TEL AVIV — RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. is participating in Poland’s “Ottokar-Brzoza” tender (formerly known as “Tank Destroyer”) in co-production with local Polish Conglomerate PGZ, which is competing, in part, with BWP-1 and KTO ROSOMAK Armored platforms. Recently, RAFAEL has unveiled it…

On June 19, the NASAMS (National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System) medium-range air defence systems procured from Norway were delivered to the Air Defence Battalion of the Lithuanian Armed Forces. This modern air defence equipment will provide the Lithuanian Air Force with a several tens of ki…

BEIJING — China’s top legislature Saturday voted to adopt a decision on joining the Arms Trade Treaty. Lawmakers approved the decision at a legislative session of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee, which ran from Thursday to Saturday.

The approval is a major step in China’s acti…

TAIPEI — After nearly a year of dynamic and static testing, the Brave Eagle Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) has made its first official flight at a special ceremony Monday morning (June 22) at Ching Chuan-kang Air Force Base in Taichung, with President Tsai Ing-wen presiding over the event.

The offi…

The Royal Navy’s experts in getting new technology to the frontline quickly are trialling the use of heavy-lift drones for future use on warships.

NavyX and DARE (Discover, Analysis and Rapid Exploitation) have been working with UK drone firm Malloy Aeronautics and Planck Aerosystems in the devel…

HAIFA, Israel — Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded a contract valued at approximately $38 million from the Israeli Ministry of Defense to provide operation, maintenance and logistic services for the Textron T-6 trainer aircraft fleet of the Israeli Air Force.

This contract a…