BAE Systems’ Active Inceptors Certified on Gulfstream G600 and G500
BAE Systems' active interceptors have earned certification on Gulfstreams G600 and G500 aircraft. The certifications are from the Federal Aviation Administration for the G600 aircraft and European Aviation Safety Agency for the G500 aircraft
Iran Invited to Turkish Cybersecurity Summit
Iran is one among several countries to be invited to Turkeys Cyber Shield 2019 international cybersecurity exercise to be held in Ankara on 19th and 20th of December. The event will be co-organized by Turkey's Ministries of Transport and Infrastructure, and Information and Communications Technologies
US Military to get Cellphone-like Satcom Systems
The US Navy has awarded General Dynamics a contract worth $731.8 million to supply Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite communication system, which will provide voice clarity and data transmission speed similar to that of a civilian cellphone
Kuwait to get First E-Scan AESA Radar-Equipped Eurofighter in 2020
Kuwait will become the first country to own Eurofighter jets equipped with E-Scan (Captor-E CAESAR) Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar when it receives the jet next year. Twenty-Eight Eurofighter jets were purchased by Kuwait in 2016 for $8
Japan Orders Lockheed Solid State Radar SPY-7 Sets for Aegis Ashore
The Japanese Ministry of Defense has ordered two Solid State Radar (SSR) antenna sets for Tokyos Aegis Ashore Ballistic Missile Defense system. “Lockheed Martin and its trading partner in Japan recently contracted with the Japanese Ministry of Defense to produce two Solid State Radar (SSR) antenna sets for Aegis Ashore Japan,”...
Northrop Delivers 500th AESA Radar for F-35 fighter
Northrop Grumman has delivered its 500th AN/APG-81 active electronically scanned array (AESA) fire control radar for the F-35 Lightning II. The AN/APG-81 radar has long-range active and passive air-to-air and air-to-ground modes that support different missions
AESA Radar-Equipped Chinese J-11B Fighter Jet Seen for First Time
China has displayed a J-11B fighter jet, the mainstay of its air force, with a white nose cone with its official media interpreting it to be new Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar. “The new radar that can see farther and enable long-range missile use, a move that will significantly boost the Chinese Air Force's capability,”
Captor-E AESA Upgrades for Bundeswehr’s Eurofighters from 2022
Bundeswehrs fleet of Eurofighters will get Captor-E Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) upgrades starting 2022, Luftwaffe chief said during an interview with a local daily. “The Captor-E AESA radar will significantly increase the capabilities of the Eurofighter in air-to-air and air-to-ground applications
Leonardo Bags Bangladesh’s Air Surveillance Radar Contract
Leonardo has netted Bangladeshs air surveillance radar contract with the company agreeing to supply Kronos LAND radars to the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF), on Tuesday. The agreement was announced by the Italian firm at the ongoing Bahrain International Defense Exhibition and Conference (BIDEC) exhibition in Manama, Bahrain
Russia to test Internal Web Network This Week
Russia is planning to hold tests of “RuNet,” a
US Navy’s EA-18G Electronic Warfare Aircraft to get Self-power Generating Jammer Pod...
Raytheon completed the first power generation flight test of the Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) which will create its own electricity to jam enemy radars The U.S
Turkey's Domestic Long Range Radar to be Ready Soon
Work on Turkeys domestic long-range radar systems will be completed soon, Mustafa Akkulu, Aselsan Radar Systems Director, said Tuesday. “Aselsan has been working on an S-Band long-range radar system
Kazakhstan Sold 81 Soviet Era Fighter Jets to U.S. for Possible Transfer...
Belgium Inaugurates Factory to Manufacture Griffon Armored Vehicles
Boeing to Use GKN Aerospace's St. Louis Facility for F/A-18, F-15 Programs...
Sierra Nevada Bags $13 Billion U.S. Air Force “Doomsday Plane” Contract
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...
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...