India To Install 'Smart Fencing' Along Its Border With Pakistan
India has planned to start work on installing 'smart fence' along 3,323-km-long the border that it shares with Pakistan soon. The testing for the fence is in final stages and soon work for erecting it along the Indo-Pak border will begin, Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said in New...
North Korean Spy Agency Chief Sacked For Abuse Of Power
North Koreas leader Kim Jong-un has sacked the chief of the country's spy agency on suspected abuse of power after the ruling party conducted surveillance on the ministry. Kim Won-hong, 72, was dismissed from the head of the Ministry of State Security after the party's audit late last year found his...
Indian Expert Committee Calls For Independent Defence Procurement Organization
An Expert committee formed by the Indian government has recommended setting up an independent organization outside the ministry of defense to undertake defense procurement. The committee, headed by retired IIM professor Pritam Singh, recommended this measure to overcome the unending problem of delays in defence procurement, unspent budgets, allegations of corruption...
US Air Force Deploys TASER X26P Smart Weapons
TASER International announced Thursday the purchase of an order for TASER X26P Smart Weapons for the US Air Force received through our exclusive sole source distributor, AARDVARK. This order was received and anticipated to ship in the first quarter of 2017
US Supplies M117 Guardian Armored Vehicles To Anti-Assad, Anti-ISIS Militia
The US has for the first time supplied Guardian M117 armored vehicles to the Syrian Arab Coalition (SAC), a grouping of anti-Assad and Anti-ISIS forces, Voice of America reported quoting a spokesman for U.S
China Likely To Receive 10 Russian Su-35 fighter Jets This Year
Russia will possibly supply second batch of ten Su-35 fighter jets to China this year and similarly another ten in 2018. Already the first four vehicles were supplied in late last year,
HAL Establishes Second Tejas Fighter Jet Production Line
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has established a second line series production of Tejas fighter jet. The new production line has come up at Aircraft Division in December 2016, with the facility being equipped with full-fledged assembly jigs
China Tests Missile Equipped With 10 Nuclear Warheads
China has tested its new version of a missile, Dongfeng-5C, that is capable of carrying up to 10 nuclear warheads. The flight test of the DF-5C missile was carried out last month using 10 multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles, or MIRVs,
BAE Systems Appoints Nik Khanna As Managing Director For India
BAE Systems has appointed Nik Khanna as the Managing Director of its India operations with effect from 1st February 2017. Nik joins the Company from Raytheon where as Country President he led business development, marketing and strategy in India for the last four years
Syracuse Research Gets US Army Counter-Drone Systems Contract
US defense firm Syracuse Research Corporation (SRC) has won a $65 million contract from US Army for up to 15 unmanned aerial system (UAS) systems to identify and counter hostile unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones. The Defense Department identified the UAS defeat system as a counter-unmanned aerial system solution required to meet the mission requirements of what it described as an “urgent operational need
Japan To Get Discounted F-35 fighter jets
Japan has obtained discounts on support equipment for its next batch of six F-35 stealth fighter aircraft worth about US$100 million each, Reuters reported quoting unnamed sources and Japanese budget papers. The discounts are in addition to savings being finalised for all buyers of the high-tech jets, once touted a the most expensive fighter jet in the world
US Army Plans To Deploy AH-64 Apache Battalion To Europe
US Army will be deploying a fleet of 20 AH-64 Apache aircraft from the 1st Armored Division to Europe in February in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve. The 1-501st, also known as the Iron Dragon Battalion, will be deployed this February for a nine-month rotation
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...