India To Replace INSAS Assault Rifles With Imported Weapons
India will replace its home-made INSAS rifles from the army with an imported assault rifle and later manufactured in the country. The Indian Small Arms System (INSAS) is likely to be replaced with assault rifles of higher caliber (7
Malaysian Maritime To Induct First UAV-Capable Patrol Vessel Soon
The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Authority (MMEA) will soon induct its first Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)-capable patrol vessel. MMEA has completed sea trials of New Generation Patrol Craft (NGPC), the service was quoted as saying via an official social media channel on 3 March
Russian Aerostats Radar To Be Deployed With Israeli SPYDER Missile Along Indian...
The Indian Army is likely to deploy Russian Aerostats radar with Israeli SPYDER air defense missile in a major overhaul of obsolete air defense system along the nation's border with Pakistan. Delivery of Russian Aerostats radar is expected to start in a few months and will be fitted with Israeli EL/M-2083...
Lockheed Martin To Test Paragon Direct Attack Munition On F-16 Fighters This...
Lockheed Martin will carry out F-16 test flights with its ‘Paragon Direct Attack Munition integrated on it in the second quarter of this year. “Paragon has been successfully integrated on the F/A-18
Inability To Acquire F-35 Jet May Be Pushing UAE Towards Russian...
The US reluctance to include UAE in the F-35 eco-system, may be pushing the gulf nation towards Russia for the co-development of a next-generation fighter aircraft. Russia and the United Arab Emirates will get down to joint work on a future light 5th generation jet on the basis of MiG-29 as...
Czech Republic To Issue Tender To Replace 700 4X4 Light Vehicles
The Czech Ministry of Defense seeks to replace about 700 Russian-made UAZ and British Land Rover Defender vehicles in service with the countrys army (ACR). The MoD will soon issue a public tender to replace the light 4x4 vehicles in service with the ACR
Brazilian Air Force Starts KC-390 Airlifter Aerial Refueling Tests
The Brazilian air force has started testing aerial refueling capabilities of Embraers KC-390 airlifter. "Since the F-5M and KC-390 have different envelopes, it is necessary to find a third envelope, at the intersection of the between the two aircraft, to carry out refueling," Lt
Canada Likely To Sign Agreement To Purchase 18 Super Hornets By Early
The Canadian Government may sign a bilateral agreement with the US to purchase 18 new Super Hornet aircraft and elements of associated in-service support as soon as the end of 2017 or early 2018. Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) has released an update indicating that the negotiations are proceeding
Lockheed Martin In Talks With Spain, Switzerland, Belgium To Sell F-35 Fighter...
Lockheed Martin is in talks with the governments of Spain, Switzerland and Belgium to sell its F-35 fighter jets. "We are talking to several other countries - Switzerland, Belgium, Spain," Jeff Babione, Lockheed Martin's F-35 programme leader, told reporters at the Avalon Airshow in Australia Friday
Thirty Indian Mi-17-1B Helicopters To Be Repaired In Russia
Russian Helicopters will repair 30 Indian Mi-17-1B multi-role helicopters in Novosibirsk aircraft repair plant in the next three years. "30 Indias Mi-17-1B helicopters will be repaired at facilities of Novosibirsk aircraft repair plant by mid-2018," the companys press service said citing Deputy Chief Executive Officer Igor Chechikov Thursday
Malaysia Eyes Buying Excess Aircraft From Saudi Arabia
Malaysia is eyeing to purchase Saudi Arabias excess aeroplanes and helicopters. "Malaysia is looking into the possibility buying “excess” Saudi aeroplanes and helicopters
DARPA Tests Radiation Detectors For Radiological ‘Dirty Bombs’
US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has tested its radiation detectors mounted inside Washington D.C
U.S.A.F. Receives First EPAWSS Electronic Warfare System-equipped F-15E Fighter...
Hundreds of British Military Vehicles Head to Romania for NATO's Exercise Steadfast...
Pentagon Funds Project to Extract Rare Earths from E-Waste
France Received 14 Rafale Fighters in 2024
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U