DefenceTalkLockheed Martin recently delivered the first Modernized Day Sensor Assembly (M-DSA) Laser Range Finder Designator (LRFD) to the U.S. Army for the AH-64D/E Apache helicopter. “The new laser is the first component to be fielded in the Modernized Day Sensor Assembly,” said Lt. Col. Steve Van Riper, U.S. Army product manager of Apache Sensors. “The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-laser-range-finders-for-apache-helicopter-48062/

DefenceTalkAn F-35A conventional takeoff and landing aircraft completed the first in-flight missile launch of an AIM-120 over the Point Mugu Sea Test Range, June 5. It was the first launch where the F-35 and AIM-120 demonstrated a successful launch-to-eject communications sequence and fired the rocket motor after launch — paving the way for targeted launches […]https://www.defencetalk.com/f-35a-completes-1st-in-flight-missile-launch-48060/

DefenceTalkSikorsky Aircraft Corp. has received a $435 million U.S. Navy contract to build four production-representative CH-53K heavy lift helicopters for the U.S. Marine Corps. Designated as System Demonstration Test Articles (SDTA), the four aircraft will enable the Marines to conduct operational evaluation of the new helicopter system in support of Initial Operational Capability in 2019. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/sikorsky-to-build-ch-53k-operational-test-helicopters-for-us-navy-48057/

DefenceTalkTaiwan urged the United States Sunday to continue arming it with defensive weapons as it kept a wary eye on the first summit between US President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. During the meeting in California, the Chinese side had asked the US to end its arms sales to Taiwan, which Beijing […]https://www.defencetalk.com/taiwan-renews-arms-sales-call-amid-us-china-summit-48071/

DefenceTalkTraining flights of the Su-35S take place these days at the Zhukovsky airfield at the M. M. Gromov Flight Research Institute in preparation for participation in the le Bourget-2013 International Air Show. The Honored test pilot of the Russian Federation, the Hero of Russia Sergey Bogdan works on two sets of aerobatics – for normal […]https://www.defencetalk.com/su-35s-gets-ready-for-the-paris-air-show-in-france-48055/

DefenceTalkUSS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) conducted the first aircraft carrier-borne end-to-end at-sea test of the Surface Ship Torpedo Defense (SSTD) System, the Navy announced, June 6. The SSTD System combines the passive detection capability of the Torpedo Warning System that not only finds torpedoes, but also classifies and tracks them, with the hard-kill […]https://www.defencetalk.com/first-carrier-countermeasure-anti-torpedo-launched-48053/

DefenceTalkLockheed Martin’s (LMT) PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) Missile successfully engaged, intercepted and destroyed two different threat representative targets during a flight test today at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The first target engagement involved two PAC-3 MSE Missiles ripple fired against an advanced Tactical Ballistic Missile (TBM) target. The first MSE Missile successfully engaged […]https://www.defencetalk.com/lockheed-martin-conducts-successful-pac-3-mse-missile-flight-test-48051/

DefenceTalkA loudspeaker blared “incoming, incoming, incoming” and Soldiers immediately dropped to the ground. A Counter — Rocket, Artillery and Mortar gun whirred as the weapon system tracked the threat. A four-second burst from the Gatling-type gun filled the air with tracer fire. Then the 300 rounds crackled as they exploded looking like a fireworks show […]https://www.defencetalk.com/fort-campbell-air-warriors-light-up-oklahoma-sky-with-c-ram-48066/

DefenceTalkRussia plans to launch for more satellites for the GLONASS navigation system by the end of this year, the Aerospace Defense Forces head said on Saturday. “Three GLONASS satellites are scheduled to be launched on board of a Proton carrier rocket in July from the Baikonur space center and another one is planned to be […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-set-to-launch-4-glonass-satellites-this-year-48073/

DefenceTalkRussian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Moscow has held back on delivering sophisticated S-300 missiles to the Syrian regime, while UN investigators said they have “reasonable grounds” to believe both sides in the conflict have used chemical weapons. Putin, a key backer of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, said Russia has so far refrained from […]https://www.defencetalk.com/putin-holds-back-on-syria-missile-delivery-48044/