2018
India: Ordnance Factory Board to upgrade 130mm M-46 guns
The Indian 130mm M-46 guns were purchased in the 1980’s from the then Soviet Union. They will become 300% more lethal than the present form. The up...
Taiwan to buy M777A2 howitzers
Taiwan is set to buy a number of M777A2 howitzers to replace the older artillery guns. The plan reportedly codenamed “acute thunder clap” is part o...
Turkey to produce indigenous long-range air defense system
Like more and more army equipment, Turkey will produce indigenous long-range air defense system, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on 31 October,...
AM General to accelerate deployment of Hawkeye 105mm howitzer
American Defense Company AM General, on November 1, 2018, announced that it has made an investment in Mandus Group, an innovator of artillery solut...
US Army awards Raytheon USD191 million contract for multi-mission radar
The U.S. Army awarded Raytheon a $191 million contract for Ku-band radio frequency radars. KuRFS, an advanced electronically scanned array system, ...
Lockheed Martin to continue development of Low Power Laser Demonstrator
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a nine month, $25.5 million contract extension to continue development of its L...
Romania to procure additional Patriot air defense missile defense systems
The Romanian government has signed an agreement with the U.S. Army and transferred funding to the US government for the purchase of three additiona...
AirShow China 2018: Chinese industry to unveil CH-10 tilt-rotor UAV
The Chinese Academy of Aerospace and Aerodynamics (CAAA) under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CASC) will unveil its new CH-10 til...
AirShow China 2018: New Silk Road Eye active phased array airborne early warning radar
The “Silk Road Eye” active phased array airborne early warning (AEW) radar, developed by the 14th Institute of China Electronics Technology Group C...
AirShow China 2018: J-20 stealth fighter could performed flight demo
Multiple J-20 stealth fighter jets were spotted in the skies above Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong Province on Tuesday October 30, 2018, in prepara...
Russia develops modern family of protected military vehicles
Protection of military vehicles has become a priority for the Russian armed forces. The efficiency of weapons employment, logistics support and eve...
Endeavor Robotics to prime on U.S. Army’s Robotic Combat Vehicle Program
Endeavor Robotics, a world’s leading provider of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), announced that it has formally teamed with Howe and Howe Technolo...