PT PAL Indonesia Builds Second Strategic Sea Lift Vessel For Philippines
PT PAL Indonesia (Persero) has completed the construction of the second strategic sea lift vessel (SSV) ordered by the Philippines. The ship is expected to be rolled out from its yard in Tanjung Perak, Surabaya, East Java, on September 29,
French MoD Selects Heckler & Koch HF 416F Assault Rifle to Replace...
France has selected Heckler & Koch HF 416F assault rifle to replace its domestically-produced bullpup-styled FAMAS. The Directorate-General of Armaments (DGA) announced last week that it awarded the contract to a consortium formed by Heckler & Koch France SAS and Heckler & Koch GmbH on September 22, 2016 for the Future...
Lithuania To Buy $112 Million Worth Norwegian Air Defense Systems
Lithuania plans to buy $US112 million worth Norwegian and American mid-range air defense systems NASAMS. "We plan to spend a bit more than 100 million euros," Lithuanian Defense Minister Juozas Olekas told BNS news agency
After Indian Success, France Targets Malaysia For Rafale Jet Sales
Fresh from signing a contract to supply 36 Dassault Rafale jets to India, France is looking at Malaysia as the next possible buyer of its multi-role fighter. Malaysia and Canada have competitions to acquire new fighter aircraft in which Dassault is a bidder but Dassault CEO Eric Trappier is more optimistic...
Russia To Manufacture Glonass Satellites With Indigenous Parts By 2020
Russia has plans to build Glonass K-2 Satellites with its home made components by 2020 as part of governments efforts to substitute imports amid sanctions. “We are also going to start mass producing them before 2020,” Nikolai Testoyedov, chief designer at Reshetnev Information Satelllite Systems JSC, Russias number one satellite maker,...
Training Launch of Russian Iskander-M Tactical Missile
Russian missile troops have performed combat training launches of the new Iskander-M tactical operational missile systems. Lt
US Elbit Systems To Display Common Laser Range Finder-Integrated Capacity At Modern...
Elbit Systems of America has planned to display Common Laser Range Finder-Integrated Capacity (CLRF-IC) during Modern Day Marine, held from September 27 to 29, 2016. CLRF-IC gives dismounted Marines a handheld targeting system that integrates a rangefinder, day and night cameras, GPS, and celestial positioning precision to Forward Observers, the company announced in a statement today
China Testing Catapult Launch System On Aircraft Carrier
China has stepped up efforts to develop Catapult-Assisted Take-Off But Arrested Recovery (CATOBAR) operations for its carriers to launch more heavily armed Shenyang J-15 multi-role fighters. The J-15 fighters might have new engines by the time this carrier takes to sea in the 2020s,
Air-To-Air Missile MICA Tested From Indian Mirage-2000 Jet Fighter
Indian Air Force has fired a long range air-to-air MICA missile from Mirage-2000 fighter jet on a manoeuvring target. The missile achieved a direct hit on a target which was much smaller than an actual aircraft and flying at a low altitude, several Indian media reported
US Could Impose $10 Billion Retaliatory Duties Against Airbus For Receiving $22bn...
US is likely to impose $10 billion a year retaliatory duties against Airbus, following the World Trade Organization rule that the EU has failed to comply with its obligation to remedy the massive subsidies European governments have provided to Airbus for more than 40 years. “The next step for the US is to obtain WTO authorization to impose billions in retaliatory duties
US Marine Corps Harrier Jet Crashes Off Okinawa Coast
A US Marine Corps AV-8 Harrier fighter jet crashed into the ocean off the coast of southwestern Okinawa in Japan Thursday. The pilot of the crashed aircraft ejected safely and was rescued
Indonesia, Pakistan Offer One Another Defence Equipment
Indonesia has offered to sell defence equipment including CN-235 transport aircraft, Anoa armoured vehicles and assault rifles, to Pakistan while the latter is keen on Jakarta getting interested in its Super Mushak trainer and JF-17 Fighter. Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Political, Security and Legal Affairs Wiranto offered to sell defence equipment to Pakistan during the Pak Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Rashad Mahmood's visit to his country,
Argentina Tests New 200km-Range Dardo 3 Stand-Off Bomb
Russia Receives New Batch of Su-34 Fighter-Bombers, More Deliveries Expected Soon
North Korean Troops Suffer Losses in Russia-Ukraine War, Says South Korea
Anduril Tests Hypersonic Rocket Booster ‘Denali’
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...