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Sweden Offers BAE Systems’ Combat Vehicle 90 to Slovakia
BAE Systems has confirmed its bid submission, together with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV), for the Combat Vehicle 90 (CV90)) in response to the Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic’s acquisition of 152... More of this article »
Rafael Tests Latest Generation Sky-Shield Electronic Attack Pods for Foreign Customer
Israeli firm Rafael said today it has completed development of the latest generation of the Sky-Shield family of Electronic Attack (EA) Pods. The pod is now undergoing extensive flight trials on a 4.5 generation fighter aircraft for... More of this article »
Rafale and Super Hornet Heat Up Indian Carrier Aircraft Race
The race to supply brand new fighters to be operated on the 40,000-ton Indian aircraft carrier INS Vikrant (Indigenous Aircraft Carrier 1 or IAC 1) is heating up with the country starting tests of finalists – French Rafales... More of this article »
Turkey, Pakistan to Jointly Develop Satellites
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) signed a cooperation agreement with Pakistani space agency Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) to develop space and satellite projects. “We have signed a cooperation deal... More of this article »
Russian Army to Receive Pistol ‘Udav’ with Silencer in 2023
Russian troops will soon receive Udav pistols, developed by the Central Research Institute of Precision Engineering (TsNIItochmash) in a special configuration with a silencer, in 2023. In October 2021, Commander-in-Chief of the Ground... More of this article »
Kalashnikov Group’s Kamikaze Drone Cleared for Export
The Kalashnikov Group’s kamikaze drone KUB-E guided munitions system has received export permit form Russian authorities making it possible to promote this product abroad. “The Kalashnikov, Group, together with Rosoboronexport,... More of this article »
Thales to Develop Advanced Rocket Motor for Australia’s Hypersonic Weapons Program
Thales Australia will start the development of a rocket motor for Australia’s hypersonic weapons. The Australian Hypersonics Research Precinct unveiled by Defence Minister Peter Dutton at Eagle Farm in Brisbane today will accelerate... More of this article »
U.A.E.’s THAAD Destroys Houthi Ballistic Missile: Report
he U.A.E Army’s Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system destroyed a ballistic missile fired by Iran-backed Houthi militants last Monday, marking its first known use in a military operation. The THAAD took out the midrange... More of this article »
Thyssenkrupp to Build Three Dakar-class Submarines for Israeli Navy
Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems has reached an agreement with the Israeli Ministry of Defence for the purchase of three Dakar-class submarines. After extensive negotiations, all parties involved agreed to the technical content and contractual... More of this article »
Thyssenkrupp to Build Three Dakar-class Submarines for Israeli Navy
Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems has reached an agreement with the Israeli Ministry of Defence for the purchase of three Dakar-class submarines. After extensive negotiations, all parties involved agreed to the technical content and contractual... More of this article »
VSMPO-AVISMA Will Continue to Supply Titanium for Airbus A350
VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation has signed an agreement with Spanish company Aernnova Aerospace to continue supplying titanium products for Airbus A350 aircraft until 2028. Under the terms of the agreement, VSMPO-AVISMA will continue to supply... More of this article »
European ‘Strategic Compass’ Document to be Approved by March
In an informal meeting of the EU foreign and defense ministers held in Brest on 12 and 13 January, the officials decided to adopt the “Strategic Compass” by March 2022. Europe’s “Strategic Compass” proposes a number of initiatives... More of this article »
World’s Largest Aircraft, Roc Completes Third Test Flight, Moves Closer to Hypersonic Vehicle Launch
Stratolaunch LLC’s Roc – the biggest airplane in the world in terms of wingspan – made its successful third flight on Sunday. Roc is the world’s largest aircraft, with a 385 ft. wingspan. The aircraft took off at 8:47 a.m.... More of this article »
France Cleared to Order U.S.-made MQ-9 Communications Intelligence Sensor Pod Suites
The U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to France of MQ-9 Communications Intelligence Sensor Pod Suites and related equipment. The Government of France has requested to buy up to eight Communications... More of this article »
French DGA, Safran Complete Test of New Turbine Concept for FCAS Aircraft
The French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) completed a major test for the development of the engine for the future air combat system (FCAS) the European collaborative stealth aircraft project. As part of the Turenne defense... More of this article »
U.S. Space Development Agency Plans 172 Satellites Deployment to Track Hypersonic Weapons
The U.S. Space Development Agency is planning to deploy 144 transport layer satellites and 28 tracking satellites in low-Earth orbit (LEO) by 2024 to detect maneuverable hypersonic glide vehicles during flight. Speaking today at the... More of this article »
Turkey to Launch Intelligence Collection Ship ‘A-591 Ufuk’ on January 14
Turkey’s Naval Forces Command will receive the country’s first domestically developed intelligence collection ship A-591 Ufuk on January 14. The delivery ceremony to be held in Istanbul Shipyard is expected to be attended by President... More of this article »
Smart Shooter Unveils SMASH Dragon Precision Killer Drone
Smart Shooter has unveiled SMASH Dragon, an armed drone system incorporating company-developed SMASH Technology for precise target elimination. Presented by the company for the first time, SMASH Dragon is an advanced robotic weaponry... More of this article »
UAC to Supply 4 MC-21 Aircraft to Rossiya Airlines in 2022
United Aircraft Corp (UAC) will supply 4 units of the MC-21 airliner to Rossiya Airlines in 2022 eventually leading to a production run of 76 aircraft by 2027. The initial batch of 4 aircraft will be equipped with the U.S. made Pratt... More of this article »
Northrop Grumman to Deliver IBCS Air Defense System Hardware & Software to Poland
Northrop Grumman has won a contract worth nearly $10 million to supply Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS) hardware and software to Poland. Work will be performed in Huntsville, Alabama, with an... More of this article »
South Korean F-35A Makes Emergency Landing
n F-35A fighter operated by the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) reportedly made an emergency landing during a training session Tuesday due to avionic system issues. The radar-evading jet made the belly landing on a runway at an... More of this article »
Testing of Russian Su-30SM Jet with Powerful AL-41F-1S Engine to be Completed in 2023
Russia will finish testing the Su-30SM jet equipped with a more powerful AL-41F-1S engine derived from the Su-35 fighter in December 2023. The increased thrust will enable the Su-30SM jet to carry more weapons or fly at a higher speed. “Currently,... More of this article »
Aselsan Delivers ILGAR Combat EW System to Turkish Army
The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) has received upgraded ILGAR Combat Electronic Warfare System from Aselsan. Ismail Demir, chairperson of the Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB), announced on Twitter that the ILGAR system was handed... More of this article »
S.Korea Begins Construction of 2nd Changbogo-III Batch-II Submarine
outh Korea has started building the second 3,600-ton Changbogo-III (KSS-III) Batch-II class submarine with improved ballistic missile capabilities for the Navy. This 89-meter-long and 9.6-meter-wide submarine boasts advanced combat... More of this article »
Lockheed Martin to Develop New F-35 JSF Variant Tailored for Foreign Customer
The Pentagon on Monday awarded Lockheed Martin a $49.05 million contract that provides engineering and other related activities in support of the design and development of a Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft variant tailored for... More of this article »
Ukraine Provides Shipborne Multifunctional Radar System to the U.S.
Ukraine has supplied Mineral-ME shipborne multifunctional radar system to the U.S. military. In a recent interview to Ukraine’s Defense Express, Eduard Kasapov, director of the “Kvant-Radiolokatsiya” Research Institute, said,... More of this article »
Russia’s MC-21-300 with Domestic Composite Wing Makes First Flight
Russia’s MC-21-300 aircraft with a locally-made polymer composite wing has made its first flight. The liner took off from the airfield of Irkutsk Aviation Plant, a branch of United Aircraft Corporation (UAC)-owned Irkut company,... More of this article »
Myanmar Commissions China’s Used Type 35B Ming-Class Submarine
The Myanmar Navy recently commissioned UMS Minye Kyaw Htin, a former People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Type 35B Ming-class diesel-electric attack submarine. This is the second submarine to join the Navy fleet following the... More of this article »
British Army Deploys Sky Sabre Air Defense System
The UK Ministry of Defense today deployed Sky Sabre air defense system that has the ability to hit a tennis ball-sized object travelling at the speed of sound. 16 Regiment Royal Artillery is now accepting into service the first tranche... More of this article »
Russia President Putin Announces Salvo Launch of Zircon Hypersonic Missiles
Amidst tensions with Ukraine, Russian Zirkon hypersonic missile was launched in a salvo of several missiles incresing its potential to destroy highly protected enemy formations such as aircraft carrier battle groups. “A salvo... More of this article »
China Tests World’s Most Powerful Sterling Engine for Submarine Propulsion
China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited (CSSC) recently tested the basic prototype of the country’s first large-bore Stirling engine, touted to be the world’s most powerful, with applications in submarine propulsion. The prototype... More of this article »
Drone Maker “Kronstadt” Sets up Russia’s First Post-Soviet Era Aircraft Factory
Russian drone maker, “Kronstadt” has set up Russia’s first all-new aircraft factory in the post-Soviet era to manufacture its Orion and other drones. Construction of the factory in Dubna near Moscow which began earlier... More of this article »
South Korean Army gets new 7.62mm Assault Rifle
The South Korean army has introduced a new 7.62 mm-calibre machine guns, the K-16 to replace K-3 and M60 gun used by its troops earlier. The K-16 gun’s operational range is 30-percent more than that of the K-3 gun and its destructive... More of this article »
Raytheon to Upgrade radars of U.S. Marine Corps’ F/A-18 Hornet Jets
Raytheon will integrate APG-79(V)4 AESA radar onto U.S. Marine Corps’ F/A-18 C/D Hornets with a total value of $63 million. The radar, which is a scaled version of the APG-79 AESA that equips F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighters and EA-18G... More of this article »
Germany Blocks Anti-Drone Guns Sale to Ukraine
The German representative on the supervisory board of the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has blocked the delivery of anti-drone jamming guns to Ukraine which were already paid for by Kiev. The shipment of these anti-drone... More of this article »
Indian Army to Hold Unmanned Ground Vehicle Experiment
The Indian Army is holding first-of-its-kind Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) experiment, providing the local industry an opportunity to showcase its capability. The service is on the lookout for UGVs to assist infantry troops in high-altitude... More of this article »
Morocco Eyeing French H225M Caracal Helicopters
The Royal Moroccan Air Force is reportedly planning to buy 8 H225M Caracal helicopter from France. Morocco is currently negotiating with Airbus for eight H225Ms, as per reports. A dozen of these helicopters along with 80 Rafale fighter... More of this article »
Russia to Train Argentinean Military Personnel
ussia will train Argentine military personnel in their country under a new agreement signed in Moscow recently. “This is an agreement to facilitate the training of our officers and NCOs in Russian military institutions and it... More of this article »
Russia Planning All-new Aircraft Carrier
Russian experts are evaluating the need to build a new aircraft carrier while work is already underway to create its design. “The Russian Ministry of Defense, together with industrial enterprises is analyzing the demand for an... More of this article »
Naval Group Launches First Gowind Corvette for U.A.E. Navy
Naval Group launched “Bani Yas,” the first corvette ordered by the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) on Saturday. Abu Dhabi ordered two Gowind 2500 corvettes for $850 million in 2019. The French company will build the vessels in partnership... More of this article »
Egypt to Build Naval Combatants, Offshore Patrol Vessels
Egypt revealed details about first of its domestic naval vessels projects for surface combatants and Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) at the EDEX 2021 exhibition in Cairo. The First naval vessel is a 60-meter Compact Combatant CC-60... More of this article »
India’s BHEL Signs Engine Deal With Ukroboronprom
India’s Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has signed a deal for the local manufacturing of components of marine gas turbine engines manufactured by “Zorya” – “Mashproekt” in India. According... More of this article »
Turkey to Develop UAV Aircraft Carrier, Negotiations on With Spain
Turkey could become the first country to develop an aircraft carrier specifically designed for drones. “We see that the concept of an aircraft carrier is starting to change as Turkey also brought about a new concept of an ‘unmanned... More of this article »
Saab Reveals New Mobile High-Mast Solution for Giraffe 4A Radar
Saab and its Finnish partner Conlog Oy have launched a new mobile high-mast solution for the Giraffe 4A radar for fast and efficient deployment to combat threats of low altitude such as cruise missiles and drones. The new mobile high-mast... More of this article »
Raytheon Wins MK54 LW Torpedo Contract from Spain, Brazil
The U.S. Navy today announced a $27.6 million contract to Raytheon for MK54 lightweight torpedoes. This contract covers production of the MK54 lightweight torpedo MOD 0 and MOD 1 common part kits and spare torpedo components, a U.S.... More of this article »
Canada to Build Small Arms Ammunition, Gunpowder Plants in Ukraine
The Government of Canada plans to build small arms ammunition, gunpowder and capsule plants in Ukraine as part of its expanded cooperation with Kiev in the defense industry. “The Government of Canada, represented by the Canadian... More of this article »
Thales Launches Ground Master 400 Alpha Long-Range Air Surveillance Radar
Thales today launched the latest member of the Ground Master family radar portfolio, the GM400 Alpha. The 3D long-range air surveillance radar has 5 times more processing power, an extended range of 10% (up to 515 km), upcoming advanced... More of this article »
U.A.E. to Buy M-SAM Missiles from Seoul for $3.5B
The United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) announced plans to acquire M-SAM missiles from South Korea for $3.5 billion. On Tuesday, the U.A.E. Ministry of Defense confirmed plans in a tweet. Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA)... More of this article »