenyang Aircraft Corporation, a Chinese aircraft carrier-based fighter jet manufacturer, released a promotional video showcasing computer generated images of a flying wing stealth drone on Friday. “The company has rich experience in designing ship-based aircraft and is also capable of developing flying wing aircraft, so people are looking forward to seeing the drone turn into reality,” a Chinese military expert who asked not to be named told the
General Atomics To Provide Logistics Support To The Gray Eagle UAS
General Atomics has won a $80 million contract to provide logistics support to the US Armys Gray Eagle Block 0 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). The MQ-1C Gray Eagle has a maximum altitude capability of 29,000 feet and can take off and land without operator assistance, according to published reports
L3Harris Delivers First Overhauled P-8A Poseidon from 139-Aircraft Navy Fleet
South Korea’s DAPA Finishes Incheon Class Frigate Search Radar Upgrade
Denmark to Order 10 Additional F-35 Jets, Taking Ordered Inventory to 37
U.K., France Agree to Coordinate Nuclear Weapons Use to Defend Europe
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...