Local Manufacturing

Local Manufacturing

Turkey has been developing its own drone industry for some 10 years. One of the most prominent aerial vehicles, the Bayraktar TB2 armed drones,...
Photo illus. by Wikimedia U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Steven Harbour (RELEASED)US Navy

Turkey's anti-ship cruise missile, ATMACA has been cleared for forces entry after it struck a sea-based target 200 kms away in its latest long-distance...
weapon systems

RAFAEL has unveiled its new multi-missile launcher design including eight ready-for-launch SPIKE NLOS missiles. The company will co-produce the system with the Polish Conglomerate...
drone

Turkey's troops are going to gain a potentially game-changing new capability. The Turkish military reportedly plans to buy more than 500 quadcopter-type Kargu series...
elbit systems

Israel’s Ministry of Defense will purchase relays and components for the Merkava battle tanks and Namer APCs for NIS 190 million from Ashot Ashkelon,...

By Arie Egozi The Israeli defense industries will have to adapt themselves rapidly to the harsh reality that is being built slowly but with known...
coast guard

Turkey has been accelerating its domestic defense projects. The country has recently developed an indigenous software for its Coast Guard’s new surveillance and radar...

A documentary on Turkey's newest armed drone Akinci was released recently. The video documents the development of the unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) by...

Russia is developing a wide range of new electronic sights for small arms and machine guns. The state corporate Rostec unveiled the first Russian...

The Ukrainian Army has received the locally-made A1-SM Furia flying wing unmanned aerial system (UAS) capable of aerial reconnaissance and adjusting artillery fire. The A1-SM...

In another move to further enhance its air defense capability, the Iranian military announced that it has developed its own state-of-the-art radar system. The...

The US government is taking a firm approach towards the integrators or users of systems by Chinese manufacturers. The Department of Defense intends to...

Israel’s National Technological Center for Fight Against the Coronavirus, led by Israel MoD's Directorate for Defense R&D (DDRD) and Elbit Systems has set up...

Iran has been upgrading its drone program. Although Iranian drones have usually taken an observational role, rather than a direct-action stance, Iranian drone capabilities...
respirators for fight against coronavirus

Israel Ministry of Defense’s DDR&D (MAF’AT) and Procurement and Production Directorate have supplied the Ministry of Health 63 additional respirators made in Israel, from...

The consequences of the coronavirus pandemic might influence various social and economical consequences. Among others, it might change the way defense industries operate. During...

Japan wants to develop a stealth fighter domestically. Japan has rejected designs from Lockheed Martin, Boeing and BAE Systems, sources told international news agencies.  That...
fingerprint

Fingerprint is one of the most common methods of authentication because it is accurate and fast. Its unique nature makes it ideal for use...

A new legislation is expected to turn South Korea into an independent state in military technologies and to help the country prepare for "rapidly...

Persian Gulf states are enhancing the local development and manufacturing of unmanned systems. The UAE-based Marakeb Technologies and Saudi-based Prince Sultan Defense Studies &...
f-35 manufacturing

A first indication that the coronavirus outbreak may begin to affect the highly integrated global defense industrial base. Two F-35-related facilities in Italy and...

The United Arab Emirates is entering the drone manufacturing market. ADASI, a subsidiary of the government-owned company Edge, has unveiled its first locally-made vertical-takeoff-and-landing...