Saab’s aeronautics chief Jonas Hjelm has said that his firm is willing to offer work-share and technology transfer to Colombia in order to secure a contract for the Gripen E.
The U.S. Army’s Ballistic Low Altitude Drone Engagement (BLADE) system has proven that it can bring down unmanned aerial systems at close ranges during a machine gun mounted on the Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS).
A close-up of the BLADE prototype mounted on a truck during an engineering test in June at Fort Dix, New Jersey. Along with the BLADE system, advanced radar technology helps determine the range, elevation, size and speed of incoming aircraft and projectiles. (Photo by Marian Popescu, CCDC Armaments Center BLADE team)
Serbia is getting nine Wing Loong unmanned air vehicles from China, local media has reported. The drones will be delivered within the next six months and there is a possibility of a follow-on order for 15 more.
South Korea will start the mass production of the Haegung anti-missile system and $627 million will be earmarked for the production, which runs till 2036.
A new infographic from Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense explaining why it went forward with the purchase of 66 F-16s instead of buying the F-35 revealed that the island can only receive the stealth fighter from 2030.