Vietnam Navy commissioned two Russian designed and locally made missile corvettes, HQ-379 and HQ-380 into service on Thursday. The corvettes, built locally by Ba Son Shipyard, are armed with 16 Uran-E missiles of 130 km in range, an AK-176M automatic gun, and two AK-630 ship-borne artillery systems, Thanh Nien News reported today
The Indian Cabinet Committee for Security Today has cleared the purchase of $2.5 billion Boeings Apache and Chinook helicopters deal ahead of Prime Ministers visit to the US
The Indian Finance Ministry has given a go ahead for New Delhis plans to acquire 22 Apache attack and 15 Chinook heavy lift helicopters for $3.1 billion from Boeing
South Korea will host a defense exhibition, ADEX 2015, next month to showcase worldwide high-tech weapons, including the US Global Hawk surveillance aircraft. The Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition that starts on October 20 will run for six days
The Russian Ministry of Defense might order an additional 75 Su-30SM multi-role fighter jets with Irkut. “Russia might teed up a larger contract for up to 75 of the military planes
South Korea is planning to introduce overhauled S-3 Viking anti-submarine warfare (ASW) planes for countering North Korean threats. A military program review group approved last month the proposal to incorporate 12 former US Navy Vikings into service, Yonhap news service reported Sunday
Airbus Helicopters is working to develop a new version of its tiger helicopter known as the Mk3. The work is being conducted under an 'architecture study' commissioned by the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) on 31 July
The Czech Ministry of Defence (MoD) has approved the implementation of a public contract for the acquisition of 20 wheeled armored vehicles PANDUR. The contract will be the purchase of 6 wheeled armored vehicles, command-staff and 14 wheeled armored vehicles connecting to the landing platform PANDUR II 8x8, as well as the related logistics support and training
General Dynamics has won a $20 million contract from the US Navy to continue modernizing the AN/BYG-1 Weapons Control System (WCS) Technology Insertion and Advanced Processing Build software for US as well as Australian submarines. The AN/BYG-1 software analyses and tracks submarine and surface-ship contact information, providing tactical, situational awareness for submarine crews including the capability to target and employ torpedoes and missiles
North Korea has ruled out any dialogue with the US following the successful nuclear agreement with Iran. "It is illogical to compare our situation with the Iranian nuclear agreement as we are exposed to provocative US military hostilities that include joint military exercises and a nuclear threat from the US,” North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman told the North's official KCNA news agency Tuesday