2018
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...
Rheinmetall and Rohde und Schwarz to digitize the Bundeswehr
RRS-MITCOS is the short form for a new joint venture which Rheinmetall and Rohde & Schwarz have set up to meet the German military’s requiremen...
Nigerian army to begin production of combat vehicles in 2025
On 27 October, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, said the Nigerian Army would begin the production of combat vehicles in 2025 in t...
Successful test-fire of Indian ballistic missile Agni-I
India’s Strategic Forces Command (SFC) has successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable Agni-I ballistic missile, local media reported on 30 October. ...
Asian country awards IAI USD 550m contract for air defense system
On 29 October, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced it has won a tender for a “mega-contract” worth $550 million with the army of an undiscl...
Russian army units will get Samarkand electronic suppression systems
The Russian Defense Ministry plans to install 15 sets of the Samarkand electronic suppression systems and connect them to its data transmission sys...
US-Singapore Daring Warrior 2018 exercise completed
In October, the Singapore armed Forces (SAF) and US Army held the most recent iteration of a military exercise. As commented by Prashanth Parameswa...
Indian Army to deploy M777A2 and K9 howitzers at Kashmir border
The Indian Army is all set to get advanced artillery guns: 145 ultralight Howitzer M777A2 and self-propelled K-9 Vajra artillery guns. Twenty-five ...
Light Armored Unit activated in the 82nd Airborne Division
The 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division hosted a ceremony at the Hall of Heroes activating its first light armored unit within the divi...
EDEX 2018: Army Recognition Official Online Show Daily News & Web TV
Belgian company "Army Recognition Group" is appointed with its online Defense and Security magazine Army Recognition, as Official Online Show Daily...
EDEX 2018: The event is fully supported by Egyptian armed forces
Egypt's military spokesman Tamer El-Refai said that preparations are ongoing for the Egypt Defence Expo - EDEX 2018, which will be held in Cairo fr...
Rheinmetall Australia names Supacat first major supplier for Boxer CRVs
Rheinmetall Defence Australia has announced its first major Australian supplier contract for the production of its 211 Boxer 8x8 Combat Reconnaissa...
SRC will deliver AN/TPQ-50 counterfire radar systems to U.S. Army
SRC Inc., has been awarded a $26M contract from the U.S. Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, to deliver AN/TPQ-50 radar system...