Aware To Deliver Web-Based Biometric Enrollment Solution To US DoD
The US department of Defense will be using Awares Web-Based Biometric Enrollment Solution “SWFT Plus Enrollment” (SWFT+) that runs in a browser, making it easier to distribute, maintain, and secure across the DoD's various departments and numerous facilities and bases. The new system enables fingerprints to be collected using a biometric...
Barrett Communications Wins Bangladesh Army Contract For Tactical Radios
Barrett Communications has won US$11.5 million contract from Bangladesh Ministry of Defence (MoD) for tactical radio communications equipment
Navantia, Indra To Upgrade Indonesian Navy's Combat System
Navantia and Indra has won an $18 million contract to upgrade the combat system of Indonesian Navy's Fatahillah-class corvettes, KRI Malahayati. A consortium made up of Navantia and Indra will assist indigenous shipbuilder PT PAL in the mid-life upgrade
US To Fight Islamist Extremism Online
US has started a movement that encourages Middle East and North African moderates to raise online propoganda to counter Islamic extremism and motivate positive alternatives. The prgram is being conducting in partnership with Facebook and the Hedayah International Center of Excellence for Countering Violent Extremism
US Cyber Force Achieves Initial Operational Capability
US Cyber Commands 133 teams of Cyber Mission Force have achieved initial operating capability (IOC) last week. Initial operating capability means that all Cyber Mission Force units have reached a threshold level of initial operating capacity and can execute their fundamental mission
Embraer Should Pay $205 Million To Settle Bribery Charges: US SEC
Embraer has to pay $205 Million to resolve alleged violations of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, according to a global settlement announced today by US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). SEC, an agency of US federal government, announced today along with US department of Jstice and Brazilian authorities
Afghan Air Force To Receive 2 Transport Planes From China
Afghanistan Air Force will soon be receiving two transport planes from China. China, a few months ago, delivered first batch of military aid to Afghanistan National defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
Russia Launches RS-18 Ballistic Missile
Russia's Strategic Missile Forces has launched RS-18 (SS-19 Stiletto) two-stage ballistic missile from south- western Russia into the Far East. "The launch was carried out successfully; the ballistic warhead has been delivered to the area of the Kura range (Kamchatka Peninsula)," the Defense Ministry said in a statement Tuesday
Indo-Tibet Border Police Deploys 100 Women Personnel On China border
Indo-Tibet Border Police (ITBP) has deployed 100 women personnel at 15 border posts along Sino-India frontier. The force has recently completed the full processes for deployment of the women personnel at select forward posts, ITBP Director General Krishna Chaudhary was quoted as saying by
Pakistan Freezes $5.9 Million Worth 5100 Terror Suspects' Bank Accounts
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has frozen the bank accounts with more than Rs 400 million (US$5.9 million) of over 5,100 terror suspects, including Masood Azhar, chief of militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)
IAF Personnel To Get Smartphones For Protection Against Hacking, Interception
Indian air force is arming all its defense personnel with smart phone sets to protect their classified information from hacking and interception. The IAF invested more than Rs 300 crore (US$44
Lithuania Signs Contract With Norway To Procure Surface To Air Missile System
Lithuania has signed an agreement with Norway last week to procure components and missiles of mid-range Norwegian advanced surface to air missile system (NASAMS). NASAMS is scheduled to be delivered to Lithuania by 2020, the defense ministry announced Friday
British Army Declares Readiness to Counter Russian Threats
Australia Delivers Guardian-Class Patrol Boat to Fiji
Australia, India Agree on Air-to-Air Refuelling Cooperation
New Dutch-made Satellite to Strengthen Military Intelligence by 2027
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
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...