US Approves $243 Million 4 MQ-9 Reaper Drones To Spain
The US Department of Defense has approved the sale of four MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft to Spain for $243 million. The deal would include four MQ-9 Block 5 drones, 20 embedded Global Positioning Systems, two mobile ground control stations, five targeting systems and five radars, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said...
Russian Hybrid Drone System To Enable Network Centric Warfare
Russia has developed a new drone system that enhances network centric warfare capability allowing direct control from command points. “Rostec's United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation (OPK) has developed an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with a new system adapted to hybrid warfare”, Sergie Soko, OPKs general director was quoted as saying by...
New Russian Drone Tech Can See Through Camouflage
Russia is creating a new payload module for its drones to help effectiveness of aerial surveillance and monitoring. “The technology we created can process hyperspectral data streams, leading to the creation of an “all-seeing eye” that allows our drones to look beyond the usual boundaries of the human eyes electromagnetic spectrum,”...
US To Supply ScanEagle Drones To Pakistan, Cameroon And Kenya
Insitu has won $35 million worth three contracts to supply Scan Eagle UAVs to Pakistan, Cameroon and Kenya. Insitu won $15 million contract to supply the UAVs to Pakistan by the end of the year
Israel’s Aeronautics’ Sells Long Range Drone To Mexico
Aeronautics Has sold its largest unmanned air system (UAS), the Dominator XP, to Mexico for Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) operations. The Dominator XP is based on a DA-42 twin star commercial aircraft
Iran Unveils 500 Kms Range Home-Made Drone
The Iranian Air Force (IRIAF) has unveiled a new indigenous drone named “Mohajem (Attacker) 92” with a range of 500 kilometers. The drone was shown to the public in the Aerial Exhibition, which commenced on Tuesday
Egyptian Firm To Assemble Sagem Drones
Egyptian AOI-Aircraft Factory has signed an agreement with Sagem (Safran) to assemble the Patroller surveillance drone system for addressing the Egyptian Ministry of Defense requirements. Under the terms of this agreement, AOI-Aircraft Factory could handle final assembly of Patroller drones in its Egyptian plants, the Sagem announced Thursday
Russia Creates Cockroach Size Surveillance Robot
Russian scientists at Immanuel Kant Baltic University has unveiled a cockroach sized robot which can spy and find people trapped under debris. The scientists developed the unique robot on behalf of a company, whose name has not yet been disclosed
Elbit Systems Wins $70 Million TO Supply Drones And Intelligence Systems To...
Elbit Systems announced today that it was awarded an approximate $70 million contract for the supply of intelligence integrated systems for homeland security applications from a Latin American customer. Under the contract, to be supplied within less than a year, Elbit Systems will provide the customer with Hermes 900 UAS systems and an intelligence gathering system
Global Hawk Upgraded For 24-Hour ISR Capability
Northrop Grumman's RQ-4 Global Hawk has been upgraded to deliver round-the-clock intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and communication support to ground forces and aerial platforms conducting missions in Operation Inherent Resolve. The maintainers, assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, are responsible for maintaining and ensuring the RQ-4 Global Hawk, USAF announced today
India To Become Member Of Missile Technology Control Regime
India is likely to become a member of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) that would enable the nation to get close to technology control regimes. The move is supported by the US which has indicated it would to share sensitive technologies such as armed drone with India if the former signs up for the MTCR
South Korean Remoeye UAV to Spy on North
South Korea will deploy Remoeye drones to frontline army and Marine Corps units for surveillance of military activity of North Korea. “South Korea received its first home made drone manufactured by UCON system today,” Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) was quoted as saying by Xinhua news daily Wednesday
Ukrainian Firm Integrates Grenade Launcher into Milrem Robotics' Unmanned Ground Vehicle
Russian-Ukrainian Citizen Arrested Over Alleged Moscow Region Car Bomb Plot Targeting Soldier
Elbit Systems Wins $260M Contracts for Airborne Munitions Supply to Israel
Some 45 Foreign Firms Apply To Test Weapons in Ukraine
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...