US Secretry Of State Appeals Ecuador To Restrain Assange From Releasing Clinton...
US Secretary of State John Kerry has instructed Ecuador to restrain Julian Assange from releasing documents related to US Presidential Nominee Hillary Clinton, Wikileaks revealed Tuesday. "Multiple US official tell us John Kerry asked Ecuador to stop Assange from publishing Clinton docs during FARC peace negotiations," WikiLeaks said on Twitter
Russia Exhibits Military Hardware, including BTR-82A Armored Personnel Carriers At Interpolitex Exhibition...
Russia is presenting advanced military technologies and solutions, including BTR-82A Armored Personel Carriers (APC), to counter terrorism and protect facilities of high importance at the ongoing Interpolitex international exhibition that is held in Mascow from 18 to 21 October. Apart from BTR-82A APC, the customers will also be able to get...
Saab Acquires Mine Counter Measures Manufacturer Nordic Defence Industries
Saab has acquired Denmarks Nordic Defence Industries (NDI) that manufactures mine disposal charge systems for the naval defense industry. “With the acquisition, our regional footprint will be strengthened as well as our role as a global supplier of Mine Counter Measure solutions,” said Görgen Johansson, head of business area Dynamics in...
General Dynamics To Produce Hydra-70 Rocket System For US Army
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems has won two contract from US Army Contracting Command to produce 2.75"/70mm Hydra-70 air-to-ground rocket system
DCI Trains Crews For Egyptian FREMM frigates, amphibious assault ships
DCI has trained the first crew for Tahya Misr FREMM multi-mission frigate and the first two crews for the Gamal Abdel Nasser and Anouar-El-Sadat amphibious assault ships of Egyptian navy. The DCI group assumed responsibility for training the Egyptian crews of the multi-mission frigate and the two amphibious assault ships acquired...
DCNS Exhibits New Gen BELH@RRA Digital Frigate
DCNS has unveiled BELH@RRA new-generation digital frigate at Euronaval Exhibition in France. The BELH@RRA front-line digital frigate renews the heavily-armed 4,000-tonne frigate segment, the company announced today
India & Russia Likely To Sign Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft By Year
Russia and India are likely to sign agreement for jointly manufacturing the Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA). “We are ready to sign it as the agreement has been completed on our end
CAE Wins Multiple US Training, Support Services Contracts
CAE has won more than a C$100 million worth defense contracts, including the one to continue KC-135 tanker aircrew training services for US air force. Similarly, US Navy has exercised a contract option for CAE USA to continue providing T-44C aircrew training services, the company announced today
Indonesia Trains Marines Corps With Ukrainian BTR-4 APCs
Indonesia has commenced training its Marines Corps (KORMAR) with amphibious BTR-4 8x8 armored personnel carriers (APCs), acquired recently from Ukraine. The training will be held from 14 to 24 October at Kormar base in South Jakarta, IHS Janes reported Monday
Israel Planned 'Rumors' Of Striking Iran From Saudi Base In 2012: Wikileaks
Israel had plans of spreading rumors about a leak that it would use a military base in Saudi Arabia to strike Iran as one of its effors to counter Iran's nuclear buildup, according to th latest Wikileaks tranche of emails released Saturday. A July 2012 correspondence between a former adviser and then-secretary of state Hillary Clinton cited Israeli officials as saying that while Israel was unprepared for a full-scale war with Iran, rumors of an IDF strike could “persuade the world they mean business
US Navy To Equip MQ-8C Fire Scout With Leonardo-Finmeccanica’s Osprey Radar...
US Navy will be equipping its newly-upgraded unmanned helicopter MQ-8C Fire Scout with Leonardo-Finmeccanicas Osprey electronically scanned radar, helping expand crews surveillance capabilities aboard US combat ships. The helicopter will be launched from the decks of US naval combat vessels to keep watch for distant threats
Germany To Nearly Double Defense Spending
Germany will be increasing its defense spending to 2 per cent from their economic output in line with an agreement that NATO states reached in 2014. “Germany would drastically increase defense spending in the coming years to move towards the NATO target for member states to spend 2 percent of their economic output on defense,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Saturday
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...