Defence News

Saudi Arabia to get 300 Patriot Missiles
Weapon / Missile USA Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia to get 300 Patriot Missiles

The State Department approved a possible FMS to Saudi Arabia of PATRIOT MIM-104E GEM-T for an estimated cost of $3.05 billion.

UAE to Get 96 THAAD Missile Rounds
Weapon / Missile USA United Arab Emirates

UAE to Get 96 THAAD Missile Rounds

The State Department approved FMS to the UAE of THAAD System Missiles for an estimated cost of $2.245 billion.

New UAV Deliveries to the Turkish Armed Forces
Navy / Maritime Air Unmanned Systems Turkiye

New UAV Deliveries to the Turkish Armed Forces

Two aerospace companies TUSAŞ and Baykar delivered four UAVs to the TAF in the last two days. Baykar delivered three AKINCI-B and TUSAŞ delivered one AKSUNGUR.

Malaysia is One Step Close to ANKA UAV
Navy / Maritime Air Unmanned Systems Malaysia

Malaysia is One Step Close to ANKA UAV

Malaysia is expected to acquire the Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) UAV by 2025 and commence operations in early 2026.

China to test DF-17 Hypersonic Missile Near Taiwan
Weapon / Missile Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software China Taiwan

China to test DF-17 Hypersonic Missile Near Taiwan

China will test the DF-17 medium-range hypersonic ballistic missile in a large-scale military exercise near Taiwan dubbed “Operation Reunification”.

Four Countries will Acquire BrahMos Anti-Ship Missiles
Weapon / Missile Indonesia Malaysia Vietnam

Four Countries will Acquire BrahMos Anti-Ship Missiles

BrahMos Aerospace CEO told TASS that about three or four countries in Southeast Asia and the Middle East would buy the BrahMos missiles.

China deploys DF-17 anti-ship hypersonic missile vehicle
Weapon / Missile China

China deploys DF-17 anti-ship hypersonic missile vehicle

China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) has deployed the world's first hypersonic anti-ship ballistic missile launch vehicle, the Dongfeng DF-17.

Russian Navy frigates to be equipped with Tsirkon
Weapon / Missile Russia

Russian Navy frigates to be equipped with Tsirkon

Russian Navy frigates will be equipped with Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missiles in September. The Tsirkon is expected to enter service with the Navy,

Israel develops voice commands to control drones
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software Unmanned Systems Israel

Israel develops voice commands to control drones

Israel is working on a system that allows ground troops to use voice commands against unmanned systems or drones.

SYS Started the mass production of the 12.7 Machine Gun
Weapon / Missile Turkiye

SYS Started the mass production of the 12.7 Machine Gun

Turkiye will equip its platforms with Turkish 12.7 mm machine guns. The SSB has reached a new milestone in the mass production of 12.7x99 mm machine guns.

Northrop Grumman secures a $3 billion contract from MDA
Weapon / Missile USA

Northrop Grumman secures a $3 billion contract from MDA

Northrop Grumman has secured a $3,286,745,005 contract from the United States Missile Defence Agency (MDA).The company was asked to build a GMD.

USSOCOM selects AT-802U Sky Warden
Air USA

USSOCOM selects AT-802U Sky Warden

USSOCOM announced that it had selected L3Harris Technologies' AT-802U Sky Warden for its Armed Overwatch program.

RAF to replace crashed F-35B
Air United Kingdom

RAF to replace crashed F-35B

British Defence Ministry plans to replace an F-35B Lightning II that crashed during take-off from HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier.

FNSS Counts Down for Unmanned Ground Vehicles
Land Unmanned Systems Turkiye

FNSS Counts Down for Unmanned Ground Vehicles

FNSS signed a contract with the Defence Industry Agency for the mass production of heavyweight UGVs.