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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)

Safran to Provide Electro Optic Sensor for 12 Australian OPVs
2018-09-06 Read More...
Saab Australia has selected Safran Electronics & Defense Australasia to provide the electro optic sensor as part of the situational awareness system for the 12 Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) SEA1180 Project. This Electro Optic Sensor is the Vigy

China’s First Home-Made Aircraft Carrier Begins High-Speed Testing
2018-09-06 Read More...
China’s first domestically produced aircraft carrier has begun its second stage of testing, closing down large parts of the Yellow Sea to naval traffic while it practices high speed maneuvers and tests the endurance of its propulsion system, experts

Boeing KC-46 Tanker Program Completes FAA Certification
2018-09-06 Read More...
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted Boeing’s KC-46 tanker program a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC), verifying that its refueling and mission avionics systems meet FAA requirements. The milestone marks completion of KC-46

Bell, U.S. Army to Advance Micro Unmanned Aerial System Technologies
2018-09-05 Read More...
Researchers from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc., company, met in June to further advance the development of a micro Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). The UAS is a miniature, lightweight reconnaissance vehicle that

Russia to Hold Largest Military Exercise in Decades
2018-09-04 Read More...
From 11 to 15 September, Russia will next month hold its biggest war games since the fall of the Soviet Union, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said, a massive military exercise that will also involve the Chinese and Mongolian

Iran’s Defense Minister Seeks Larger Defense Budget
2018-09-04 Read More...
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami urged the lawmakers to boost the country’s defense budget, stressing that it will strengthen Iran’s deterrence power, Fars News Agency (FNA)

RUAG Defence to Relocate to Dübendorf Airfield in 2020
2018-09-04 Read More...
The founding of the innovation park on the Dübendorf airfield means that RUAG Defence will have to move to this location from 2020. The ideal solution for the location has already been

5th Generation Su-57 Stealth Fighter to Get Artificial Intelligence
2018-09-03 Read More...
Russia’s fifth-generation Su-57 fighter jets will have enhanced artificial intellect capabilities, bringing it a step closer to the next-generation unmanned fighters, a source in aviation industry told

Boeing Awarded U.S. Navy MQ-25 Contract
2018-09-03 Read More...
Boeing will build the U.S. Navy’s first operational carrier-based unmanned aircraft, the MQ-25 aerial refueler, through an $805 million contract awarded

Iran Training Indian, Pakistani, Omani Commanders
2018-09-03 Read More...
The Head of the Iranian Army Command and General Staff College (DAFOOS) General Hossein Valivand announced that the country is training army Commanders from the friendly states, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Roketsan’s Jobaria Rocket Launcher Sets World Record
2018-08-30 Read More...
Jobaria, a multiple cradle rocket launcher developed by Turkish defense contractor Roketsan for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has racked up a Guinness World Record for the world’s largest rocket artillery in terms of the number of barrels, the

Arquus’ President Receives Top Delegates at MEDEF 2018
2018-08-30 Read More...
Arquus’ President Emmanuel Levacher (photo) received Mrs. Delphine Gény-Stephann, Minister Delegate to the French Minister of Economy, and Mr. Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux, MEDEF’s

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