Nammo Wins Shoulder Launched Weapon Contract From US Marines
Nammo has won a $48 million contract from the US army single Manager for conventional Ammunition (SMCA) to provide shoulder launched Multi-purpose Assault Weapon (SMAW) Common Practice Rocket (CPR) ammunition to the US Marine Corps. This is the first delivery order against the 5 year contract which has potential for deliveries...
US Army, Rockwell Collins Collaborate On Products, Services To US Army
The US Army Material Command and Rockwell Collins have signed a Strategic Alliance Agreement for implementing strategies and initiatives to optimize efforts needed to supply advanced products and services to war fighters. “The shared goal of this agreement is to achieve quicker contracting, by leveraging and expanding existing contract vehicles and...
AM General Wins HMMWV Vehicles Contracts
AM General has won a $42 million HMMWV vehicles and parts contracts for Iraq, Afghanistan, Tunisia, Israel, Turkey, Kenya, Lebanon and the US. The recently announced contracts noted above cover items to include new production vehicles, international ambulance vehicles, automotive kits, spare parts and training
Babcock To Deliver Engineering Services For Royal Navy
Babcock has won a five-year contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to deliver engineering services to the Navy. The aviation and engineering support and aircraft services (AESAS) contract includes the provision of forward maintenance and aircraft engineering for Merlin, Sea King, Lynx and Wildcat helicopters, general airfield engineering services...
Indian Air Force To Procure 100 Modified Tejas Aircraft
Indian Air Force has decided to order 100 modified Tejas aircraft apart from 20 planes, which had been ordered previously. Indian air force believes that by acquiring the aircraft Pakistan can perform better that the JF17 and would beat the Pakistani competitor on four parameters like reach, weapons, ability to kill...
Russia To Introduce Software To Detect ISIL Recruiters On Social Media
Russian researchers are working on new computer software that will trawl social networks for IS militant recruiters. The researchers are working on reconstructing the profile of a potential recruiter to Islamic state through social networks
US Military Plans Biometric Identification Technologies Upgrade
The US military plans to upgrade existing biometric technologies for larger storage capacity and reducing the size and weight of the current systems in place. Biometric technologies are used to identify individuals at a distance as well as at up close
Rheinmetall Offers Fire Control For US Army's Grenadier Sighting System
Rheinmetall has offered a fire control device, Vingmate MR 500 to US Army for Grenadier Sighting System program. The company claims that the device is capable of improved first-shot hit capability at all ranges
Iran Test Fires First Guided Long-Range Ballistic Missile 'Emad'
Iran has test fired a new guided long-range ballistic surface-to-surface missile known as 'Emad' on Sunday. The missile with guidance and control systems can hit targets and completely destroy them with high precision, various media reported Sunday
Russia, China To Extend Loans To Co-Develop Joint Aircraft, Helicopter
Russia and China have agreed to extend subsidized loans to accelerate the co-development work on long-haul aircraft and heavy helicopter projects. “With regard to joint projects in aviation, the creation of a wide-body aircraft [and] developing a heavy helicopter, we have agreed on the possibility of allocating preferential loans to work at a faster pace,”, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin was quoted as saying by Sputnik International on Monday
Will China Join The Syrian War?
While denying that its aircraft carrier was steaming towards the Middle East, China has not ruled out joining the Russian-Syrian effort to strike at Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria. A report in China Military Online, a website sponsored by the Peoples Liberation Army provided a vague clue that China is on top of plans to enter the Syrian conflict though no information was provided about when it plans to do so
Russia Flies 64 Sorties Against 55 Islamic State Targets in Syria
Russian Aerospace Forces flew 64 sorties on Saturday hitting 55 Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria. Russia has increased the intensity of combat flights in Syria as the number of ISIL targets has risen, the Russian Defense Ministry's spokesman Maj
Navantia Installs First Third-Gen Hydrogen-Based AIP System on S-80 Class Submarine
Safran Opens First European Center for Altitude-Condition Testing of Military Engine Compressors
South Korean Navy Receives ‘Jeongjo the Great’ Aegis Destroyer
Leonardo’s Falco Xplorer Drone Completes Final Test for European Detect and Avoid...
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...