BAE System Received Orders worth $6.3B in 2023
BAE Systems said it received contract awards worth around $6.3 billion combined to work on new and advanced weapons such as the Tempest project to create an all-new sixth-generation fighter aircraft
Russia, Chinese Strategic Rocket Forces Could have "Exchanges" under New Cooperation
As part of agreements reached during Chinese and Russian defense ministers meeting in Moscow on Tuesday, more military services could start to have exchanges, like strategic rocket forces. Zhang Hong, an associate research fellow at the Institute of Russian, Eastern European and Central Asian Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social...
Boeing Subsidiary ForeFlight Acquires Flight Debriefing Software Provider CloudAhoy
ForeFlight, a Boeing Company, has announced that it has acquired CloudAhoy, a provider of post-flight debriefing, analytics and flight operations quality assurance (FOQA) software products for flight training, as well as business, general and military aviation pilots and operators. Specifically, the deal strengthens ForeFlights data analytics tools and services, which provide...
Nigeria offers Defence Manufacturing Base Deal to China
Nigeria has invited China to set up defence manufacturing facilities in the African country as part of collaboration between Nigerian and Chinese companies. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence of Nigeria, Dr Ibrahim Abubakar Kana mni, said this to a Chinese delegation that visited the capital, Abuja on March 20
Turkey Offers to Set up ANKA Drone Factory in Nigeria
Turkish Aerospace Industries has offered to establish a manufacturing plant for the ANKA unmanned aerial vehicle in Nigeria. The news was stated by the Nigerian Ambassador to Ankara, Ismail Yusuf Abba during his interaction with the press as the guest of the Institute for Strategic Thinking (SDE) International School of Diplomacy
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Indian MoD Oks Multiple $8.5B Deals to Buy ATAGS, BrahMos Missiles and...
India defence ministry has approved multiple projects worth $8.5 billion (INR 70,500 Crore) combined to buy weapons for its military including BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles and advanced towed artillery gun systems (ATAGS)
U.S. DoD's $886B 2024 Budget Aimed at Strategic Competition with China
The Pentagons national defense budget pegged at $886.3 billion is "the most strategy aligned budget in history” and is aimed at “strategic competition with China," a top defense official has said
Ukraine Invasion forces Russia’s Global Arms Exports to Drop Significantly
While the United States continued to sell more weapons and retained its position as the worlds top exporter, Russias invasion of Ukraine has caused a significant drop in the volume of weapons it exported. Although still at world no
India Discusses Defense Cooperation, exports with Armenia
India and Armenia discussed possibilities of expanding cooperation in the field of defense at a meeting in Delhi. Edward Asryan and Anil Chauhan, Chiefs of the General Staffs of the Armed Forces of Armenia and India, met in Delhi on March 6
DARPA Announces First-Ever AI-Controlled F-16 In-Air Combat Tests
S-400 Air Defense System in Crimea Destroyed by ATACMS Missile
Philippines to Receive BrahMos Cruise Missiles on April 19
Australia, Anduril Unveil ‘Ghost Shark’ Autonomous Undersea Vehicle Prototype
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...
China’s “Moderate” 2024 Defense Budget Hides Frenetic Military Build-up
China on Tuesday revealed a draft defense budget draft for 2024 amounting to 1
Battle of Counter-Drone SAMs- Raytheon's Coyote Vs. Russian Pantsir-S1
The spectacular success of drones on the battlefield in Ukraine has prompted Russia and the United States to develop counter-measures...
Grounding of U.S. Military’s V-22 Osprey Fleet Enters Third Month
The grounding of around 400-strong fleet of Osprey V-22 Tilt-rotor aircraft is in its third month with no update on...
How Indian MQ-9B SkyGuardian Acquisition Plan Changes Drone Equation in South Asia
India has recently gained U