FrankenSAM program – Global Defense Corp

FrankenSAM program: Ukraine to retrofit AIM-9X Sidewinder On To Soviet-era Buk Launcher

November 30, 2023 GDC 0

Ukraine and the United States have engineered “hybrid” air defense systems allowing modern Western missiles to be fired from retrofitted Soviet launchers, The New York Times reported on 28 October. The FrankenSAM program emerged late last year […]

IBIS200 Fire Control Radar

March 15, 2018 0

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Germany bought five P-8 Poseidon worth 1.1 billion euros

July 3, 2021 0

BERLIN (GDC) – Germany will purchase five Boeing P-8A maritime patrol aircraft for about 1.1 billion euros ($1.31 billion), the defence ministry said on Wednesday, learned GDC citing Reuters. Following approval from the parliamentary budget [...]
Ukraine shot down another Russian Su-30 aircraft over Kyiv

February 25, 2022 0

A Russian Su-30 military plane shot down by Ukrainian army a few hours ago over Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and five people were killed, Ukrainian police and the state emergency service said, as its armed forces [...]
BAE Systems developed digital twin and 3D printing techniques for Tempest fighter

August 27, 2020 0

BAE Systems has unveiled the digital techniques that are being used to design Britain’s Tempest sixth-generation fighter jet. By using a combination of computer-simulated digital twins and 3D-printed models, the goal is to simplify and speed up [...]
China Copies American C-RAM And Produces LD-3000 CIWS System

December 24, 2022 0

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Indian Air Force To Join Desert Flag Exercise in UAE

March 25, 2021 0

For the first time, the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be part of the annual multi-national combat exercise—Desert Flag, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The exercise is scheduled from March 3 to March 27 [...]

Ukraine’s ATACMS Cluster Munitions Wrecking Havoc on Russian Airfield and Military Bases

December 18, 2024 0

The Ukrainian army might not have very many M39 missiles. The ones it has, it’s using carefully—firing them at the most valuable targets that also are most vulnerable to the American-made munitions. In their second-ever […]

US Approves Possible Sale of 1,000 TOW Missiles to Saudi Arabia

December 6, 2024 0

The US State Department has approved Saudi Arabia’s request to potentially acquire over 1,000 TOW missiles at an estimated cost of $440 million. The Kingdom intends to acquire 507 TOW 2A missiles and 507 TOW […]

North Korea delivers long-range Koksan artillery systems to Russia

November 19, 2024 0

Photos of North Korean long-range artillery systems arriving in Russia have emerged on Russian social media, sparking fresh discussions over recent military collaboration between Pyongyang and Moscow. The images reportedly show the 170-mm M1989 “Koksan” […]