Aero India 2015 To Be Based On 'Make In India' Theme
Aero India 2015 is likely to choose Prime Minister Narendra Modis ‘Make in India campaign as its theme. The biennial show will focus on Indian firms signing up MoUs with foreign companies during the show and utilizing defense offsets to create a vibrant domestic defense industrial base
India's New Defense Policy To Smoothen Procurement
Indian defense ministry is likely to come out with a new “simplified and time-bound” defense procurement policy (DPP) by March this year. Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar speaking at a seminar during the Vibrant Gujarat summit on Sunday said that he has been trying to decode the DPP 2013 for the...
Indian Coastal Defence Comes Good In Intercepting Suspected Terrorist Boat
Indias coastal defences, beefed after the Mumbai attacks in 2009, came good in thwarting a suspected terrorist attack from the sea near the Indo-Pakistan maritime boundary on December 31. The Indian Navy, Coast Guard and intelligence agencies had set up radars and improved coordination to identify and intercept terrorist threats coming...
China's Proposed Command HQ To Focus On Winning "Regional War"
China's Central Military Commission (CMC) has approved a guideline promoting the construction of modernized command headquarters to enhance the military's operations. The ability to command an army to win a regional war in the age of information is the goal of this new type of command headquarters
Is F-35 Heading For Global Fighter Aircraft Domination?
The success of Lockheed Martins F-35 fighter in South Korea and its acceptance by several NATO partners could make it the worlds dominant warplane in the coming years. The fifth generation stealth warplane looks set to grab market share from rival 4
Deftronics Electronics Exhibition Focused On Indian System Design and Manufacturing To Start...
Deftronics 2014, an international industry conference and exhibition hosted by the India Electronics and Semiconductor Association is starting tomorrow in Bangalore, India. The event is focused on “Indian Electronic System Design and Manufacturing Ecosystem in Defense, Aerospace and Internal Security”
Rosoboronexport Seeks To Develop Ties With African Countries
Rosoboronexport, a subsidiary of the Rostec State Corporation, will present items of military equipment highly popular in armies, navies and air forces of African states at the Africa Aerospace and Defence 2014 exhibition in Pretoria, South Africa. "We come to this exhibition in the Republic of South Africa for the seventh time and consider it as the most important venue for the promotion of weapons and military equipment to the African continent, especially to sub-Saharan countries
US, UK Arms Companies To Benefit From NATO “Spearhead” Force.
Arms companies from the US and UK could benefit from a NATOs proposal to create a rapid response force. Britain pledged to commit 1,000 troops to the NATO “Spearhead” force
South Korean, US Armies’ Joint Unit To Eliminate WMD
US and South Korean armies will form a new joint unit, the first of its kind next year, accoridng to an official statement. In case of war with the North, the unit will be charged with eliminating weapons of mass destruction (WMD), officials were quoted as saying by Yonhap New Agency
India Clears Denel Of Corruption Charges, De-Blacklists Company
India has lifted its nine-year ban on South Africa based Denel after investigations failed authenticate corruption charges pertaining to a rifle sale over a decade prior. Denel received a letter confirming the decision to de-blacklist the company from the Indian Ministry of Defense earlier this month, according to various reports
India’s Decision To Halt Finmeccanica Projects Came Into Effect In July
The Indian Ministry of Defense yesterday confirmed that it would indefinitely put on hold all projects with Finmeccanica and its subsidiaries, although the order has already been in place nearly a month. Defenseworld
India Puts New Arms Deals With Finmeccanica On Hold
The Indian Ministry of Defense on Tuesday said that all new deals with Finmeccanica, parent company of AgustaWestland, will be put on hold until further notice. "An internal circular/advisory has been issued to not further process any acquisition project in which Finmeccanica is in the fray as a vendor till we get the attorney general's opinion on the entire blacklisting issue in the VVIP helicopter case (the 556 million Euro contract was scrapped on January 1)," an MOD official was quoted as saying by The Times of India newspaper
Swedish Air Force to Retire SK 60 Trainer Aircraft in June
No Donation, U.S. Approves $30 Million HIMARS Artillery System Sale to Ukraine
Luxembourg Allocates €2.6B for French Griffon, Jaguar Armored Vehicles
China Coast Guard Conducts Maritime Rescue Drill Near Huangyan Dao Amidst Regional...
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...
Development Trends in Unmanned Surface Vessels
Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have caught the attention of the world following their spectacular success in sinking Russian warships in...
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...