Northrop Grumman Corporation has opened a new Hypersonic Capability Center (HCC) in Elkton, Maryland to produce advanced propulsion solutions that can power hypersonic missiles beyond Mach 5. A factory-of-the-future, the HCC establishes the infrastructure and capacity necessary to cost-effectively produce hypersonic propulsion at scale supporting the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) growing demands for long range, rapid…
The Israeli Navy and Elbit Systems have successfully completed a series of sea trials for the DESEAVER MK-4 Counter Measure Dispensing System (CMDS) onboard Israeli Navy vessels. The trials tested the capability of the new maritime Electronic Warfare (EW) system to effectively respond to complex missile attack scenarios, including launching decoy rounds from several launchers…
Fincantieri, one of the world’s leading shipbuilding groups, and C.A.B.I. Cattaneo (hereafter CABI), a leading Italian company in the design, development and supply of underwater vehicles for Naval Special Forces, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the assessment of commercial and industrial cooperation in the field of underwater vehicles and their integration with…
A meeting on the Ukraine crisis has begun in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah. It has been reported that during the meeting on Saturday, the 10-point peace plan proposed by Ukraine was backed by several countries. The meeting, attended by security advisors and representatives from some 40 countries, aims to work out a solution…
Israel’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) revealed that the US Government approved the sale by Israel of the country’s David’s Sling anti-missile defence system to Finland. After receiving approval, the Israeli MoD, the Finnish MoD & Rafael Advanced Systems – the Israeli defence contractor that develops the system – will participate in a ceremony to sign…
The Pakistan federal cabinet has approved a critical security pact with US (united States), paving way to procurement of military hardware from the latter. As per the reports circulating, the cabinet approved the signing of the Communication Interoperability and Security Memorandum of Agreement (CIS-MOA) between the two countries through a circulation summary. However, Pakistan and…
Iran has equipped its Revolutionary Guards’ Navy with various types of drones and several hundred cruise and ballistic missiles with a range of 300 to 1,000 km 1,000-km, as the U.S. offers to put guards on commercial ships going through the Gulf’s Strait of Hormuz. Noteworthy, the cruise missiles can attack several targets simultaneously and…
The Government of Indonesia has confirmed that it has bought 12 ANKA drones worth $300 million from Turkish Aerospace Industries as part of efforts to strengthen Jakarta’s defense system. The purchase basically aims to increase the variety, quantity and quality of Indonesia’s military defense equipment with the contract signed on February 3, 2023 with Turkish…
As part of the Italian Navy OPVs (Offshore Patrol Vessel) acquisition programme Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (OSN), the joint venture between Fincantieri and Leonardo, with respective stakes of 51% and 49%, has signed a contract with the Italian Secretariat General of Defence and National Armaments Directorate for the construction of three next generation patrol vessels. Further,…
Elbit Systems has been awarded a contract worth approximately $60 million to supply thousands of 155mm artillery shells to the Israel Defence Forces’ Artillery Corps. The contract will be performed over a period of one year. About Elbit Systems Elbit Systems Ltd. is an international high technology company engaged in a wide range of defense,…
