Source: The Drive By Tyler Rogoway Yesterday, we reported on what appeared to be the first image of Russia’s much-touted, but never yet to be seen Okhotnik, or Hunter, unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) that had been in development for years and was supposed to start flight testing soon. Now, just a day later, new… Continue reading DETAILED NEW PHOTOS OF RUSSIA’S OKHOTNIK UCAV EMERGE
Category: Defence Industry
DEFENCE SECRETARY SETS SIGHTS ON NEXT CENTURY OF BRITISH AIR POWER
Source: RAF Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has revealed that Britain’s combat air power has reached new heights whilst speaking in a brand-new hangar displaying one-hundred years of fighter jets. Speaking at RAF Marham, the Defence Secretary announced the UK now has nine F-35 Lightning jets ready to be deployed on operations around the world. The… Continue reading DEFENCE SECRETARY SETS SIGHTS ON NEXT CENTURY OF BRITISH AIR POWER
RUSSIA DEVELOPING KALIBR-M CRUISE MISSILE FOR WARSHIP DEPLOYMENT
Source: Defense World Russia is developing a new Kalibr-M crusie missile with a range of over 4,500 kms for its navy. “The newest high-precision ship-based Kalibr-M cruise missile with a maximum firing range of more than 4,500 km is being developed for the Russian Navy. The creation of the rocket is at the stage of… Continue reading RUSSIA DEVELOPING KALIBR-M CRUISE MISSILE FOR WARSHIP DEPLOYMENT
SIKORSKY, BOEING PROVIDE FIRST LOOK AT SB>1 DEFIANT™
Source: Military Leak Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company and Boeing provided the first look at the SB>1 DEFIANT™ helicopter the companies have developed for the U.S. Army’s Joint Multi-Role technology demonstrator program. The SB>1 DEFIANT™ is designed to fly at twice the speed and range of today’s conventional helicopters and offers advanced agility and maneuverability.… Continue reading SIKORSKY, BOEING PROVIDE FIRST LOOK AT SB>1 DEFIANT™
CHINA’S S-400 INTERCEPTS BALLISTIC TARGET 250 KM AWAY
Source: The Diplomat By Franz-Stefan Gady The People’s Liberation Army’s Rocket Force (PLARF) has conducts its first live fire drill of its newly acquired first regimental set of Russian-made S-400 Triumf long-range interceptor-based air defense systems (NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler), according to Russian media reports. The test purportedly took place in November at an… Continue reading CHINA’S S-400 INTERCEPTS BALLISTIC TARGET 250 KM AWAY
TURKEY SAYS US MISSILE DEAL DOES NOT AFFECT S-400 PURCHASE
Source: AFP Ankara’s purchase of US missiles worth $3.5 billion will not affect a deal to acquire rival S-400 missiles from Russia, the Turkish presidential spokesman said Monday. “The US Patriot sale process does not affect the S-400 process. We don’t see one as an alternative for the other,” Ibrahim Kalin said. The US State… Continue reading TURKEY SAYS US MISSILE DEAL DOES NOT AFFECT S-400 PURCHASE
CHINA FLIGHT TESTS NEW SUBMARINE LAUNCHED MISSILE
Source: Free Beacon By Bill Gertz China carried out a flight test of a new submarine-launched ballistic missile last month that will carry multiple nuclear warheads capable of targeting most of the United States, according to American defense officials. The launch in late November was the first time the Chinese military flight tested the Julong-3,… Continue reading CHINA FLIGHT TESTS NEW SUBMARINE LAUNCHED MISSILE
TURKEY CLEARED BY US FOR PATRIOT MISSILE DEAL DESPITE S-400 ROW
Source: Defense News By Aaron Mehta Amid an ongoing row concerning Turkey’s decision to buy a Russian air defense system, the U.S. State Department has cleared Ankara to purchase a package of Patriot systems, with an estimated price tag of $3.5 billion. The announcement, posted late Tuesday evening on the website of the Defense Security… Continue reading TURKEY CLEARED BY US FOR PATRIOT MISSILE DEAL DESPITE S-400 ROW
REPORT: CHINA IS DRIVING USE OF ARMED DRONES IN MIDDLE EAST
Source: Ha’aretz The use of armed drones in the Middle East, driven largely by sales from China, has grown significantly in the past few years with an increasing number of countries and other parties using them in regional conflicts to lethal effects, a new report said Monday. The report by the Royal United Services Institute,… Continue reading REPORT: CHINA IS DRIVING USE OF ARMED DRONES IN MIDDLE EAST
US NAVY ORDERS ADDITIONAL 2 LCS FROM AUSTAL USA
Source: Naval Today The US state department has awarded Austal USA a contract for the construction of an additional two Independence-variant littoral combat ships (LCS) for the US Navy. According to Austal, this brings the total of new LCS orders booked in calendar year 2018 to four ships. For competition reasons the US Navy has… Continue reading US NAVY ORDERS ADDITIONAL 2 LCS FROM AUSTAL USA