Middle East, Asia A ‘Safe Port In A Storm’, Says CAE President
With uncertainty over defense spending in the U.S and abroad, defense giants like flight simulator-maker CAE are looking to the Middle East and other countries as a safe haven for growth
Israel’s Iron Dome Missile Interceptor To Improve Nation’s Defense
The Israel Missile Defense Organization or IMDO completed a series of preplanned trials on Monday, as part of a project upgrade to the Iron Dome missile interception system.The trials were intended to broaden the system's operational capacity and improve its capabilities against unprecedented threat attacks
Russia Increases Arms Sales By $15 Billion, Bags New Clients In Africa
Russia has sold $15.2 billion in weaponry in 2012, expanding its client base to include more African nations
Oman To Buy Typhoon and AJT Aircraft worth $2.2 Billion
Oman has announced its decision to buy 12 Typhoon and eight Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) aircraft in a contract reported to be worth $2.2 billion
Oman To Upgrade F-16 Fleet, Buy Missiles And Bombs
Oman has requested the U.S for the sale of a number of weapons upgrades for its F-16 fleet, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency
Military Plane Crashes In Yemen, 10 Dead
A Yemeni military plane on a training flight crashed early Wednesday in the capital city of Sanaa killing 10 people on board, according to officials. The Antonov aircraft crashed into an abandoned empty market in al-Hassaba district destroying several shops, the officials said
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Morocco To Refurbish 200 M1A1 Tanks And Acquire Munitions Worth $1 billion
The Kingdom of Morocco has requested the U.S government for enhancement and refurbishment of 200 M1A1 Abrams tanks and associated parts, equipment, logistical support and training for an estimated cost of $1
Thales Awarded Contract for Multiple Aircrafts from South African Air Force
Thales has been successfully selected by the South African Department of Defence, South African Air Force and ARMSCOR (Armaments Corporation of South Africa Ltd) for a five years Through Life Support [TLS] of all Thales avionics equipment on-board several fleets of aircrafts. Under the terms of the multi-year contract signed with Armscor, Thales will support a large variety of avionics equipment on board the aircrafts: TopDeck suite for the C-130BZ Tactical Transport aircrafts, avionics equipment (visualization, navigation and air data computers, …) for the Rooivalk Combat helicopters, TopFlight avionics systems for the Hawk Lead-In-Fighters and avionics suites for the...
ST Engineering's Awarded S$880M Contract for Vessels from Oman
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) today announced that its marine arm, Singapore Technologies Marine Ltd (ST Marine) has secured a contract worth €534.8m (about S$880m) to design and build four patrol vessels (PVs) and the provision of associated logistic support for the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO)
Africa Sales Of A-29 Super Tucano Fetches Embraer More Than $180 Million
Embraer Defense and Security announced today that it has signed contracts with three African nations for the acquisition of the A-29 Super Tucano light attack and advanced training turboprop. The Burkina Faso Air Force, the first operator of this model in Africa, has already received three aircraft that are used on border patrol missions
Denel Signs MoU to Support SAAF Aircraft
Denel Aviation is growing in its strategic role to perform vital maintenance services on a wide range of aircraft flown by the South African Air Force (SAAF). The Chief Executive Officer of Denel Aviation, Michael Kgobe, says the partnership with the SAAF has just been strengthened with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to promote collaboration and cooperation between the parties and to ensure that there is a consolidation and retention of capabilities and scarce skills
France's Third Barracuda Submarine Begins Nuclear Reactor Startup
U.S. Enacts Supplemental Bill Providing $95B in Aid for Ukraine, Israel, and...
GA-ASI to Double EagleEye Radar Range with AESA Antenna Upgrade
U.K. Trials First Crewed-Uncrewed Teaming Demonstrations with Autonomous Drone
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...
China’s “Moderate” 2024 Defense Budget Hides Frenetic Military Build-up
China on Tuesday revealed a draft defense budget draft for 2024 amounting to 1
Battle of Counter-Drone SAMs- Raytheon's Coyote Vs. Russian Pantsir-S1
The spectacular success of drones on the battlefield in Ukraine has prompted Russia and the United States to develop counter-measures...
Grounding of U.S. Military’s V-22 Osprey Fleet Enters Third Month
The grounding of around 400-strong fleet of Osprey V-22 Tilt-rotor aircraft is in its third month with no update on...