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Photo by Dylan Malyasov Ukrainian state foreign trade enterprise SpetsTechnoExport has reported that Brazil has shown strong interest in modern anti-tank missile systems developed by Kyiv-based state design bureau LUCH. On Monday, the first technical online consultation between Ukraine and the...

Today’s armed forces are confronting increasingly sophisticated anti-tank weapons as well as a new generation of anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) that can defeat any main battle tank (MBT) frontal armor. To counter these threats, vehicles need Active Protection measures that will ensure the...

By Naval Sea Systems Command Office of Corporate Communication NORTH PACIFIC - NAVSEA’s Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) recovered a downed Navy MH-60S helicopter from a depth of 19,075 feet off the coast of Okinawa, Japan Thursday. The helicopter, a twin engine Sikorsky Seahawk...

SOLOTURK arrives in Pakistani capital to take part in country's National Day celebrations on March 23 Turkish Air Force aerobatic team arrives Pak to celebrate Pak-Day A famed Turkish Air Force aerobatic team has arrived in the country in order to portray a unique display on the National Day...

aitama -- A Japan Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) 151-model aircraft based on the YS11, the first midsize passenger aircraft developed and manufactured in Japan after World War II, took off from Iruma Air Base here on March 17 for its last flight. The aircraft was originally a transport plane...

Two Taiwanese fighter jets crashed on Monday in the third such incident in the past half year, at a time when the Beijing-claimed island’s armed forced are under increasing pressure to intercept Chinese aircraft on an almost daily basis. While Taiwan’s air force is well trained and well...

Most don't realize just how large smart bombs and guided missiles are or what they look like just milliseconds before they unleash their devastation. BY TYLER ROGOWAY MARCH 19, 2021 It's been a long week. Screw it, let's see some missiles, bombs, and rockets just milliseconds before they and...

The state Defence Industries Organisation (DIO) of Iran recently unveiled a new 7.62×51mm self-loading ‘battle rifle’. This is an addition to Iran’s MASAF series of rifles which first emerged in 2016. The first variant of the MASAF was chambered in the NATO 5.56×45mm cartridge. The new rifle was...

A milestone for the Puma infantry fighting vehicle and Future Soldier – Expanded System Supplied by Rheinmetall and its partner companies, the Bundeswehr’s System Panzergrenadier has reached an important milestone. On 18 March 2021, Lieutenant General Alfons Mais, the Chief of the German Army...

French Navy strengthens anti-submarine warfare capabilities with SonoFlash sonobuoy from Thales Artist's impression of a SonoFlash sonobuoy at sea © Thales Business Wire The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has awarded Thales a contract to develop, qualify and manufacture the...

The Swiss Federal Council has adopted the Army Dispatch 2021, thus defining the way forward. With guarantee credits of around CHF 2.3Bn, the Federal Council is pursuing five priorities: expand command and communication systems improve mobility protect members of the Armed Forces more...

AMPS NG integrates SWIR channel to overcome high humidity, smoke or dust The New system is in final flight tests onboard an Unmanned Aircraft for a European Air Force Elbit Systems unveils the next generation of its Advanced Multi-Sensor Payload System (AMPS™ NG), adding Shortwave...

Contec selects Safran LEGION 400 antenna for its international satellite ground station network Safran Data Systems has signed a contract with Contec, a Korean company operating in the “New Space” environment, which is developing an international network of satellite tracking ground stations...

AeroVironment’s wholly owned subsidiary Arcturus UAV has won a competitive task order from the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). Valued at up to $7m, the competitive task order started on 3 February and has been awarded for a one-year period of performance. Last month, AeroVironment...

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE:GD), announced today that it has been awarded $696 million in contracts from the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center for engineering services support and contractor logistics for C-20 and C-37 aircraft. The...

The French Air Force and Navy have declared the Rafale F3-R standard as fully opearational on Mar. 8. On Monday March 8, 2021, the operational commissioning (MSO) of the Rafale F3-R combat aircraft was decided by Admiral Pierre Vandier, Chief of the Navy Staff and Air Force General Philippe...

The first two (out of a total of four) patrols of the Coast Guard that are already in the port of Piraeus, next to the Ministry of Shipping, had the good fortune to visit and photograph the Portnet . This is the boat 900, "Marinos Zampatis" named after the port guard from Meganisi, who was...

Turkey on March 18 marked the 106th anniversary of Çanakkale Victory and Martyrs’ Day and commemorated the fallen soldiers who lost their lives during naval and ground battles in Çanakkale (Gallipoli Campaign) during World War I. Tens of thousands of soldiers died in one of the world's most...

The US Army’s Advanced Targeting and Lethality Aided System (ATLAS) uses sensing technologies and machine-learning algorithms to automate manual tasks during target acquisition. The Advanced Targeting and Lethality Aided System (ATLAS) is a joint effort between DEVCOM's C5ISR and Armaments...

The two contenders for the largest acquisition project in the history of the Australian Army have been officially unveiled in Canberra. The new IFV prototypes are currently under evaluation, and once delivered, the project will provide the Army with an advanced, cutting-edge, mounted close...