BEL in Race for $1 Billion Infrared Tracking System for Su-30 MKI Fighter Jet
BEL Chairman and Managing Director M V Gautama said on Wednesday that his company had received an expression of interest from the MoD seeking its interest in bidding to supply these two systems. Gautama told defenseworld.net that BEL had the required technical expertise to execute the project. "The TI sight for...
Demonstration of Su-30MKI Cockpit Simulator for BrahMos Weapon Deployment
The BrahMos-Su-30MKI simulator provides pilot-in-loop simulation. It also allows the pilot to strategize BrahMos deployment with a complete mission planning and 3D real time flying experience. The simulator was on display and demonstration at the recently concluded DefExpo 2018 at Chennai, India. The Indian Air Force (IAF) concluded the second phase of...
Lockheed Martin LRASM Air Launched Flight Testing
Lockheed Martin has test fired production-configuration Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM) from a US Air Force B-1B bomber. During the test over the Sea Range at Point Mugu, California, B-1B aircrew simultaneously launched two LRASMs against multiple maritime targets, meeting the primary test objectives, including target impact, the company said in...
Indian Air Force Flight Tests BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile from Su-30MKI
The Indian Air Force has successfully flight-tested BrahMos, supersonic cruise missile from its frontline fighter aircraft, Su-30MKI against a sea based target in the Bay of Bengal. The missile was gravity dropped from the Su-30 from fuselage, and the two stage missiles engine fired up and straightway propelled towards the intended...
Azerbaijan Launches Large-scale Military Exercise
Azerbaijan has launched large-scale military exercises involving various military branches of the Armed Forces. The exercises are being held in accordance with the plan approved by Azerbaijani President, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ilham Aliyev. The drills involve up to 15,000 military personnel, more than 150 tanks and armored vehicles,...
President Donald Trump Commissions USS Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier
President Donald J. Trump commissioned the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during a ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., July 22, 2017. USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is the lead ship of the new Gerald R. Ford class of aircraft carrier, the first new class in more...
Eurofighter Typhoon Capabilities Using A Simulator At LIMA 2017
BAE Systems' Aircrew adviser and Eurofighter Typhoon pilot, Paul Smith demonstrated the aircraft capabilities using a simulator at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) 2017. The simulator is an exact replica of the Typhoons cockpit, includes a Head Up Display (the demonstration of the visor is in the previous...
Eurofighter Typhoon Technical Briefing At LIMA 2017
BAE Systems' Aircrew adviser and Eurofighter Typhoon pilot, Paul Smith demonstrated the new Copter-E radar at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) 2017. The Captor-E Active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar being developed by the Euroradar consortium. It is a next-generation mechanical multi-mode pulse Doppler radar designed for the...
Russian Knights Aerobatics Performance at LIMA 2017: Video
The Russian Knights acquired the first batch of Su-30SM fighters in mid-October last year. Colonel Andrey Alekseev, the leading pilot of “Russian Knights” outlines, “Su-30SM is much easier in control. It is equipped with state-of- the-art systems, what makes its piloting quite comfortable” The new fighter is the modern combat aircraft with...
South Korean BlackEagles Capture The Heart At LIMA'17
The South Korean Black Eagles aerobatic team flying the Lockheed Martin-Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) developed T-50 trainers capture the heart at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition-2017.
DARPA's RACER Program Tests Fleet Autonomous Movement
German Army Awards Rheinmetall €400M to Develop Intercom with Hearing Protection
Beijing Sees Red as Philippines Plans to Sink De-commissioned Chinese Origin Ship...
AeroVironment Unveils Artificial Intelligence Capability, Autonomy Kit for Drones
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...
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...