The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) deployed several J-10 and J-11 fighter jets that crossed the Taiwan Strait “midline”, which serves as an unofficial maritime border between the… Continue reading "Chinese Fighter Jets Cross Into Unofficial Airspace of Taiwan During Top-level US Visit"
The U.S. Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center chose SpaceX and United Launch Alliance (ULA) for a five-year contract to continue providing launch services for national security satellites for… Continue reading "SpaceX & ULA Contracted to Launch National Security Satellites"
The Indian Army has turned to private industry this August to ask for support in providing ammunition to its soldiers for the next 10 years according to a request for… Continue reading "Indian Army Asks Private Firms to Meet the Next Decades Ammunition Requirements"
Last month Overt Defense reported on the Polish Army’s effort to replace their Soviet-era ZSU-23-4 self propelled anti-aircraft guns (SPAAG). Known as the Sona program the objective is a vehicle… Continue reading "SPAAG Based on K9 Chassis Proposed to Polish Army"
Raytheon Missiles & Defense and Israeli-based defense technology company RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems have signed a joint venture to establish an Iron Dome Weapon System production facility in the United… Continue reading "Raytheon and RAFAEL to Establish U.S.-based Iron Dome Production"
The Revolutionary Guard of Iran Launched a spread of underground-based ballistic missiles this last Wednesday. The missiles were targeted at a mockup of an aircraft carrier anchored in the Strait… Continue reading "Iran Launches Mock Ballistic Missile Attack Against Fake Aircraft Carrier in Strait of Hormuz"
Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Singapore Technologies Engineering (STE) have announced that they will be forming a joint venture for the marketing of naval missile systems. Based in Singapore, the… Continue reading "Proteus Founded by Israel and Singapore to Co-produce Advanced Missile"
The U.S Army’s Future Vertical Lift program hasannounced plans to conduct test fly-offs for long-range precision missiles being considered for the army’s future fleet of helicopters. The U.S. Army is looking… Continue reading "U.S. Army To Test Long-range Missiles for Next-generation Helicopter Fleet"
BAE Systems has received a $33 million multi-year contract from the U.S. Army to further develop its Long Range Precision Guidance Kit (LR-PGK) for 155mm artillery shells, which is intended… Continue reading "BAE Systems Receive U.S. Army Artillery Guidance System Contract to Counter Potential Near-Peer Threats"
The USAF is moving ahead with the development of the Miniature Self Defense Missile (MSDM) which will act as an air-launched defensive interceptor capable of destroying incoming missiles. MSDM will… Continue reading "Raytheon to Produce Air-Launched Anti-Missile Missile"