Category: Defence Industry

Source: Defense One By Patrick Tucker Almost nothing is known about the new bomber in development, the B-21 Raider, the most important Air Force project of the new century. But it will differ from previous bombers in one critical feature: rapid upgradability, according to Air Force Gen. Tim Ray, who leads the service’s Global Strike… Continue reading THE MUST HAVES OF THE NEXT US STRATEGIC NUCLEAR BOMBER

Source: Defence World While India and Russia are currently finalizing a deal on the S-400 long-range air defense missile system (ADMS), Moscow is now understood to be getting New Delhi interested in its Buk-M3 medium range and Tor-M3 short-range missile defence systems to form a single air-defence network. A suggestion to this effect had been… Continue reading RUSSIA OFFERS BUK-M3, TOR-M2 ALONG WITH S-400 TO INDIA

Source: Navy Recognition The second Project 677 (Lada-class; NATO reporting name: St. Petersburg-class) diesel-electric submarine ‘Kronstadt’ has been launched at the Admiralty Shipyards (a subsidiary of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC)) in Saint Petersburg, according to the TASS news agency. “Despite construction halts and money shortages, the submarine has been launched. It should be mentioned… Continue reading SECOND PROJECT 677 LADA CLASS SUBMARINE “KRONSTADT” LAUNCHED IN ST. PETERSBURG

Source: RT US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has authorized the addition of 33 Russian defense and intelligence officials and entities to the ever-growing US sanctions list and also targeted a Chinese military entity for buying Russian arms. The Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) of 2017 instructs the US administration powers to target… Continue reading US SLAPS CHINESE ARMS PROCURER WITH SANCTIONS FOR BUYING RUSSIAN WEAPONS

Source: Air Recognition The U.S. Air Force announced selection of Lockheed Martin for a fixed-price-type production contract for 22 GPS III Follow-On satellites with a total estimated contract value up to $7.2 billion. “The world is dependent on GPS, from getting directions to getting cash from an ATM or trading on the stock exchange,” said… Continue reading LM WINS $7.2BN USAF ORDER FOR 22 GPS III FOLLOW ON SATELLITES

Source: Popular Mechanic By Kyle Mizokami A U.S. Reaper drone shot down another with a missile, the Air Force revealed yesterday. The incident, which took place last year and involved an unmanned target drone, was the first case of a drone shooting down another another aircraft. The event ism a watershed moment in the history… Continue reading A MQ-9 REAPER SHOT DOWN ANOTHER DRONE WITH A MISSILE

Source: Navy Recognition The U.S. State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea (ROK) of six (6) P-8A Patrol Aircraft for an estimated cost of $2.10 billion. The Republic of Korea (ROK) has requested to buy six (6) P-8A Patrol Aircraft, which includes: nine (9) Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint… Continue reading US APPROVES SALE OF P-8A MARITIME PATROL AIRCRAFT TO SOUTH KOREA

Source: H I Sutton A video capture posted on Chinese media on 9th September 2018 shows the Chinese Navy’s stretched Pr. 877EKM KILO Class submarine. The vessel has a hull insert approximately 15 meters long. The increased space most likely accommodates an Air Independent Power (AIP) system to increase the submarine’s stealth in littoral environments.… Continue reading CHINESE NAVY STRETCHED KILO CLASS SUBMARINE

Source: Air Recognition The Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG has resumed its work on the Skat combat unmanned aerial vehicle whose design will contain technologies that make drones less noticeable for radars, a defense industry source told TASS. “The company has resumed its work on Skat. It plans to create the preproduction model of a jet-propelled… Continue reading MIG REPORTEDLY RESUMED WORK IN SKAT UCAV

Source: Defense News By Joe Gould and Aaron Mehta Congress could, in the coming days, finalize a nuclear weapons budget that adds $458 million in 2019 over last year, after a conference committee released a compromise funding plan on Monday. The plan calls for $44.6 billion in Department of Energy appropriations, with $11.1 billion for… Continue reading NUCLEAR WEAPONS BUDGET GETS BOOST IN US SPENDING BILL