Trump and Kim Hold Historic Talks, Sign Denuclearization Agreement

US President Donald Trump and North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un signed a vague denuclearization agreement in Singapore on Tuesday following a historic summit between American and North Korean leadership.

RT LTA’s Aerostats in Operational Use by French Army

During Eurosatory 2018 taking place this week in Paris, Israel-based aerostat company RT LTA Systems revealed its leasing agreement with the French Army.

Pentagon, Lockheed Martin Deliver 300th F-35 Aircraft

The F-35 Joint Program Office and Lockheed Martin delivered the 300th production F-35 aircraft, demonstrating the program’s continued progress and momentum. The 300th aircraft is a US Air Force F-35A, to be delivered to Hill Air Force Base, Utah.

IAI Unveils Barak-MX Modular Air Defense System

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has unveiled the Barak-MX, a naval and land-based air and missile defense system, which follows the innovative operational concept of the Barak family of highly-flexible defense systems.

The Barak-MX supports various radars and launchers, providing an optimized response to fighter aircraft, helicopters, UASs, cruise missiles, ground-to-air and ground-to-ground missiles.

Based on smart, operationally proven command control, it supports the use of additional interceptors:

Thales Launches Defense Cloud Solution for Armed Forces

At Eurosatory 2018, Thales is launching Nexium Defence Cloud – the first comprehensive private cloud infrastructure solution to improve the operational efficiency of the armed forces.

Report: China Hacked Sensitive US Navy Data on Submarine Warfare

Chinese government hackers have compromised the computers of a US Navy contractor, stealing a trove of highly sensitive data related to undersea warfare – including secret plans to develop a supersonic anti-ship missile for use on US submarines, The Washington Post reported on Friday, citing unnamed US officia

Iraqi Army Replaces US Abrams Tanks with Russian T-90S MBTs

Thirty-nine Russian T-90S tanks have been delivered to Iraq’s 35th Brigade of the 9th Armored Division. The new MBTs will equip two battalions that previously operated M1A1 Abrams tanks, according to Jane’s.

The Iraqi Ministry of Defense announced the decision to swap the US-made tanks for Russian ones on June 6. It said the units’ officers and crews had been retrained with Russian assistance and their Abrams tanks transferred to the Division’s 34th Brigade.

UVision Showcased HERO-30 Short-Range Loitering System to “Strategic Customers”

A report by Azeri Defence reveals that UVision has recently demonstrated its Hero-30 short-range loitering system to strategic clients.

Rafael’s Protector USV Conducts Successful Missile Firing Demo for NATO

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems carried out a successful exercise for NATO forces to demonstrate the capabilities of the Protector unmanned surface vessel against naval swarm threats. The demo included a simulated firing of Spike missiles to neutralize the threat. The exercise took place along the shores of Israel.

IAI, IMI Unveil Rampage Supersonic Missile

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and IMI Systems have unveiled a jointly-developed supersonic, long-range air-to-ground missile named Rampage.

Developed as a stand-off weapon, the Rampage boasts a warhead, rocket engine and advanced navigation suite which allow precision striking of high-quality, well-protected targets.