China donates 27 Tiger 4x4 armoured vehicles and 4 anti-riot vehicles to...
China donates 31 wheeled armoured vehicles to Bolivian armed forces, including 27 4x4 armoured vehicles personnel carrier Tiger manufactured by the Chinese Defense Company Shaanxi Baoji Special...
View ArticleKRET develops new Okhotnik target detection system for Russia's PAK FA...
The Radio-Electronic Technologies Concern - KRET, a subsidiary of the Rostec state corporation- is developing the Okhotnik (Hunter) video data processing system to increase the target detection range...
View ArticleUSAF to deploy B-1B bombers to Guam for the first time since 2006
The U.S. Air Force’s B-1B Lancers are scheduled to deploy to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug.6 for the first time since April 2006 in support of U.S. Pacific Command’s Continuous Bomber Presence...
View ArticleRaytheon to support Swiss Air Force F/A-18 fighters radar warning receiver
Raytheon Company has signed its first commercial performance based logistics contract with RUAG Switzerland Ltd., a five-year agreement to service the ALR-67(V)3, an advanced digital radar warning...
View ArticleRussia could equip its Su-34 strike fighters with UKR-RT ELINT pod
The Su-34 tactical bomber fleet may be equipped with UKR-RT electronic intelligence (ELINT) pods in the future, according to the Izvestia daily. The Su-34s will get ELINT pods enabling them to both...
View ArticleRussia's Third Project 11356 Frigate Admiral Makarov Started Sea Trials in...
The Project 11356 frigate Admiral Makarov built at the Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad in west Russia sailed to the Baltic sea for the first time to conduct sea trials, according to the press department...
View ArticleRussia's Il-112V airlifter model undergoes first wind tunnel tests
A dynamic model of the Ilyushin Il-112V military transport plane has undergone the first stage of subsonic wind tunnel flutter tests at Russia’s Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI), the TsAGI...
View ArticleIran has unveiled a new local-made drone to jam enemy communication systems.
Iran on Monday, August 1, 2016, unveiled a new home-made drone which is capable of jamming the enemies' communication systems. The drone was displayed in an exhibition of the Iranian Ground Force's...
View ArticleIsraeli Ministry of Defense unveils its new Eitan 8x8 APC armoured vehicle...
Today, August 1, 2016, the Israeli Ministry of Defense (MoD) has unveiled a new 8x8 armoured vehicle personnel carrier (APC) called Eitan. According the Israeli MoD, the vehicle will replace the old...
View ArticleCroatia takes delivery of its first five OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters
The Croatian armed forces took delivery of the first five OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters on Saturday 30 July 2016. The choppers were delivered at the 93rd Air Force Base of the Croatian Air Force (...
View ArticleUS flies first MV-22B Osprey outfitted with 3-D printed critical parts
The United States' Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) marked its first successful flight demonstration of a flight critical aircraft component built using additive manufacturing (AM) techniques on July...
View ArticleUkroboronprom delivers another batch of BREM-1 recovery vehicle to Ukraine...
UKROBORONPROM SE “Lviv Armored Plant” transferred another batch of BREM-1 tracked armoured recovery and repair vehicle to the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine. The BREM-1 is based on the chassis of T-72...
View ArticleUSAF F-35A shot down target drone in first live air-to-air kill test
The F-35 Lightning II advanced its combat capability by launching an air-to-air missile and directly hitting a drone over a military test range off the California coast July 28, the Edwards Air Force...
View ArticleNew version of Russian K-16 and K-17 Bumerang were unveiled during military...
During a military parade for the 75th anniversary of Russian Ministry of Defense scientific-testing experimental artillery range in Smolino (Nizhny Novgorod region), Russia, a new prototype version of...
View ArticlePhilippines plans to beef up attack helicopters fleet under "Flight Plan...
The Philippine Air Force will be acquiring more attack helicopters to beef up its fleet as part of a long-term upgrade program, a PAF official said Tuesday, August 2nd. "The attack helicopter project...
View ArticleZvezda about to start trials of Il-78M-90A's future UPAZ-1M refuelling pod
Russian defense contractor Zvezda is gearing up for the preliminary trials of the advanced UPAZ-1M commonised refueling pod designed for the Ilyushin Il-78M-90A (NATO reporting name: Midas) airborne...
View ArticleLockheed Martin Supports Rapid Installation of Long-Range Sensor on U.S. Navy...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) recently supported a request from the U.S. Navy to rapidly outfit a Gyrocam® first-generation Vehicle Optical Sensor System (VOSS I) on USNS Grapple, a rescue and salvage...
View ArticleUSAF declares first F-35A squadron combat ready
The F-35A Lightning II fifth-generation fighter aircraft was declared ‘combat ready’ by Gen. Hawk Carlisle, the commander of the USAF Air Combat Command, Aug 2. “I am proud to announce this powerful...
View ArticleThe Virginia-class attack submarine USS Illinois has completed its alpha sea...
The US newest and most advanced nuclear-powered attack submarine, Illinois (SSN-786), returned to the General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard Sunday following the successful completion of alpha sea...
View ArticleJSC Remdiesel will upgrade 400 MT-LB multipurpose tracked armoured for...
The Russian Company JSC Remdiesel (a subsidiary of the KAMAZ Company) will upgrade over 400 MT-LB armoured tractors of the Russian Armed Forces, according to a source in the local defense...
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