Back in 2015 Roketsan, Turkey’s premier producer of air-launched weapons signed a deal with Lockheed Martin to co-develop a variant of the former’s SOM cruise missile. This variant, SOM-J, would… Continue reading "US-Turkish Cruise Missile SOM-J May be a Victim of F-35 No-sale Fallout"
BAE has been funded by the US Army to build prototypes mounting the new cannon designed for the Extended Range Cannon Artillery program (ERCA) on their M109A7 chassis. The M109A7… Continue reading "Extended Range Cannon Artillery Program Gains Momentum"
Lithuania received its first shipment of two Boxer armored fighting vehicles on 25 June, the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defense confirmed in a statement. Designated as Vilkas (“Wolf”) in Lithuania,… Continue reading "Lithuania Receives First Two Boxer Armored Fighting Vehicles"
Sweden is reportedly set to join the UK in the development of the BAE Tempest next-generation stealth fighter aircraft as the first partner nation in the program. The Financial Times… Continue reading "Sweden to Join UK in Developing Tempest Next-Gen Fighter"
France’s Dassault Aviation and multinational Airbus Defense and Space unveiled a mock-up of their New Generation Fighter (NGF) at the Paris Air Show 2019. The unveiling was performed by Eric… Continue reading "Future European Fighter Unveiled by Dassault and Airbus"
Leonardo has announced that the US Air National Guard will begin testing and evaluation of its BriteCloud 218 expendable active decoy. Already in service with the RAF, initially on the… Continue reading "BriteCloud Active Decoy Tested by the US Air National Guard"
The Russian Uran-9, produced by Kalashnikov Concern, was conceived as an armed UGV or unmanned ground vehicle. The Uran-9 was designed to conduct infantry fire support tasks and armed reconnaissance… Continue reading "Russia’s Killer UGV “Not Able to Perform the Assigned Tasks”"
The Royal Jordanian Air Force has offered its six CASC CH-4B UAVs for resale. Although no official explanation was provided, previous statements indicate the Jordanians may be disappointed with its performance.
Belgium Naval & Robotics (BNR), a consortium of French companies Naval Group and ECA Group, received an order for 12 new-built Mine Countermeasure Vessels (MCMV) to be delivered to the… Continue reading "French-led Consortium Receives Order For Belgian-Dutch Mine Countermeasure Vessels"
The USMC has gotten a lot of work out of their MV-22 Osprey fleet since its entry to service over a decade ago. A new drone, under development with the… Continue reading "Marine Corps Developing Advanced Air Launched Drone"