Local Manufacturing

Robotic fabrication has traditionally required specialized skills, detailed digital designs, and lengthy production times. In most environments—industrial, commercial, or operational—this limits how quickly custom...

India’s Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully trialed the 5th generation Python-5 air-to-air missile (AAM) for the Tejas, India’s indigenous light combat...

Turkey has been enhancing its UAV capabilities as part of its constant improvement of the level of expertise it has in UAV technology. STM...

South Korea has been boosting its domestic manufacturing capabilities with the launch of a new diesel-electric air-independent propulsion (AIP) submarine. Seoul has exposed the...

Morocco wants to develop a local military industry in order to reduce its dependence on foreign arms. After signing military technology share deals with...

In recent years, Turkey has been locally developing various unmanned aerial systems (UAVs). Now it is also enhancing its status as a UAV exporter,...

In an age of big data, operational systems’ operators are grappling with information influx. Integrating operational scenarios and automated tools with high reliability will...

With the advancements in weapon technology and the emergence of new models of bullets, soldiers and law enforcement officers need more advanced bulletproof vests....

As the US is divided over the made-in-China drones ban, a new quadcopter recently unveiled is said to be completely US-made. The Department of the...

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...

South Korea’s arms procurement agency has started issuing a request for proposals for switching the decades-old Mode-4 Identification Friend or Foe, or IFF, system...

Small drones have been widely available in consumer markets since the early 2010s and have notably been adopted by foreign military forces and non-state...

In recent years, Turkey has been developing more and more military platforms manufactured domestically. An unmanned anti-submarine warfare vessel has been designed and developed...

South Korea will develop an indigenous multirole vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the Night Intruder 600 VT, to meet a...

Turkey has been developing its own drone industry for some 10 years. One of the most prominent aerial vehicles, the Bayraktar TB2 armed drones,...

China is exploring limiting the export of rare earth minerals that are crucial for the manufacture of American F-35 fighter jets and other sophisticated...

Propulsion manufacturer Ursa Major announced its innovative 3D printing process for solid rocket parts, which is expected to make production cheaper and faster. The...

India has been pursuing the goal of indigenization and self-reliance, applying an additional aspect of the central government's 'Make in India' initiative. India’s Defense Acquisition...

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has resumed the production of F-16 wings for Lockheed Martin, using the assembly line established in the 1980s. IAI recently...

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Lockheed Martin marked the delivery of the 100th advanced combat aircraft F-35 wing delivered by IAI. The F-35 is the...

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...

Turkey is progressing with the domestic development and manufacturing of unmanned combat capabilities. The third prototype for Turkey’s unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) Akıncı...