Defense News | Al Defaiya

Defense News

Russia Tests RS-12M Topol ICBM With Advanced Warheads
2017-09-28 Read More...
The Russian Strategic Missile Forces successfully tested on Tuesday an RS-12M Topol Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), the Defense Ministry

Afghan Air Force Receives First Two UH-60 Helicopters
2017-09-28 Read More...
The first two Afghan Air Force UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters arrived at Kandahar

Airbus Helicopters’ Versatile Range at Helitech 2017
2017-09-28 Read More...
Airbus Helicopters is gearing up for an extensive presence at this year’s Helitech International air show, which will take place from 3-5 October at ExCeL London. The world’s leading helicopter manufacturer will display nearly its entire range of

U.S. Navy Receives 5th Freedom-Variant Littoral Combat Ship
2017-09-27 Read More...
Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri Marinette Marine delivered the future USS Little Rock (LCS 9) to the U.S. Navy on September

Raytheon’s Air & Missile Defense Radar Tracks Simultaneous Targets
2017-09-26 Read More...
Raytheon Company’s AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar acquired and tracked multiple threat-representative targets simultaneously during its third dedicated flight test at the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai,

NGC Wins Support Contract for Explosive Ordnance Disposal Vehicle
2017-09-26 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) has been awarded a 24-month contract by the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Special Projects Search and Counter Measures team for in-service support of the CUTLASS Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) remotely controlled

Orbital ATK Launches Patriot Target Vehicle for Missile Defense Test
2017-09-26 Read More...
Orbital ATK, a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, successfully launched a PATRIOT Target Vehicle (PTV) for the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC). Orbital ATK’s PTV served as an intercept target for the U.S. Army

General Dynamics to Design US Navy’s Next Ballistic-Missile Submarine
2017-09-25 Read More...
The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $5.1 billion Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD) contract to complete the design of the lead Columbia-class submarine, the US next-generation sea-based strategic deterrent.

Successful Test for PAC-3 MSE from Remote Launcher
2017-09-25 Read More...
A Lockheed Martin PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor successfully intercepted a tactical ballistic missile target on Saturday in the first-ever MSE test from a remote launcher.

Rafale International Commits to “Make in India”
2017-09-22 Read More...
Rafale International consisting of Dassault Aviation, Safran and Thales have met more than 100 French SMEs in two-days Business to Business

Saab Wins Order for Giraffe 1X Surface Radar System
2017-09-22 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab has signed a contract for delivery of the Giraffe 1X surface radar system. Due to confidentiality arrangement with the customer, Saab will release no further details of this

Lockheed Martin to Supply Legion Pod to USAF F-15C Fleet
2017-09-21 Read More...
Lockheed Martin’s Legion Pod® has been selected as the Infrared Search and Track (IRST) system for the U.S. Air Force’s (USAF) F-15C fleet. Lockheed Martin will produce more than 130 systems, which will be delivered for aircraft

Northrop Grumman to Acquire Orbital ATK for $9.2 Billion
2017-09-20 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC), a leading global security company, and Orbital ATK, Inc., a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Northrop Grumman will acquire

Peli, Zero 2 Infinity Sign Partnership Agreement
2017-09-20 Read More...
Peli Products -the US global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance protective case solutions- and Zero 2 Infinity, the Aerospace company based in Barcelona specialized in elevating all kind of payloads to the Space, have reached a

Safran Delivered Over 150,000 Resonating Gyros
2017-09-19 Read More...
Safran Electronics & Defense, a European leader in inertial navigation and avionics, has now delivered more than 150,000 resonating

Russia Test-Launches Yars Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
2017-09-18 Read More...
Russia has successfully test-launched a RS-24 Yars ICBM to confirm the reliability of these

Latest events

DSEI 2025
09 - 12 Sep 2025Excel, London - United Kingdom
Counter UAS Middle East & Africa 2025
16 - 17 Sep 2025Amman - Jordan
Intersec Saudi Arabia
29 Sep - 01 Oct 2025Riyadh International Exhibition & Convention Centre - Saudi Arabia
Dubai International Air Chiefs’ Conference (DIACC 2025)
16 Nov 2025Atlantis, The Palm Dubai - United Arab Emirates

Latest Issues

THE WORLD DEFENSE ALMANAC 2024