Iran has started the construction of two large naval zones and three bases on the coasts of Makran, located in Iran's southeastern region, next to the Oman Sea. “We are building two naval zones and three naval bases on Makran coasts, and this is in line with our policy of making a return to the sea,” Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said at a press conference in Tehran on Monday, as quoted by Tasnim News agency
Airbus Helicopters has achieved Factory Acceptance of new EC135T2+ for the Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) for the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The last six helicopters acceptance marks on-time completion of deliveries of the full fleet of 15 EC135T2+ helicopters
Iran has deployed Alvand and Bushehr destroyers in the Atlantic Ocean as part of its plans to expand naval presence in the international waters. "For the first time, the 44th flotilla comprised of Alvand and Bushehr destroyers could sail around the African continent and enter the Atlantic Ocean," Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari was quoted as saying by
South Korea on Tuesday has approved intelligence sharing pact with Japan, known as General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) to counter nuclear and missile threats from North Korea. The discussion on the controversial intellegence sharing pact was resumed on October 27 after four years gap
Leonardo-Finmeccanica successfully conducted the maiden flight of first AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin Mk4 helicopter of the Royal Navy on 24th October 2016 at its Yeovil facility in southwest England. Leonardo is upgrading 25 Royal Navy Merlin Mk3/3A helicopter to Merlin Mk4/4A standard as part of the Merlin Life Sustainment Programme (MLSP) contract
The implementation of the Service Technical Centre (STC) project worth RM73 million for maintenance of Malaysian Su-30MKM jets is deemed ‘less than satisfactory, according to the latest findings in the Auditor General's Report. The federal audit report released today criticises the Malaysian Defense Ministry for appointing an unqualified and financially unsound contractor that resulted in the biggest setback to the project
india's Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday has commissioned the third indigenously designed guided missile destroyer ‘INS Chennai that is armed with supersonic surface-to-surface BrahMos missiles and Barak-8 long range surface-to-air missiles. Built at the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd in Mumbai, the ships construction also marks the end of the Project 15A to build Kolkata-class guided missile destroyers,
China has exported more than 20 military ships - with a tonnage around 1,000 tons and above till date, according to China Central Television (CCTV) reports. The exports have been carried out to countries that include Bangladesh, Thailand, Pakistan, Egypt, Nigeria and Algeria
Indian cyber security watchdog Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has observed rise in the number of cyber attacks this year and have tracked about 39,730 incidents till October. Similarly, a total number of 44,679 Cyber security incidents were detected in 2014, meanwhile 49,455 incidents occurred in 2015, IT and Law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told Loksabha today
Russian Helicopters will showcase a Mi-171A2, an Ansat and a Ka-226T in the passenger mode at the 8th International Airshow, November 16-19 on Kish Island, Iran. Russian Helicopters will show a wide range of multirole civilian rotorcraft with goals to increase demand in Iran and from other customers in the Middle East