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Manufacturer Phazotron-NIIR Corporation is soon to complete development of the Zhuk-AM AESA radar, according to Russian media. TASS, citing a source in the Russian defense industry, reported on November 8, …
New AESA Radar for MiG-29 Completing Development Read More Under its upcoming budget projections the Malaysian government plans to slash defense expenditures by roughly 10 percent year-on-year. The military spending reductions comes amidst a deficit reduction effort by Prime …
Malaysia Announces Deep Spending Cut for Defense in Upcoming Budget Read More by Shaun McDougall, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The Democrats took control of the U.S. House of Representatives following Tuesday’s midterm elections, setting the stage for what could be a prolonged battle …
Pentagon Budget Faces Increased Pressure After Elections Read More The British Ministry of Defense (MoD) has published its latest Defense Equipment Plan, a rolling ten-year plan that outlines major equipment programs and funding plans. The plan involves an allocation …
U.K. Defense Equipment Plan Faces Affordability Hurdles Read More The U.S. Air Force has awarded General Atomics a $263.4 million contract for an unspecified number of MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles. Although the 2019 fiscal year is well underway, …
U.S. Air Force Orders MQ-9 Reapers Read More A Russian Soyuz 2.1b launch vehicle carried a GLONASS-M navigation satellite into orbit from the Plesetsk Space Center in northern Russia on November 3, 2018 at 11:17 p.m. Moscow Time …
Russia Launches Latest GLONASS Satellite on Soyuz Rocket Read More The Kuwaiti military will begin receiving its Eurofighter Typhoons in 2020. Kuwaiti state-owned news agency KUNA reported on November 4, 2018, that deliveries under Kuwait’s order for Typhoon fighter jets …
Kuwait to Receive Typhoon Fighter Jets in 2020 Read More China has launched one Beidou-3 navigation satellites into space aboard a Long March 3B (CZ-3B) launch vehicle. Liftoff occurred at 11:57 p.m. local time (3:57 p.m. UTC; 11:57 a.m. EDT) …
First 3rd-Gen Beidou Navigation Satellite Launched to Geosynchronous Orbit Read More The Turkish government has selected three local companies to head its indigenous long-range air and missile defense system “Siper” (“Ditch” in Turkish) project. The Turkish companies spearheading the initiative include …
Turkey Selects Companies for Indigenous Long-Range Air Defense System Read More The populist coalition government in Italy intends to pair-down defense spending during the country’s 2019 fiscal period. The government – consisting of the populist League party and the anti-establishment Five …
Italy Plans Defense Spending Reversal for 2019 Read More