Japan is set to approve its first arms export following relaxation of its self-imposed ban, a report said on Sunday. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries plans to export a high-performance sensor to the United States, which will use it in the Patriot Advanced Capability-2 (PAC-2) missile defense system to be exported to Qatar, the Nikkei business daily said without citing sources
Russian shipbuilders are capable of servicing Mistral-class helicopter carriers, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said to RIA Novosti. “I believe shipbuilders and engineers will be able to organize the full servicing and maintenance of these docking-ships,” Borisov said
BAE Systems earns 'anti-insurgent' missile system deal for the US military. The Naval Air Systems Command said it intends to negotiate with the US subsidiary of the British firm to develop the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS II)
Raytheon/Lockheed Martin joint venture Javelin wins a $162 million contract to acquire tactical missiles, retrofits for U.S, New Zealand and Jordan
India many consider downsizing the Rafale fighter order from 126 to 80 following concerns over cost escalation, Indian media reports. The DNA newspaper quoted an unnamed IAF officer saying, “Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) has asked France to re-consider the price
Lockheed Martin won a $ 2 million contract for Long Range Anti-Ship Missile Accelerated Acquisition program for U.S
Boeing will develop the core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for Nasa. The contract is valued at $2
US, and UK military officials are jointly preparing for mandatory inspections of the grounded F-35 engines after one of the fighters caught fire at Florida last week sources quoted to Reuters.According to the report, one of the sources said, "The engine ripped through the top of the plane"
Saab has won a $6 million contract from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) regarding design plans for a New Lightweight Torpedo (NLT). The order is part of the Letter of Intent regarding the Swedish armed forces underwater capability which was announced on June 9, 2014
Raytheon is set to showcase Precision weapons, gunfire detectors, jammers and missile tracker radar at the July 14-20 Farnborough International Airshow in England. Raytheon equipment on display will include avionics and weapons, and with recent contract awards such as the U