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China's Norinco Develops Artillery Guns to Combat Wild Fires

April 4, 2019 @ 01:33 PM

Chinese company Norinco has developed a new modified artillery gun with fire-extinguishing capabilities that was used to put-off fire engulfing a mountain in Guojiaping village, Shanxi province, on Monday. Eight of these long-range guns were deployed at the request of provincial authorities to help quench the fire that had raged on...

Saab To Supply Canada With Multispectral Static Camouflage Systems

April 4, 2019 @ 12:06 PM

Saab has been awarded a contract to produce multispectral static camouflage systems for the Canadian Army. The order contains a customer specific Woodland version of the Ultra-Lightweight Camouflage Screen (ULCAS) and is a finalization of a long-term contract received in 2013, the company said in a statement Wednesday

Norway Procures Leguan Bridge Layer Systems For Leopard 2 Tank

March 22, 2019 @ 11:45 AM

The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) has awarded a contract to Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) for six Leguan bridge layer systems to be used on Leopard 2 chassis. In addition to the vehicle systems, training simulators and a peripheral package are also part of the procurement project, the company said in a...

India To Acquire 16,000 Light Machine Guns Under Fast Track Procedure

March 22, 2019 @ 09:39 AM

India is likely to place an order for 16,000 Light Machine Guns (LMGs) under the fast track procedure (FTP), two officials familiar with the matter have revealed. The FTP can be invoked in cases where “undue/unforeseen delay” in buying weapons is seen to be adversely impacting the militarys capacity and preparedness,...

Taiwan Likely To Buy Over 100 US’ M1A2X Main Battle Tanks This...

March 20, 2019 @ 10:03 AM

Taiwan is eyeing to purchase 108 United States (US)-made main battle tanks (MBTs) designated as M1A2X in this year. “The US will announce the sale of M1A2X battle tanks to Taiwan within the next three months,”

US Likely Supply Spain With Assault Amphibious Vehicles

March 19, 2019 @ 05:48 AM

The United States is likely to approve a $107 million contract to supply Spain with Assault Amphibious Vehicles and related equipment under the Foreign Military Sales program. The

Reload Swiss Launches New Universal Rifle ammunition powder

March 9, 2019 @ 08:37 AM

Reload Swiss, a subsidiary of a European company Nitrochemie has launched its new universal rifle ammunition powder, RS76 at the ongoing IWA&Outdoor Classics trade fair in Nuremberg, Germany. Newly developed, the RS76 is a universal powder for assembling rifle ammunition

India’s Ordnance Factory Board Revives Production of Anti-aircraft Guns

March 7, 2019 @ 09:39 AM

Indias Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) has revived the production of anti-aircraft guns at its facility in West Bengal state. “The anti-aircraft guns were first manufactured in the 1960s but production was discontinued due to lack of demand

Israel’s Rafael Eyeing to Sell Its Newly Unveiled “Rocks” Missile to India...

February 21, 2019 @ 09:01 AM

Israeli firm Rafael is looking to sell the “Rocks” air-to-surface missile to India that was unveiled during the ongoing Aero India 2019 airshow. Speaking to Defenseworld

Russia's Kalashnikov Group Unveils AK-200 Family of Assault Rifles at IDEX-2019

February 19, 2019 @ 06:32 AM

Russian firm Kalashnikov has unveiled a new family of assault rifles, AK-200 at the ongoing IDEX-2019 event in United Arab Emirates. Kalashnikov is eyeing to market its products at the exhibition well

UAE Purchases Russian Anti-tank System

February 19, 2019 @ 06:09 AM

United Arab Emirates has inked a Dh 147 million ($40 million) contract with Russia for Kornet-E anti-tank missile systems during the ongoing International Defense Exhibition IDEX-2019 in Abu Dhabi. "A contract has been signed with the Russian JSC KBP Instrument Design Bureau [defense industry] company to buy Kornet-E systems worth 146,92 million dirhams," Brig

Russia Begins Delivery of AK103 Assault Rifles to Saudi Arabia

February 18, 2019 @ 06:38 AM

Russia has begun the delivery of Kalashnikov AK103 assault rifles to Saudi Arabia, director general of Rosoboronexport Alexander Mikheev said Sunday. ​"We have signed and are now implementing a contract on the supplies of Kalashnikov assault rifles

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