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Russian Forces Incapacitate Drones, Intercept Radio Using Local Electronic Warfare Systems
The Russian Forces have managed to incapacitate combat drones and intercept radio networks using their latest Electronic Warfare (EW systems) during an exercise held recently. “EW units of the Eastern Military District worked out... More of this article »
Barnard Construction Affiliate Awarded $569M for US-Mexico Border Wall Construction
The Pentagon has awarded BFBC LLC, an affiliate of Barnard Construction Co., $569 million to design-build 17.17 miles of US-Mexico border wall in California. “BFBC LLC, Bozeman, Montana, was awarded a $569 million modification to... More of this article »
Russia’s Arbalet-DM Remote Controlled Weapon Station Tested against Helicopter Target
Arbalet-DM RCWS equipped on Tigr armored vehicle Russsia’s Arbalet-DM remote controlled weapon station (RCWS) was successfully tested for the first time against a moving target resembling a helicopter, at night last week. This RCWS,... More of this article »
Locally-made UAS for Reconnaissance & Adjusting Artillery Fire Delivered to Ukrainian Army
The Ukrainian Army has received the locally-made A1-SM Furia flying wing unmanned aerial system (UAS) capable of aerial reconnaissance and adjusting artillery fire. “According to the order No.115 of 09.04.2020 of the Ukrainian... More of this article »
China’s FTC-2000G Fighter/Trainer Aircraft Secures First Export Order
The Chinese FTC-2000G fighter-trainer made by Guizhou Aircraft Industry Corporation (GAIC) has secured its first export order barely two years after the jet was launched at the 2018 Zhuhai air show. “It took less than two... More of this article »
Nigeria Receives Chinese Artillery, VT4 MBT & STI Tank Destroyer
China’s state-owned NORINCO delivered 17 armored vehicles including artillery trucks, VT4 main battle tanks and ST1 tank destroyers to the Nigerian Army (NA) on Wednesday. The company won the $152 million military equipment... More of this article »
Rostec Completes Modernization of 203mm 2S7M Malka ‘World’s biggest’ Howitzer
A subsidiary of Russia’s Rostec, Uraltransmash company has completed the overhaul/modernization of the 203mm 2S7M Malka self-propelled gun, claimed to the worlds biggest wheeled artillery howitzer. As part of the modernization,... More of this article »
Testing Commences of Russian R-37M Hypersonic air-to-air Missile from Su-35 Jet
Test firing of the Russian R-37M hypersonic air-to-air missile (also known as RVV-BD) from the Su-35 fighter jets are planned for end-2020 while flight tests to confirm compatibility with the Su-35 have already commenced. The R-37M... More of this article »
Ukraine tests Vilkha-M Short-Range Missile
Ukraine’s Luch Design Bureau conducted another test of Vilkha-M missile which has a range of 120km at Odesa on March 30-31. “Even in the conditions of quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ongoing implementation of... More of this article »
How Turkey Won the Electronic Warfare Battle Against Syria in Idlib
Turkey’s success against Syrian regime armor during its ‘Operation Spring Shield’ in February can be attributed to the effective use of electronic warfare (EW) and the deployment of lightly-armed drones that crippled tanks,... More of this article »
Land of the Blazing Guns: Japan’s Quest for Advanced Weapons
After laying to rest its pacifist post-World War II posture since the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe came to power, Japan has its eyes set on matching if not overtaking the United States and Europe in aerospace and defense... More of this article »
China’s Norinco Marks First Export of HJ-12 ‘Javelin Copycat’ Anti-tank Guided Missile
China North Industries Group Corporation (Norinco) has announced the first export of its HJ-12 ‘Red Arrow’ Anti-tank Guided Missile (ATGM), seen as a ‘copycat’ Javelin ATGM, having the same range and penetration... More of this article »
L3-Harris, Raytheon Net $1B for Anti-Jam SATCOM Software
The Pentagon has awarded L3-Harris and Raytheon $500 million each to develop anti-jam communications software — called the Protected Tactical Waveform (PTW) used in military satellites. “Raytheon and L3-Harris have each been... More of this article »
Russian Arms Sales Growing in Africa
Russia has emerged as the biggest supplier of weapons to Africa and accounts for half of the region’s arms market pie, more than twice that of China and the United States. According to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute... More of this article »
India Buys Light Machine Guns from Israeli Firm for $116.4M
The Indian Ministry of Defence has contracted Israel Weapons Industries (IWI) to supply 16,479 Negev 7.62X51 mm Light Machine Guns (LMGs) for $116.4 million (INR 880 crore). “The Indian Armed Forces’ long-standing requirement... More of this article »
Russia to Supply a Batch of KA-31 AEW Helicopters to India
Russia has received a request from India to supply a batch of KA-31 airborne early warning (AEW) helicopters which would likely be based on the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC). “Recently received an appeal for an additional... More of this article »
Pakistan Unveils Light Attack Super Mushak Turboprop Aircraft
Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) on Monday unveiled the attack version of Super Mushak turboprop aircraft. The PAC-manufactured aircraft was displayed equipped with anti-tank missiles. The Buraq laser guided missiles, meant for... More of this article »
Airbus A320neo Sales 11 Times More Than Boeing 737 in 2019
Airbus sold 796 A320neo planes in 2019, more than eleven times Boeing’s tally of 737 order of 69 aircraft. The overall gross orders for Boeing in 2019 stood at 246 aircraft, down from 1090 a year before. The jet-maker’s previous... More of this article »
China to Buy 2 Types of Loitering Munitions
The Chinese military announced its plans to procure two different types of loitering munitions on Monday. The statement released on weain.mil.cn, the Chinese military’s weapon and equipment procurement website, does not mention... More of this article »
Naval Group, Nexter to Upgrade French Navy’s Narwhal Remote Weapon Systems
The French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) has awarded Naval Group and Nexter a contract to modernize Narwhal 20B 20mm remote weapon stations (RWS) fitted aboard all French Navy surface vessels. “With Nexter Group, Naval Group... More of this article »
First Pakistani F-16 Crash in 11 years Raises Questions about Maintenance
The Pakistani F-16 jet that crashed today is the first in 11 years and has come after the United States sold a $125 million technical support and end-use monitoring package to Pakistan in July 2019. “Pakistan had requested a continuation... More of this article »
China May Have Tilt-Rotor Aircraft Planned for Amphibious Assault Ships
China may have plans to develop tilt-rotor aircraft for its Type 075 amphibious assault ships, the second of which is scheduled to be launched soon. Having vertical-landing and take-off ability a helicopter with the speed of a turboprop... More of this article »
Israeli University Develops Laser-based Drone Defense System
Israel’s Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has developed a laser-based defense system dubbed “Light Blade” capable of destroying next-generation combat drones. The technology is being developed and commercialized... More of this article »
Russian Troops Destroy Javelin, NLAW Missiles Depot Using Long Range Weapon
Russian troops destroyed a Javelin and NLAW anti-tank missile systems in Ukraine’s Zhitomir city on Saturday. “In the past 24 hours, a strike was delivered with long-range precision weapons to destroy the ammo depot on the... More of this article »
China Replaces Russian Engine in J-10C Jet With Locally-made WS-10 Taihang
A newly built J-10C fighter has been fitted with a domestically developed WS-10 Taihang engine to replace the Russian-made AL-31 engine. The development could come as bad news for Russia’s United Engine Corporation which supplied... More of this article »
US Navy to get UC-12W Military Transport Plane
The United States Navy has awarded Textron Aviation $14.3 million to modify its Beechcraft King Air 350C Cargo Slick aircraft to UC-12W military transport plane. “Textron Aviation Inc., Wichita, Kansas, is awarded a $14.3 million... More of this article »
Turkey Relied on NATO-Compatible Equipment to Shoot Down Syrian Su-24 Planes
Turkey may have used NATO-compatible equipment and system to shoot down two Russian-made Su-24 fighter jets of the Syrian Air Force. Turkey was able to bypass Russian closure of the airspace over Northern Syria by using the sophisticated... More of this article »
Chinese Firm Develops Robotized Unmanned Ground Vehicle
A Chinese arms company unveiled its ‘Mule-200’ unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) that can transport ammunition and supplies or provide fire cover. The firm, Zhong Tian Zhi Kong Technology Holdings Company displayed the Mule-200 at... More of this article »
Turkish Drone Strike Destroys Syrian Army’s Pantsir-S1 Air Defense System
A missile fired by a Turkish Drone destroyed a Russian-made Pantsir-S1 Air Defense System (ADS) of the Syrian Army deployed in Idlib province on Friday. Information leaked to the Turkish media said that the ADS’s radar was active... More of this article »
Replace ‘Failed’ Russian S-300 in Syria with Chinese Air Defence System: Chinese Media
Syria should replace its ‘failed’ Russian S-300 and Pantsir air defence systems (ADS) with the China made Red Flag series such as the Hongqi 9, the export version of FD-2000 land-based ADS. State-aligned media outlet Sina.com... More of this article »
Russian Military to receive 144 S-350 ‘Vityaz’ Air Defense Systems by 2027
The Russian military will receive 144 S-350 ‘Vityaz’ air defense systems by 2027, even as training has just commenced with their first system delivered in December. Almaz Antey will deliver 12 S-350s batteries, each consisting... More of this article »
Despite French Sanctions, Turkey Making Progress in Pak’s Agosta 90B Sub Upgrade
Turkish firm STM has said that it is making progress in the modernization of Pakistan’s Agosta 90B submarines despite “sanctions and restrictions” imposed by France whose Naval Group was the submarine’s manufacturer. “This... More of this article »
UAE Signs $64M Camcopter S-100 Deal at UMEX-2020
The UAE Armed Forces have signed deals amounting to nearly $170 million (AED 625 million) at the UMEX and SimTEX 2020 event in Abu Dhabi, one of which is a $64 million (AED 234 million) contract for Camcopter S-100 unmanned helicopters... More of this article »
Chinese PLA to Procure 1.4 million Body Armor Units Worth $1.85 billion
The Chinese Peoples’ Liberation Army (PLA) plans to procure 1.4 million units of Body Armor worth 13 billion yuan ($1.85 billion) in the coming two years as it prepares for possible military conflicts against ‘Taiwan secessionists... More of this article »
France tests nEURON stealth combat drone with Rafale Jets, AWACS Aircraft
The French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) and Dassault Aviation have tested a nEURON demonstrator along with five Rafale fighter jets and an AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) aircraft, in multiple tactical configurations. The... More of this article »
Israeli F-35I Jets Strikes “Large Convoy” in Syria
Israeli Air Force (IAF) F-35I “Adir” stealth fighter jets reportedly carried out a “successful” airstrike to destroy a “large convoy” of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)- Quds Force, or Iraqi Popular... More of this article »
Iran Installs Home-made Radar in Mirage F1 Warplanes
Iran has installed locally-made radar and other equipment in Mirage F1 warplanes flown to the country by Iraqi pilots during the 1991 US invasion of Iraq. “We have overcome the aircraft’s previous shortcomings in the area of radar... More of this article »
China’s Z-10 Attack Helicopter Upgraded with Powerful Engine
China’s military has revealed an upgraded Z-10 attack helicopter with a more powerful engine with reduced infrared signal. The latest Z-10 ‘s engine has its exhaust openings facing upward instead of outward like the early model,... More of this article »
Yemeni Rebels Reveal New Air Defense System
Yemeni Houthi rebels have unveiled their newly-inducted air defense system that shot down a Saudi Tornado fighter on Friday night. “It is part of a new, domestically-designed and sophisticated air defense system. It constitutes... More of this article »
Digital Drawing of Latest Singaporean Endurance-class Ship Unveiled at Airshow
ST Engineering displayed a digital drawing of the Joint Multi Mission Ship, the Endurance 170, at the Singapore Air show 2020 (February 11-16). The ship is intended to host helicopters as well as the F-35B jets that the city-state... More of this article »
US Okays $1.867B Raytheon-Kongsberg NASAMS Air Defence System Sale to India
he United States has approved a Foreign Military Sale to India of an Integrated Air Defense Weapon System (IADWS), also called National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) for an estimated cost of $1.867 billion. The... More of this article »
HAL to Export Su-30MKI, MiG-29 Engine Parts
India’s state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Russia’s Rosoboronexport to export spares and accessories of engines of the Su-30MKI and MiG-29 fighter jets. “The MoU envisages... More of this article »
Ground Tests of Superconducting Electric Aircraft Engine Begin in Russia
Ground tests of the world’s first electric hybrid aircraft engine based on a superconducting system has commenced in Chaplygin in Novosibirsk, Russia. Following the successful ground tests, a flying laboratory based on the Yak-40... More of this article »
Bharat Dynamics Unveils Amogha-3 Anti-Tank Missile at DefExpo 2020
India’s Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) has unveiled its new third generation anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) named “Amogha-3” at DefExpo-2020 exhibition in Lucknow city, Uttar Pradesh state, today. “AMOGHA-III,... More of this article »
Russian Electronic Warfare System Brings Down Hostile Drones in Syria
Russian electronic warfare (EW) system de-activated the control system of hostile drones launched by terrorists at its Hmeymim air base in Syria yesterday. This is the first time that the Russian command has reported the use of EW... More of this article »
Russia to Swap Western Avionics in MC-21 Airliner with Locally-made Ones
Russia has planned to replace MC-21 twin-jet airliner’s avionics manufactured by America’s Honeywell and Rockwell Collins, and France’s Thales with indigenous airborne avionics before 2023. A draft tender was issued... More of this article »
Turkish Albayraklar Defence Firm To Shut Shop, Offers Stock For Sale
Albayraklar Savunma Company awarded as the fastest growing defense company of the Year in 2019 resolved to quit the sector by offering its stocks for sale. The stocks of Albayraklar Defense Company affiliated to Albayraklar Holding,... More of this article »
Russian GLONASS Satellites Guided Iranian Missiles to US Target in Iraq
Iran used Russian GLONASS satellites to navigate its missiles while striking United States military bases in Iraq. The use of satellite guidance enabled precision strike on January 8- said to be with an accuracy of 10 meters- which... More of this article »