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Iran to Equip Helicopters with Fire-And-Forget Missiles
2018-12-28 Read More...
Commander of the Iranian Army Ground Force Brigadier General Kiomars Heidari announced plans to equip missiles used in helicopters with fire-and-forget guidance system, Fars News Agency (FNA)

China to Launch Man-Made Moon Into Space
2018-10-23 Read More...
China has made public its plans to launch an ‘artificial moon’ by 2020. It’s hoped the light source will replace streetlamps and lower exorbitant electricity costs in the country’s rural areas. China is set to launch into orbit a huge space mirror,

Iran to Boost Power of its Ballistic, Cruise Missiles
2018-09-14 Read More...
A senior advisor to the Iranian Defense Ministry announced his country’s plans to increase the power of its ballistic and cruise missiles, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Rostec Modernizing Indian Vikramaditya Aircraft Carrier
2018-09-14 Read More...
Following the program of military-technical cooperation with India, Technodinamika holding company (part of Rostec State Corporation) has begun executing installation supervision of marine hydraulic systems on the Indian Navy aircraft carrier

China Joins Russia in Massive Vostok 2018 Military Exercise
2018-09-13 Read More...
The Vostok 2018 exercise, the largest in Russia’s modern history, which involves 300,000 troops, got underway in the Eastern Military District on Tuesday, the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry told

Iran Tests Bavar Missile Defense System on Ballistic Missiles
2018-09-12 Read More...
Deputy Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base for Research and Self-Sufficiency Jihad General Mahmoud Ebrahiminejad announced that Iran has successfully tested the home-made version of the sophisticated Russian S-300 missile defense system,

U.S. Air Force Awards Boeing 4th KC-46A Tanker Production Lot
2018-09-12 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing a $2.9 billion contract for 18 KC-46A tanker aircraft, spares, support equipment, spare engines and wing air refueling pod kits. With this fourth production lot, Boeing now is on contract for 52 KC-46

Safran, CNRS, University of Poitiers Launch Joint Research Lab
2018-09-12 Read More...
Safran Electronics & Defense Chief Executive Officer Martin Sion, CNRS Executive Officer for the development and University of Poitiers President Yves Jean inaugurated their joint lab, PRIMEO (for “Partnership for Research and Innovation in

ARQUUS Confirms Tier 2 of VT4 Program
2018-09-11 Read More...
The Ministry of the Armies announced on Thursday, September 6th, the signature of the second tier of 1.200 Standard 2 VT4. A total of 3,700 ARQUUS’ will be equipping the Army by 2025, replacing the P4 liaison

TAI’s T625 Multirole Helicopter Completes First Flight
2018-09-11 Read More...
T625 Multirole Helicopter of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has successfully performed its first flight on 6th of September 2018, at its facilities in Ankara, Turkey.The first prototype of new generation, 6 tone, light intermediate, T625

PT PINDAD Conducts Live-Firing Demo of its “Medium Tank”
2018-09-10 Read More...
PT PINDAD conducted on 27 of August 2018 a successful live-firing demonstration of its latest “Medium Tank” at the Infantry Education Center of the Indonesian Army at Cipatat, West Bandung

Rostec Presents T-500A Aircraft with Flotation Landing Gear
2018-09-10 Read More...
Russian State Corporation Rostec has presented T-500A aircraft with flotation landing gear for water deployment at the Hydroaviasalon-2018 exhibition. This modification can be used to carry out patrol and search and rescue operations in coastal

U.S. Defense Secretary Flies on E-4B “Doomsday Plane”
2018-09-10 Read More...
There is nothing quite like the U.S. Air Force’s E-4B aircraft. Born and bred for battle, the modified Boeing 747s are nearly six stories tall, equipped with four colossal engines and designed to survive a nuclear

Japan Developing Hypersonic Weapon Systems
2018-09-10 Read More...
Japan’s Ministry of Defense in its latest annual white paper has confirmed the development of the newest hypersonic weapon systems for to “steadily build up its defense

Iveco DV Delivers 100th Trakker GTF 8x8 to German Army
2018-09-10 Read More...
The 100th Trakker of a total order of some 133 tactical military trucks has been delivered by Iveco Defence Vehicles to the German Bundeswehr, the German Armed Forces - represented by BAAINBw (Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information

Iran Mass-Producing First Home-Made Fighter Jet
2018-09-07 Read More...
Iranian Army Lieutenant Commander Brigadier General Mohammad Hossein Dadras announced that Iran’s first home-made supersonic fighter jet, Kosar, has gone on line for mass-production, Fars News Agency (FNA)

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