Local Manufacturing

By Arie Egozi As countries like India demand knowledge transfer and local manufacturing as a precondition to weapon purchasing, as American companies compete over almost...

Turkey is set to begin mass production of its Hisar-O+ medium-range air defense system.  Its Hisar A+ missile system has been delivered with all its...

Moving supplies from ship to shore has always been one of the most fragile points in military logistics. Surf zones, soft beaches, debris-filled waters,...

Israel’s drones have revolutionized the modern battlefield. “As a world leader in the field of unmanned systems and robotics, Israeli-developed unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)...

The Russian rotorcraft designer and manufacturer Russian Helicopters holding intends to participate in the tender for the supply of 111 shipborne Ka-226T helicopters for...

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 response to an Indian MoD Request for Information (RFI) for the procurement of 650 000 assault rifles of 7.62x39 mm caliber under ‘Make...

“Six of 10 aerial drones used by American state and local law enforcement agencies are Chinese-made,” according to the Heritage Foundation think tank. The...

China’s quest for strike drone supremacy has been proved once again, with the development of an improved strike drone variant. China Academy of Aerospace...

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...

By Arie Egozi Japan has decided to develop a new fighter aircraft, after it had rejected offers from the leading aircraft manufacturers in the US....

China’s heavy reliance on imported natural rubber has long been a strategic weak point. Rubber is a critical input for automotive manufacturing, industrial equipment,...

By Arie Egozi The Iranian UAS shot down in Israeli territory seems to be part of the reverse engineering efforts made by this country regarding...

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

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

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...

For decades, Israel’s artillery relied on tracked systems introduced in the 1980s. While dependable, those platforms were manpower-heavy, slower to reposition, and increasingly mismatched...

The global shortage of semiconductors sees a large number of industries, ranging from consumer electronics to automotive and defense, struggling to secure key components...

Slowly but surely, Turkey is becoming a weapon exporter country. About 100 KAPLAN medium tanks which are co-produced by Turkish defense contractor FNNS and...

Advanced military systems increasingly depend on civilian technologies that scale fast, iterate quickly, and draw on dense supply chains. Drones, electric propulsion, sensors, and...

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...

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