Defense

The Estonian military is aiming to spend some 818 million euros (US $902 million) on acquisitions of new weapons and equipment by 2020, according...

The global “summit committee” for air & missile defense which took place in Rishon Letzion today has concluded. Hundreds of participants came to take...

Cyber attacks on U.S. infrastructure or networks could be met with a conventional military response, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army...

China’s first jet-powered stealth unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), the Lijian or “Sharp Sword,” was recently spotted undergoing taxiing tests in China.

An American commission established to investigate the events that took place in the  9/11 terror attack interviewed hundreds of witnesses and compiled a report...

Hamas, the terrorist organisation in control of the Gaza strip, keeps digging tunnels into Israeli territory. Palestinian residents of the strip, however, are increasingly...

The U.S. Army, through the System of Systems Integration (SoSI) Directorate, plans to evaluate the use of tactical routers on vehicles. Such routers will enable multiple users and systems on board and nearby combat vehicles to access vehicular networks and distributed IP based services while maintaining high level of security.

An armed drone is a very effective weapon, but it is important to understand the legal and moral repercussions of growing use of this...

World military expenditure rose by 1 percent in 2015, according to new figures from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The increase reflects continuing...

Controp is displaying its latest aerostat-optimized SPEED-A stabilized electro-optically payload system at Aero-India 2013, in anticipation of new opportunities maturing fr this unique system. The company is hopeful the system would be applicable for the Indian requirements for border and coastal protection, site protection and force protection, where tethered systems are have proved highly effective and economical in covering large areas, particularly over densely vegetated urban or flat terrain.

By ARIE EGOZI Experts assess that North Korea has developed methods of hiding "sensitive" military elements from Spy satellites. "They will for sure export this...

Germany has removed two Patriot missile air defense complexes and 250 personnel from Turkish territory, news agency Anadolu has reported. Berlin had earlier announced...

A team of researchers from the Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences are developing an insect sized robot that made its first flight last summer. Half the size of a paperclip, weighing less than a tenth of a gram, RoboBee inspired by the biology of a fly and conceived through manufacturing breakthrough and miniaturization.

Harris Corporation has received $36 million in orders from U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to accelerate its deployment of an advanced wideband tactical communications...

India’s defence ministry approved a proposal to purchase 145 ultra light howitzer guns at a cost of $750 million from the British weapons manufacturer...

"Seoul is aware that North Korea is prepared to launch a ballistic missile at anytime,” a South Korean military official says. And so it may...

TrackingPoint has introduced an accurate long-range shooting system at the Shot Show taking place this week in Las Vegas, Nevada. The new system called 'Precision-Guided Firearm' (PGF) system is based on patent-pending innovations in optics and fire control that enables a shooter to excel in long-range shooting.

France has recently published a white paper on defense, the 'Livre Blanc' outlines the priorities planned for the next five years, in the areas...

China’s next generation of combat robots is now for sale. At the recent DSA 2016 Kuala Lumpur arms shows, manufacturers from around the world...

Parker Hannifin and WATT Fuel Cell Corp. are embarking on a strategic licensing and supply agreement to bring WATT's propane-driven Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) based products to commercial markets.

Kenya, the region’s most advanced and biggest economic power, is still facing major hurdles. One of the issues impeding its development is the shaky...

One step the government is initiating to decrease attacks and incidents in the West Bank is stationing surveillance cameras in hazardous points in Jerusalem and the...