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The US Army has greenlit initial production of an Interim Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense (IM-SHORAD) system, and awarded General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) with a USD1.2 billion contract to build the new vehicles. The service announced the deal on 30 September and said it will run through...

AJAX is the next-generation of Armoured Fighting Vehicles (AFV). Fully-digital and fully-integrated, it enables to soldier to ‘See First, Decide First, Act First’ on the modern battlefield. Providing best-in-class protection and survivability, reliability and mobility, and all-weather...

The basis of Turkey's first lithium-ion battery production facility will be laid tomorrow At the Signing Ceremony held in the activity area of ASPİLSAN Energy in Kayseri center on 21.08.2020 ASPİLSAN Energy Chairman of the Board Assoc. Dr. Mr. Following the speeches of İsmail Hakkı DOĞANKAYA...

Armenia seems to be persistent in its baseless claims

Lebanese Armed Forces' A-29 Super Tucano aircraft The Pentagon has awarded Sierra Nevada a deal valued $15 million for maintenance of Lebanese A-29 aircraft. “This contract does not currently include any FMS aircraft production. The first task order will be awarded for the sustainment of the...

Saudi Arabia calls for increased GCC defence industry collaboration The leader of Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI), Ahmad Al Ohali, has issued a call for improved collaboration in the defence industry within the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) states. In a...

First complex fiber composite component enables light and safe canopy structure for RACER It is over 400 km/h fast and built to transport people safely and sustainably: The RACER ("Rapid And Cost-Efficient Rotorcraft"), an innovative high-speed technology demonstrator, is designed to achieve...

The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of India of items and services to extend follow-on support for their fleet of C-130J Super Hercules aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $90 million. The Defense...

The contract for an Asia-Pacific customer will be performed by the Israeli defense electronics company over 12-months. Israeli defense electronics company Elbit Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: ESLT; TASE: ESLT) announced today that it has been awarded a contract worth $33 million to supply tactical...

GE’s T901 engine ahead of schedule with critical design review complete GE Aviation, in cooperation with the United States Army, successfully completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) in July for the T901-GE-900, GE’s next-generation engine that will power a large portion of the Army’s...

It's proof that every big thing starts with one small step.

Nowadays, worth of million dollars tanks can be out of war with worth of thousand dollars smart ammunitions. This opinion does not mean that tanks are unnecessary, but I think their value is decreasing, not increasing.

i really wonder the cause of the crash. How did it cross the fuel pod and hit the engines? If there was a problem, why didn't he slow down or maneuver left and right? Really big questions. Better to wait for the accident report.

The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has completed the first high-altitude flight trial of its AR500C vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the company announced on its official Weibo social media account on 27 September. AVIC stated that the trial...

I also think it is worth discussing. At least WWII tactics don't seem to work very well with smart guided ammunition and uavs.

The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Switzerland of forty (40) F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $6.58 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required...