Futuristic Unmanned Hypersonic Bombers
Armed forces of the future could be using rapid response aircraft equipped with engines capable of propelling those aircraft to hypersonic speeds - similar to the Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine (SABRE) which is currently being developed by Reaction Engines Limited, a small British company in which BAE Systems has invested...
US, Israeli Made Weapons Bound For Terrorists Seized By Syrian Authorities
The Syrian authorities have seized weapons, including two US made missiles and Israeli made shells, in Swedia bound for terrorists in eastern desert. In a video posted by Syrian Arab News agency Tuesday shows seized weapons that include US made missiles, Israeli shells in Swedia and is claimed to be bound...
Russian Battleship With Camouflaged Tanks Crosses Istanbul
In a video released by the Turkish Tevhidi Gündem news shows a Russian KIL-158 battleship laden with camouflaged armored vehicles and likely to be tanks passing through Istanbuls Bosphorus on Sunday. A Turkish Coast Guard ship, maritime police and a police helicopter escorted the ship throughout its one-hour passage. Two tanks...
DARPA's GXV-T Future Armored Vehicle Concept Mobility Video
US Defense Advance Research Projects Agency (DARPA)'s Ground X-Vehicle Technology (GXV-T) program seeks to develop groundbreaking technologies that would make future armored fighting vehicles significantly more mobile, effective, safe and affordable. The program recently awarded Phase 1 contracts to seven organizations. Carnegie Mellon University, Honeywell, Leidos, Pratt & Miller, QinetiQ Inc.,...
US Military's Failed Humvee Airdrop
Three US military vehicles, High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) detached from their parachtes and crashed during an airdrop on a military base in Hohenfels, Germany. The video capture shows equipment being dropped by parachute from planes with the 173rd Airborne Brigade flying past until the first HMMWV breaks free and...
Russian Su-30 Jets Escort IL-76 Carrying Aid To ISIS-Besieged Syrian Town
The Russian Air Force video shows air dropping of 30 tons of humanitarian aid on April 6 over areas of Deir Ez-Zor. Cargo deliveries have been held from the Hmeymim Airfield by Il-76 transport aircraft of the Syrian Air Force escorted by Russian Su-30 and Su-35 fighter jets. The military...
Russian Mi-28N Attack Helicopter Debuts In Syria
Russias Mi-28N attack helicopter has made its combat debut in Syria. In a video posted by Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD), at least one Mi-28N helicopter is seen fighting Islamic State (IS) terrorists near the city of Palmyra, Tass reported Monday. In the footage, the aircraft used both types of Ataka (AT-9...
DARPA’s ACTUV Drone To Hunt Submarines
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agencys (DARPA) Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program has designed, developed and constructed an entirely new class of ocean-going vessel—one intended to traverse thousands of kilometers over the open seas for months at a time, all without a single crew member...
Russian Su-25 Fighter Crashes, No Casualties
A Russian Su-25 fighter crashed early morning in the eastern Primorsky Krai region during a training flight. No casualties have been reported as the pilot managed to eject before the crash, Ria Novosti quoted an unnamed source as saying Wednesday. The Russian Defense Ministry in a statement said that, “The pilot ejected...
Russian 'Verba' MANPADS Test Firing
The video shows a newest Russian-made 9R 333 VFN man-portable air defence missile system (MANPDS being test-fired at suspended targets. The MANPADS is designed and manufactured by the KBM Scientific Production Concern, a subsidiary of JSC High Precision Systems Scientific Production Association. The MANPADS boasts of enhanced capability of engaging small-size targets...
Ukraine's JDAM-ER Bombs to Get Home-on Sensors to Target Russian Electronic Warfare...
Bayraktar TB3 UCAV Climbs to 33,000 ft. Highlighting High Altitude Reconnaissance Capability
Russia Claims 111,000 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in 2024
Italy to Transfer SAMP/T Air Defense Systems to Ukraine
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...
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