Sourced : Hurriyet Daily News Turkey’s national combat jet TF-X will become operational by 2023, Turkish Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli has vowed. “We will complete all the steps as soon as possible. There will be no delay,” Canikli told reporters in London on Nov. 27. Read more at : http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkeys-national-combat-jet-tf-x-to-fly-by-2023-minister-123171
Category: Defence Industry
JAPAN AND UK TO COLLABORATE ON NEW MISSILE DEVELOPMENT
Sourced : NIKKEI Asian Review Japan will team with the U.K. to develop an air-to-air missile, Tokyo’s first defense equipment project with a partner other than the U.S. and a potential turning point for the country’s arms export policy. The planned weapon will incorporate a powerful radar system developed by Mitsubishi Electric into European manufacturer… Continue reading JAPAN AND UK TO COLLABORATE ON NEW MISSILE DEVELOPMENT
RUSSIA TO UPGRADE TU-22M3 STRATEGIC BOMBERS IN 2018
Sourced : TASS The upgrade of operational Tupolev Tu-22M3 long-range missile-carrying bombers will begin in 2018, Tupolev Aircraft Company CEO Alexander Konyukhov told TASS on Friday. “The first heavily upgraded Tu-22M3 will take to the skies in 2018. Also in that year, the modernization of operational aircraft will begin in compliance with the new state… Continue reading RUSSIA TO UPGRADE TU-22M3 STRATEGIC BOMBERS IN 2018
CHINESE ICBM DF-41 MATURES CONSIDERABLY WILL SERVE PLA WITHIN MONTHS
Sourced : Global Times By Deng Xiaoci China’s next-generation intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) – the Dongfeng-41 – could be in the People Liberation Army’s (PLA) lineup as early as the first half of 2018. Media reports say that the Dongfeng-41 ICBM recently underwent another test, the eighth since it was first announced in 2012. The… Continue reading CHINESE ICBM DF-41 MATURES CONSIDERABLY WILL SERVE PLA WITHIN MONTHS
DIGITIZING MILITARY WILL COST EUROPE UP TO €41 BILLION PER YEAR
Sourced : Politico By Janosch Delcker Europe will need to spend up to €41 billion annually in the coming years to modernize its military forces for increasingly digitized warfare, according to analysis by defense policy experts. The report by the Munich Security Conference, supported by consulting firm McKinsey and Berlin-based Hertie School of Governance, says… Continue reading DIGITIZING MILITARY WILL COST EUROPE UP TO €41 BILLION PER YEAR
TURKISH DEFENCE MINISTER : FIRST RUSSIAN S-400 TO BE DELIVERED TO TURKEY IN 2019
Sourced : Hurriyet Daily News The first Russian S-400 missile system is planned to be delivered to Turkey in 2019, Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli said on Nov. 22. Speaking to the parliament’s Planning and Budget Committee, Canikli said the agreement for the procurement of the missile system was signed and two S-400 systems, with one… Continue reading TURKISH DEFENCE MINISTER : FIRST RUSSIAN S-400 TO BE DELIVERED TO TURKEY IN 2019
TEAL GROUP PREDICTS $100 BILLION MILITARY SPENDING ON DRONES AND UCAV OVER 10 YEARS
Sourced : Defence Update By Tamir Eshel Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) will be the most dynamic growth sector of the world aerospace industry this decade, more than tripling in the next decade, a new market research by the Teal Group predicts. According to Teal analysts, the soaring demand for the next generation of unmanned combat… Continue reading TEAL GROUP PREDICTS $100 BILLION MILITARY SPENDING ON DRONES AND UCAV OVER 10 YEARS
UAE ANNOUNCED PLANS TO UPGRADE ITS F-16 BLOCK60
Sourced : Defence Blog By Dylan Malyasov The UAE Armed Forces announced plans to upgrade its fleet of F-16 fighter jets to the latest standard. According to officials, UAE’s government has awarded Lockheed Martin a US$1.6 billion for to upgrade its fleet of 80 Lockheed Martin F-16E/F fighters. “The UAE Air Force flies the most… Continue reading UAE ANNOUNCED PLANS TO UPGRADE ITS F-16 BLOCK60
UAE COULD BECOME THE FIRST MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRY AFTER ISRAEL TO GET F-35
Sourced : The Drive By Joseph Trevithick Despite apparent plans to buy advanced Russian fighter jets and the United States rebuffing the requests for years, the United Arab Emirates reportedly remains interested in joining the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program. The U.S. government has had long-standing concerns that such a sale could undermine Israel’s so-called… Continue reading UAE COULD BECOME THE FIRST MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRY AFTER ISRAEL TO GET F-35
NORTH KOREA HAS TESTED A NEW SOLID-FUEL MISSILE ENGINE (VIDEO)
Sourced : The Diplomat By Ankit Panda North Korean ballistic missile scientists carried out a static test of a new type of solid-fuel engine early last week, a U.S. government source with knowledge of North Korea’s ballistic missile programs told The Diplomat. According to the source, the test took place at North Korea’s solid-fuel engine… Continue reading NORTH KOREA HAS TESTED A NEW SOLID-FUEL MISSILE ENGINE (VIDEO)