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SANA, Yemen --- A ballistic missile fired from Yemen came close to the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on Saturday and was intercepted by the Saudi military over the city’s international airport, the Saudi def... German Intelligence Agency Gets Spy Satellite Funds
The German government has allocated 400 million euros ($465 million) to fund the construction of up to three spy satellites for the country's foreign intelligence service, the BND. This has been repor... Indian-Developed Nirbhay Long-Range Cruise Missile Successfully Tested
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) achieved yet another feat today with the successful test flight of ‘NIRBHAY’ - India’s first indigenously designed and developed long range subsoni... ‘Fat Leonard’ Probe Expands to Ensnare More Than 60 Admirals
The “Fat Leonard” corruption investigation has expanded to include more than 60 admirals and hundreds of other U.S. Navy officers under scrutiny for their contacts with a defense contractor in Asia wh... Lockheed to Upgrade Greek P-3B Orions
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Marietta, Georgia, is being awarded $260,000,000 for undefinitized contract modification P00008 under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N68335-16-C-0125). ... Lockheed to Develop Compact Airborne High Energy Laser
BOTHELL, Wash. --- The Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) awarded Lockheed Martin a $26.3 million for the design, development and production of a high-power fiber laser. AFRL plans to test the laser on a t... GA to Test Low-Power Laser on Predator Drone for Missile Defense
General Atomics - Electromagnetic Systems Group, San Diego, California, is being awarded an $8,883,385 competitive cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the Low Power Laser Demonstrator (LPLD) Phase 1 effo... China to Build Naval Dock At Djibouti Base
China deals with defense sector establishments in a very critical and planned way. The nation has a strategic discourse on what and where to invest. It provides its army with best of equipment and tri... Future Operators Receive F-35 Full Mission Simulators
Lockheed Martin recently delivered F-35 Full Mission Simulators (FMS) to the Israeli, Italian, Japanese and Norwegian Air Forces – the first-ever deliveries to international F-35 operators. The sim... Pentagon Backs Saudis in Dispute with Iran Over Huthi Missile Launch
The Pentagon threw its support behind Saudi Arabia after it accused Iran of engaging in an "act of war" by allegedly supplying Yemen's Shi'ite Huthi rebels with a ballistic missile used in an intercep... Germany, Japan Discuss Armaments Cooperation
On 26 and 27 September the 5th German-Japanese Defense and Security Technology Forum took place in Tokyo. For the first time this year, the defense procurement agencies of the two countries, the Japan... China Claims Beidou Nav System Will Outperform GPS by 2020
China used a single carrier rocket Sunday night to launch two state-of-the-art satellites into space, marking the global network expansion of its Beidou Navigation Satellite System. Beidou will lea... Germany Upgrades Unique Facility for Counter-IED Testing
Starting in 2018, it will be possible to explore and test countermine and counter-IED efforts even better at Bundeswehr Technical Center 52 in Oberjettenberg, using a facility that is unique in Europe... India’s Top Soldier Visits France, Discusses Expanded Cooperation
Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of the Naval Staff is visiting France on a bilateral visit from 05 to 10 November 2017. The visit aims to consolidate cooperation bet... The US Army Knows What Weapons It Wants, But Can it Explain Why?
The Trump administration is putting the finishing touches on a new National Security Strategy. It will be a ringing endorsement of U.S. air power and sea power. But when it comes to land power -- "boo... China's Peacekeeping Helicopters Make Maiden Flight in Darfur
BEIJING --- Two Mi-171 multi-purpose helicopters attached to China's first peacekeeping helicopter detachment successfully completed the adaptability ferrying take-off and landing training on Nov 4. T... Thales Works to Boost Thai Defence Industry
Through its ‘Thailand 4.0’ initiative, Thailand is to drive its growth through innovation, technology, research and development, and creative thinking. In this context, Defence Technology Institute (D... Pentagon Again Blocks Release of Afghan Reconstruction Data
The Department of Defense (DoD) is refusing to publicly release information measuring the strength and progress of Afghanistan’s security forces, even as it is asking for a big increase in troop level... UK’s Armed Drones to Stay Deployed After Campaign Against ISIS
A Ministry of Defence press conference has revealed that as the war against ISIS ends, British Reaper drones are to stay deployed in the Middle East after other UK aircraft return home . As The Times... Haunted History of Nukes Requires a Reckoning and a Recalibration
Last week, we flirted with ghouls, ghosts, goblins—and Global Thunder. Yep, the U.S. military flexed its nuclear muscles starting the day before Halloween. Did you notice? If you did, were you scar... Leonardo Emphasis on Surveillance Capabilities at Thai Trade Show
BANGKOK --- Visitors to Leonardo’s stand (#J9, hall 6-8) at Defence & Security 2017 in Thailand will be able to virtually explore the latest generation of sensors and systems on the bridge of a multi-... Enhanced Australian Rifle Completes First Deployment
The Enhanced F88 (EF88), the ADF’s new service rifle has just completed its first full operational deployment, winning the confidence and praise of deployed personnel. Taken by Task Group Taji 5 tr... Israeli Tech Fund Takes Control of IAI's ImageSat Unit
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced today it has entered an agreement with FIMI, the largest Private Equity fund in Israel (FIMI). Pursuant to the agreement, FIMI shall invest $40 million in I... Ukroboronprom Represents Ukraine at Thai Trade Show
The State Concern “UKROBORONPROM” (UOP) represents Ukraine at Tri-Service (ground, naval and air forces) and internal security International Defense Exhibition “Defense & Security 2017” (Bangkok, the ... Cambodia, Ukraine Discuss Arms Cooperation
Minister of National Defense of Cambodia Tea Banh familiarized himself with Ukrainian armored vehicles and capabilities of UKROBORONPROM enterprises at the Tri-Service (ground, naval and air forces) a... Saab Details Dubai Airshow 2017 Exhibit
Defence and security company Saab will be appearing at the Dubai Airshow on 12-16 November 2017 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Saab is displaying its products at Stand 540. Saab will be display... Airbus Highlights Growing Services Business at MRO Asia-Pacific
Airbus had a significant presence at the MRO Asia-Pacific exhibition last week, with the company and its subsidiary Satair each having a stand and several executives speaking about the future of the m... Leonardo Exhibits At the Dubai Air Show
From 12-16 November, Leonardo is participating in the Dubai Air Show, one of the world’s most important trade shows in the aerospace and defence sectors, as well as one of the leading industry events ... | 