Raytheon Receives $1.7 Billion to Upgrade Patriot for Saudi Arabia
Raytheon Company has received a $1.7 billion Direct Commercial Sales contract to upgrade Saudi Arabia's Patriot Air and Missile Defense System to the latest Configuration-3
Elbit Systems Awarded $24 million Contract for Supply Soltam's Artillery Systems from...
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded a contract to supply self-propelled artillery and accompanying systems to an African country
The Qatar Armed Forces Order Three EMS-Configured AW139s
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the Qatar Armed Forces have signed a contract for three AW139 medium twin helicopters plus a comprehensive logistics support package. These aircraft will be operated by the Qatar Emiri Air Force to perform emergency medical service missions
A Joint Arab Force To Enforce Libya No-Fly-Zone
The United Nations Security Council and Western powers are debating the feasibility and benefits of enforcing a no-fly zone over Libya to halt air raids by the regime of Moammar Gadhafi on rebel forces and unarmed demonstrators who launched on February 17 a revolution to overthrow the four-decade-long Ghadafi dictatorship....
Lockheed Martin and Global Aerospace Logistics MoU to Provide Sensor Solutions for...
Lockheed Martin Gyrocam Systems, LLC, and Global Aerospace Logistics, LLC, today announced the signing of a teaming agreement to offer proven, low risk, best value solutions to address the immediate and future Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) sensor needs of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces. The initial,...
UAE signed $74 million contract for fighting vehicles with Russian
The UAE signed a contract with Russian state arms exporting agency, Rosoboronexport, for the modernization of 135 of the UAE armed forces' BMP-3 armored infantry fighting vehicles. The $74 million contract, announced on February 24, will be the second such modernization of the Emirati BMP-3s
UAE Modifying its Black Hawk Helicopters for Air Assault Mission
As part of a AED4 billion ($1.09 billion) package of orders announced at its International Defense Exhibition 2011 (IDEX-11) in Abu Dhabi, the UAE stated on February 21 that it will spend nearly $275 million (AED1 billion) modifying 23 of its Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawks with weaponization kits that will transform these utility helicopters into air assault choppers
Al Jaber Group and Diehl Defence Sign A Joint Venture During IDEX
Al Jaber Group and Diehl Defence signed a joint venture during IDEX 2011. The agreement is dedicated for the joint modernisation and upgrade of the United Arab Emirates military land vehicles
DCI wins contract for helicopters from French Army's
DCI announces that a new outsourcing contract has been granted, following the outsourcing contract on the fleet of helicopters from the French Army's light aviation school in Dax. A call for tenders was launched concerning the outsourcing of in-service support related to French civil defense and gendarmerie EC 145 helicopters
FLIR Systems wins contract for Coastal Infrastructure Security from UAE
FLIR Systems, Inc. announced today that it has teamed with Sonardyne International Ltd on a substantial multi-million dollar project in the United Arab Emirates
Ashok Leyland Defence and KMW sign MOU on strategic partnership
Chennai (India) based Ashok Leyland Defence Systems Ltd. and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co
KNOWLEDGE POINT AND LOCKHEED MARTIN ANNOUNCE UAE TRAINING PARTNERSHIP
Lockheed Martin and Knowledge Point announced a strategic training partnership today to address military, security services and civil training needs in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). “This teaming will provide additional abilities for both companies to support the Emiratisation policy through the transfer of knowledge, skills and technology into the UAE,” said Doug Greenlaw, vice president for International Business Development at Lockheed Martin Global Training and Logistics
Seoul Ascertaining if North Korean Missile Tech Used in Iranian Missiles that...
Israeli Counter-attack Against Iran Could Start "As Soon as Possible"
Russian Armed Forces Receive BMR-3MA "Boar" Mine Clearance Vehicles
MoU Signed to Set up Rheinmetall Ammunition Factory in Lithuania
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...
How Indian MQ-9B SkyGuardian Acquisition Plan Changes Drone Equation in South Asia
India has recently gained U