China's Black Hawk Competitor, Z-20 helicopter, to have Multiple Variants
The Z-20 helicopter, Chinas answer to Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk, could have new variants to perform anti-submarine warfare, patrol and reconnaissance missions. “The Z-20 helicopter can be modified into special-mission variants...
Russian Army Receives 18000 'Ratnik' Combat Outfits
The Russian Army are all-protected by Ratnik infantry gear, thousands of which they received recently, a month ahead of schedule. Manufacturer Central Research Institute for Precision Machine-Building (TsNIITochMash) announced Thursday that...
Dassault to Make Falcon 2000LXS in India for Use as French AF's...
The French Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, today announced the upcoming notification of the contract for an initial order for seven “Albatros” Maritime Surveillance and Intervention Aircraft (AVSIMAR)...
Aselsan Inks $38.8M Deal for Electro-Optic & Communication Systems with Mystery Customer
Turkish firm Aselsan has inked a $38.8 million deal to deliver electro-optic and communication systems to an undisclosed foreign customer
Chinese Troops Deploy Unmanned Helicopters Near Border With India
Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Tibet Military Command troops stationed at the border with India have deployed two locally-built unmanned helicopters designed for high-altitude combat. The aircraft, Blowfish A2 and Ranger P2-X, were built by Zhuhai...
Chinese Army Uses Drones to Guide Helicopter Missile Strike
The Chinese Army used a drone to guide a helicopter to conduct beyond visual range (BVR) strike at sea during a live-fire drill held recently. All targets were accurately hit under the harsh conditions of dense...
Airbus Offers Eurofighter Jets for Swiss $8.1B Project
Airbus and the Federal Republic of Germany submitted their official offer to the Swiss Federal Office of Armaments armasuisse for the sale of Eurofighter aircraft to Switzerland seeking 36 combat aircraft and ground-based defenses for
BAE Systems to Perform Life-Extension of Swiss CV90 Combat Vehicles
BAE Systems Hägglunds has received a contract from the Swiss Federal Office for Defense Procurement (armasuisse) for the life-extension of the Swiss Armys CV9030, known as the “Schützenpanzer 2000.” The life-extension program of the CV9030 will...
General Atomics to Develop AI for Smart Sensor Prototype Drone
General Atomics was awarded a $93,293,554 hybrid contract for research, development, test and evaluation of artificial intelligence for the smart sensor prototype unmanned aerial platform. Bids were solicited via the internet with 999 received
US DoD to Launch "Trusted Capital Marketplace" in December
The US Department of Defence (DoD) will launch its Trusted Capital Marketplace (TCM) initiative in December to match US technology firms in need of investment with investors without ties to adversarial nations (such as Russia...
Tornado-S Rocket Launchers to Replace Smerch systems in Russian Army by 2027
Russia's Tornado-S multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) will replace the Cold War-era Smerch and Uragan systems within the next seven years. "The planned rearmament of rocket artillery units with advanced Tornado multiple launch rocket systems continues...
China Unveils Wing Loong- 10 Attack Drone
Why UAE’s MQ-9B Armed Drone Purchase Should Worry Iran
The MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) to be acquired by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is intended to give a...
What’s Behind Turkey’s silence on S-400 Air Defence System Test?
The Turkish defense establishment silence on the S-400 air defense systems (ADS)s missile interception test last week reveals more than...
Propaganda War Between Azerbaijan, Armenia
With Azerbaijan and Armenia accusing each other of destroying equipment and killing troops as well as civilians only for it...
New Su-30SM2: Will it be better than the Rafale?
Among the most popular Russian jets is the Sukhoi Su-30SM, which has regularly been improved upon to up its lethality,...
Russian Drone Attack
After lagging behind major drone powers such as the United States, Israel and China, Russia is attempting to challenge, if...
Russian Pantsir Air Defense System- Sitting duck or Top Dog?
Russian Pantsir air defense system (ADS) has been much maligned in the war zones of Syria and Libya as having...