General Dynamics has won Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract worth $169 million to provide Hydra rockets to Colombia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, India, and Belgium. “General Dynamics – OTS Inc
Ukraine will be able to deliver the remaining 39 T-84 tanks to Thailand in March next year, Ukrainian ambassador to Thailand reassured and cited unrest in eastern Ukraine as a reason for the delay. Ukraine ambassador to Thailand Andrii Beshta gave the assurance to Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon during a meeting at the Defence Ministry on Wednesday, ministry spokesman Kongcheep Tantrawanit was quoted as saying by
The US may bypass sanctions it imposed on Russia to revive cooperation with single Russian exporter of military hardware, JSC Rosoboronexport. The US Congress is discussing 2017 DoD Appropriations Act
AgustaWestland will set up a Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) facility in Poland alongwith two state-owned investment companies. "The National Investment Council (NIC) and the Council of State holdings (CPE) have agreed to create a high-end helicopter manufacturing plant and much of these will be for the export market
Egypt has received the first of two French-made Mistral warships sold by France after it cancelled their sale to Russia. The Mistral assault ship approached the main port on Egypts northern coast Alexandria Thursday
Russian equipment is likely to be made available for Egypts Mistral-class helicopter carriers delivered by France. "It is likely that since the deal [on the Mistral delivery] between Egypt and France has been signed and the warship delivery is ongoing, with one [warship] already there and the other one arriving a little bit later, the decision [on the supply of Russian equipment] will be made, the equipment must work," Rosoboronexport Deputy Director General Igor Sevastyanov was quoted as saying by
The Russian Navy has commissioned Admiral Essen frigate during a ceremony at the Yantar Shipyard in the westernmost port of Kaliningrad on Tuesday. The new ship will be assigned to the Black Sea Fleet
Pakistan is in talks with Turkey to buy T129 multi-role T129 attack helicopters. “One of the most important issues between [the two countries] is a deal for T129 attack helicopters,” Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Işık was quoted as saying by Anadolu Agency at a joint press conference after meeting his Pakistani counterpart Khawaja Muhammad Asif in Islamabad Friday
Russia has launched the next ‘Guepard 3.9 frigate intended for Vietnamese Navy and will send the vessel for sea testing in September this year
Vietnam will receive two Project 11661 Gepard-3.9-class frigates built by Russias Zelenodolsk Shipyard in August and September this year