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Yemeni Forces Claim Shooting Down Saudi-led Coalition's F-15 Fighter Jet

May 20, 2017 @ 02:47 PM

Yemens force has shot down an F15 fighter jet that was taking part in the bombing campaign of Saudi-led coalition. Yemens Arabic-language al-Masirah television network quoted a local military official as...

India Develops Pulse Detonation Engine For Cruise, Anti-Tank Missiles

May 20, 2017 @ 02:26 PM

Indias Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a pulse detonation engine which has higher fuel efficiency than the gas turbine ones for cruise, anti-tank missile and unmanned aerial...

Saudia Arabia Reaches $6 Billion Deal With Lockheed Martin For 4 Littoral

May 20, 2017 @ 12:57 PM

Saudi Arabia has reached an agreement with Lockheed Martin to purchase four Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ships worth US$6 billion. The deal is a part of overall $110-billion foreign military sale, and...

Australian Navy Confirms Propulsion Problems On Board Its Spanish Built Warships

May 20, 2017 @ 11:41 AM

Australian naval engineers are investigating the problems in the propulsion systems of two Spanish-built warships. The Royal Australian Navys US$1

Indonesia To Target Airbus, Thales If EU Cuts Palm Oil Imports

May 20, 2017 @ 10:41 AM

Indonesia could target Airbus and Thales if the European Parliament acts on a resolution to reduce the use of palm oil of which the South East Asian nation is the...

Lockheed Martin Awarded $137M To Cut Costs Of F-35 Fighters

May 20, 2017 @ 10:12 AM

Lockheed Martin has been awarded $137 million contract to cut the costs of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the Department of Defense said in a press release. "Lockheed Martin Corp

USAF Awards $208M Contract For Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Program

May 20, 2017 @ 09:55 AM

United Launch Services has won more than $208 million contract from the US Air Force to provide production services for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV). “United Launch Services LLC, Centennial, Colorado, has been awarded a...

Canada Threatens To Dump Boeing 'Military Equipment' Over US Anti-dumping Probe Into...

May 19, 2017 @ 04:46 PM

Canada has cautioned Thursday of cancelling a planned US$2 billion purchase of 18 Super Hornet fighter jets in the wake of anti-dumping investigations initiated by US Department of Commerce against Bombardier. Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland...

Afghan Mi-17 Helicopters To Be Replaced With 159 US-Refurbished Black Hawks

May 19, 2017 @ 04:46 PM

The US will supply Afghanistan with up to 159 refurbished UH-60A Black Hawks to replace its aging fleet of Russian Mi-17 transport helicopters. The country is assisting Afghanistan in its four-year road map to double its...

Russian Scientists Develop Radio Altimeter To Fly Drones On Autopilot At Low...

May 19, 2017 @ 04:24 PM

Russian developers at Siberian Federal University (SFU) have developed a radio altimeter that allows unmanned aerial vehicles to fly at extremely low altitude. The developers explain that unlike the current barometric altimeter devices and sensors that...

Ukrainian Navy's Frigate Breaks Down After Expensive Repairs

May 19, 2017 @ 03:55 PM

Ukraine military prosecutors have appealed court claiming recovery of US$25,000 as the countrys flagship frigate Hetman Sahaydachniy broke down immediately after undergoing expensive repairs. Military prosecutors in southern Ukraine have initiated a lawsuit against a contractor...

Centigon Supplies Armoured Vehicles To French Gendarmerie Intervention Group

May 19, 2017 @ 02:31 PM

Centigon France has handed over a series of armoured vehicles, Fortress Intervention, to the national gendarmerie during a ceremony held at the Pasquier barracks. The Centigon Fortress Intervention is an armoured 4x4 designed for special forces...

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