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Japan Plans To Donate Decommissioned P-3C Patrol Aircraft To Malaysia

May 5, 2017 @ 01:32 PM

Japan is looking to gift its decommissioned military patrol aircraft P-3Cs to Malaysia to help the South East Asian country effectively guard the South China Sea. Japan's parliament is currently weighing revisions to the foundational law of the Ministry of Defense that would permit equipment supply to other nations at no...

Missile Launch Pads Noticed In North Korean Islands in Yellow Sea

May 5, 2017 @ 12:52 PM

North Korea could be building artificial islands in the Yellow Sea to launch missiles and for other military applications. Satellite Images suggest that Pyongyang has been installing military facilities on at least five artificial islands

Rolls Royce To Assemble MTU Series 4000 Maritime Engines In India

May 5, 2017 @ 10:21 AM

UK's Rolls-Royce has entered into an agreement with Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) to assemble MTU Series 4000 engines in India. The 12V and 16V 4000 M90 type engines will be assembled in GRSEs Diesel Engine Plant in Ranchi

US Army To Receive First Batch Of Sig Sauer MHS M17 Handguns

May 5, 2017 @ 10:01 AM

US Army's 101st Airborne Division will receive the first batch of SIG Sauer P320 semi-automatic pistol, replacing the Beretta M9. The P320 is aimed to eventually replace the Beretta M9 as the US Militarys standard service pistol, various local media reported Friday

Robonics Supplies Third-Gen Kontio Launchers To US Army

May 4, 2017 @ 05:01 PM

Finlands Robonics that partnered with Kratos has delivered two of its third-generation Kontio pneumatic launchers to the US Army. The launchers were delivered to US Targets Management Office, part of PEO STRI (Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation), after test completion last month, the company announced Wednesday

DCNS Wins French Contract To Modernize La Fayette-class Stealth Frigates

May 4, 2017 @ 05:00 PM

DCNS has won a contract from the Directorate-General for Armaments (DGA) to modernize three La Fayette Frigates (FLF) serving in the French navy. This award is in line with the decision of Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister of Defense, taken in the Ministerial Investment Committee, to launch this refit and upgrade program

Russia, Turkey Support Safe Zones Creation In Syria

May 4, 2017 @ 03:42 PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan have voiced support for the idea to create safe zones or de-escalation zones in Syria during a meeting in Sochi, Russia Wednesday. Both the governments noted that it should lead to further pacification of the parties and to the strengthening of the ceasefire regime

Indo-Russian JV To Manufacture Kamov 226-T Choppers Receives Regulatory Approval

May 4, 2017 @ 01:44 PM

India and Russia have formed a joint venture ‘India-Russia Helicopters to manufacture 160 multi-role helicopters for the Indian Air Force (IAF). India's Ministry of Corporate Affairs incorporated the India-Russia Helicopters Limited Company Tuesday

India Fires Agni-II In Back-to-Back Missile Tests

May 4, 2017 @ 01:41 PM

India has test fired nuclear capable Agni-ll Ballistic Missile Thursday from a mobile launcher in Abdul Kalam Island located at Eastern part of the country. Fired in the morning from Abdul Kalam Island in Bhadrak district by the personnel of the Strategic Forces Command of the Indian Army, the missile has achieved its full range and splashed down at the pre-designated target in the sea with high degree of accuracy, various local media reported today

India To Supply Patrol Vessel To Sri Lanka Amidst Growing Naval Exports

May 4, 2017 @ 12:50 PM

Indias Goa Shipyard is expected to transfer an offshore patrol vessel (OPV) to Sri Lanka next month. India has delivered the second fast patrol vessel (FPV), christened MCGS Valiant, to the Mauritius Police Forces National Coast Guard couple of days ago and has plans to deliver an offshore to Srilanka,

Start Up Offers Driver-less Trucks To Indian Army

May 4, 2017 @ 11:27 AM

A defense technology startup in India, CRON Systems is working to get the prototype of fully functional Driverless truck this year to help Indian army in hostile locations. A 40-member team at CRON Systems, cofounded by Chhabra, Saurav Agarwala and Tommy Katzenellenbogen, also claims that the first prototype would be ready in about six months

New Engine Developed For Russia's PAK FA T-50 5th Gen Fighter Jet

May 4, 2017 @ 07:21 AM

Russia is likely to complete first stage trials of next-generation engine that it has developed for the PAK FA (T-50) fighter jet by 2018. "Today the next-generation engine has been actually developed and soon trials will begin for it together with the T-50, for which it has been created

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