600 Ammo Containers Shipped To US Forces In Europe As Deterrence Against...
The US department of Defense has completed shipping of ammunition for its Army and Air Force units in Europe as part of the continued effort to reassure NATO allies in Europe and bolster deterrence against potential Russian aggression, US Army Europe reported in a statement Tuesday. This consignment of more than...
Chinese AH-4 Howitzer Wins First Middle-East Export Order
Chinas indigenously built AH-4 155mm Light-weight Howitzer has secured its first export order from an unidentified Middle-East customer. According to the current issue of Modern Weaponry magazine, the AH-4 was able to beat out BAE Systems M777 howitzer (a 155mm 39 caliber towed gun) for its first win,
Kazakhstan Delivers 5 Million Rounds Of Small Arms And Ammunition To Kyrgyzstan
Kazakhstan has delivered 5 million rounds of small arms and ammunition to Kyrgyzstan within a framework of providing military and technical assistance. "Agreement between the governments of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan on the provision of free military and technical assistance was signed in Astana on June 24, 2015 by the Defense Ministers...
Pakistani Paramilitary Soldiers Seize Huge Cache Of Weapons In Orangi Town
Pakistani paramilitary soldiers, on Wednesday seized a huge cache of weapons that include sub-machine guns, light-machine guns (LMG), rockets, pistols, rifles and bullets in a shop raid in Orangi Town meant to create unrest in the city. The spokesman for the Sindh Rangers, which has been spearheading a targeted crackdown on...
Sweden Looking For Indian Partners To Manufacture Carl Gustaf M4 Weapon System
Swedish defence major Saab is currently looking out for Indian partners to co-develop and co-produce its next-generation Carl-Gustaf M4 in India for the Army. “We had very good and positive feedback from the Indian Army because of reduction in weight and the ammunition loaded
Lockheed Martin Wins USAF Contract For Paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bombs
Lockheed Martin has won an $87.6 million contract from the US Air Force for production of Paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) kits
Boeing Wins $700 Million USAF Contract For Small Diameter Bomb I
Boeing has won a $700 million contract from the US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center for Small Diameter Bomb Increment 1 (SDB) production. As per the terms of the contract, the Air Force will supply SDB I weapons of Lot 12-14 and associated carriage systems, the company announced Tuesday
Textron To Stop Manufacturing Cluster Bombs
US firm Textron Inc. has decided to stop producing cluster bombs in the light of reduced production orders
IWI To Rethink Investing In India Due To Defense Ministry Delays In...
Israel Weapons Industries (IWI) has raised concerns over the delay by the defense ministry in signing contracts even after the products have cleared the trials. IWI executives were quoted as saying by
Rheinmetall Wins $440 Million To Supply Ammo To Undisclosed Country
Rheinmetall has won a $439 million contract to supply ammunition to an international customer. The company said in a statement Tuesday without revealing the type of ammunition nor the country to which it will be supplied
Rheinmetall To Supply Decoy Ammunition To Canadian Navy
Rheinmetall recently signed a licence agreement with the Canadian government, General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems–Canada to produce Omnitrap decoy ammunition for the Canadian Navy. Signed at the recent CANSEC show in May 2016, the contract is worth a mid-range eight-figure euro amount with thirty-year agreement term
130 Tons Of Anti-Tank Mines Worth $14 Million Destroyed In India’s Ammo...
Sixteen people died and 130 tons of ammunition worth over INR 100 crore (US $14 million) was destroyed besides collateral damage after a fire broke out at the Maharastras Phulgaon Central Ammunition Depot Tuesday. The ammunition depot is one of Asias biggest and houses the largest stockpile of weapons in India
DARPA's RACER Program Tests Fleet Autonomous Movement
German Army Awards Rheinmetall €400M to Develop Intercom with Hearing Protection
Beijing Sees Red as Philippines Plans to Sink De-commissioned Chinese Origin Ship...
AeroVironment Unveils Artificial Intelligence Capability, Autonomy Kit for Drones
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...
China’s “Moderate” 2024 Defense Budget Hides Frenetic Military Build-up
China on Tuesday revealed a draft defense budget draft for 2024 amounting to 1
Battle of Counter-Drone SAMs- Raytheon's Coyote Vs. Russian Pantsir-S1
The spectacular success of drones on the battlefield in Ukraine has prompted Russia and the United States to develop counter-measures...
Grounding of U.S. Military’s V-22 Osprey Fleet Enters Third Month
The grounding of around 400-strong fleet of Osprey V-22 Tilt-rotor aircraft is in its third month with no update on...