DefenceTalkThe Iskander-M (NATO reporting name: SS-26 Stone) tactical ballistic missile system will be operational during the next 25-30 years and proposals for its upgrade are being considered by Russia’s Defense Ministry, General Designer of the Machine-Building Design Bureau Valery Kashin told TASS. “We have worked out proposals to upgrade the system. They are being considered […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russias-defense-ministry-considering-iskander-missile-system-upgrade-68904/

DefenceTalkThe last three class 332A minehunters will be modernized and upgraded to new technical standards. A simulator will be used for the first time in minehunting and mine clearance training. “This modernization will establish a uniform and modern standard of important capabilities for the German Navy”, explained Armin Schmidt-Franke, Deputy Director General of BAAINBw, the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/atlas-to-upgrade-german-navy-minehunters-68736/

DefenceTalkAustralia’s Super Hornets have undergone their first major upgrade. The job was finished on budget and two weeks ahead of schedule by the Electronic Attack Enterprise team, consisting of Air Force, Defence’s Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group, Boeing Defence Australia and Raytheon Australia. The work was the first stage of the Super Hornet Spiral Upgrade […]https://www.defencetalk.com/australia-completes-first-super-hornet-upgrade-68592/

DefenceTalkRussia’s Makeyev State Missile Center recently released the first image of the new RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile on its website, making a big splash among western media, which claimed that the new missile is so powerfully destructive that one is enough to destroy a country the size of France. The publication of Sarmat’s image […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-speeds-up-strategic-missile-upgrade-68560/

DefenceTalkUniversal Avionics and Heli-One are announcing cockpit upgrades to be performed on a fleet of Sikorsky S-61A-4 NURI helicopters for an Asian operator, featuring Universal’s EFI-890H Advanced Flight Displays and Multi-Missions Management System (MMMS). Universal Avionics Authorized Dealer, Heli-One, is set to perform the design and installation for the initial aircraft with an Asian Maintenance, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/asian-s-61-fleet-to-receive-universal-avionics-flight-deck-upgrade-68363/

DefenceTalkThe upgrade of the Tu-160 (NATO reporting name: Blackjack) strategic bomber fleet to Tu-160M2 standard is ahead of schedule, expert Vladimir Tuchkov writes in an article on the Svobodnaya Pressa news portal. Russian Aerospace Force Commander-in-Chief Colonel General Victor Bondarev has said the maiden flight of the Tu-160M2 is slated for 2018. He mentioned a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-tu-160m2-strategic-bomber-being-upgraded-ahead-of-schedule-68250/

DefenceTalkU.S. Marine Corps has begun a full reset of its CH-53E Super Stallion heavy lift helicopters, an effort aimed at significantly increasing the number of operationally fit aircraft and addressing systemic issues, which in recent years drove the platform’s readiness level to unsustainable depths. The issue first came to light following the January 2014 crash […]https://www.defencetalk.com/usmc-launches-ch-53e-refurbishment-upgrade-program-67996/

DefenceTalkIn the spring of 2016, all Swedish Gripen C/D aircrafts will be upgraded to Gripen version 20. The new version brings major changes, both in hardware and software. The biggest change is the Meteor missile. It will give Gripen significantly increased long-range air-to-air capability and give the Gripen fighter conditions to change the balance of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-capabilities-in-the-upgraded-gripen-aircraft-67346/

DefenceTalkXi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Sunday highlighted theoretical and technological innovation as the key to upgrade the country’s military and national defense. Speaking to national lawmakers from the military at the ongoing annual parliamentary session, Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, said […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinas-xi-underlines-innovation-reform-in-defense-military-upgrade-67104/

DefenceTalkBefore Soldiers can evaluate the latest version of the Army’s on-the-move communications network this spring, hundreds of Army tactical vehicles are receiving technological upgrades within the Integration Motor Pool at Fort Bliss, Texas. Preparation for the Network Integration Evaluation 16.2, also referred to as NIE, is in full swing. NIEs and Army Warfighting Assessments (AWAs) […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-vehicles-get-technology-upgrades-for-modernization-evaluations-67081/