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The USAF Selected Raytheon’s Missile for Long-Range Standoff Weapon Capability

April 21, 2020 GDC 0

The US Air Force (USAF) has ended its Long-Range Standoff Weapon (LRSO) development competition early, issuing a sole-source contract to Raytheon. Raytheon was competing with Lockheed Martin to design and build the service’s stealthy long-range, […]

U.S. State Department Approves Potential Sale Of JASSM, AIM-120 AMRAAM And AIM-9X Sidewinder To Poland

March 29, 2024 0

The US State Department approved the potential sale of 821 AGM-158B-2 air-to-surface missiles worth $1.77 billion to Poland on Tuesday. U.S. State Department Approves Harpoon And AIM-9X Sidewinder Missiles For PhilippinesDateJune 26, 2021Japan Purchases Joint [...]
NATO Sets Out Future Electronic Warfare Capability

November 28, 2019 0

On 25th to 27th November, the NATO Electronic Warfare Advisory Committee (NEWAC) convened its 107th Plenary meeting at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels. The meeting was presided over by Colonel Ziya Kabasakal, chairperson for the [...]
Australia unveiled $36.8 billion defense budget for 2024 fiscal year

May 16, 2024 0

Australia will spend a record AU$55.7 billion (U.S. $36.8 billion) on defense during the next fiscal year, according to budget documents unveiled May 14. Australia ramping up defense production capabilityDateAugust 13, 2020Turkey allocates $40 billion [...]
Ukraine Shot Down Russia’s Ka-52 Helicopter In Kherson

September 24, 2022 0

On the morning of 24 September, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down a Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter over Kherson Oblast, said Yurii Ihnat, spokesperson for the Air Force, during the [...]
KAI unveils new MUM-T drone at ADEX 2021

November 1, 2021 0

The new UAV was showcased on the KAI booth next to a full scale model of the MAH helicopter, the armed variant of the Marineon helicopter (which is the amphibious variant of the KUH-1 Surion [...]
Indonesia Declares KRI Nanggala Has Sunk

April 25, 2021 0

Indonesia’s navy has declared its missing submarine has sunk and cracked open after finding items from the vessel over the past two days, apparently ending hope of finding any of the 53 crew members alive. [...]

Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

May 29, 2026 0

Germany Advancing 5 Billion Euro Rocket Launcher Deal With Israel’s ElbitIf completed, the deal would include hundreds of rocket launchers and could increase Elbit’s order backlog by about 20 percent, strengthening the Israel-based defense contractor’s […]